Grenadine 750ml pomegranate juice 1.5 cups sugar 45ml fresh lemon juice Peel of one orange…
Black Thorn 30ml Jameson Gold Reserve 30ml dry vermouth 5ml Pernod Absinthe 3 dashes Boker’s…
Story by Sam Bygrave Photography by Steve Brown The Last Word 20ml Finsbury Platinum Gin…
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We took a look last week at Harry MacElhone’s drink, the White Lady. The specs…
White Lady 40ml Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin 30ml triple sec 20ml lemon juice Egg…
The Zombie 30ml Lime Juice 15ml Don’s Mix 15ml Falernum 30ml Bounty Spiced Rum 30ml…
You’ve hired that crack team of bartenders, searched for the best spirits, crafted a kickass cocktail list. You’ve thrown open the doors and you want to get the name out there. One way of doing that is by getting good-looking photos of your bar done for press purposes — here’s what you need to know.
You know an operator means business when they head to NYC, scouting out one of their best bar operators and getting them involved here in Australia. That’s exactly what Damian Griffiths — the man behind Alfred & Constance — did, snagging NYC tiki man Richard Boccato, with the result being a pitch-perfect Tiki bar by the name of White Lightning. Boccato was recently out in Australia to do some training at White Lightning, and we took the opportunity to ask him a few questions.
Easing the ills of mankind with booze and herbs has a long history. It goes back at least to the days of Hippocrates, the ancient Greek known as the father of western medicine, who proffered a recipe for vermouth to cure jaundice, rheumatism and menstrual pain, among other things. He died in 370 BC but the idea of a herbal potion would kick on.
Melbourne bars Black Pearl and EDV getting nominations, as well as Sydney bars The Roosevelt, and newcomer Bulletin Place both among the finalists. Sydneysiders Sven Almenning and Jason Crawley are nominated, as well as Nick Reed from Melbourne’s 1806 along with your very own Australian Bartender Magazine for Best Cocktail Writing (Publication).
Simon Ford has worked at the big spirit companies, is known for bringing Plymouth gin to bartenders worldwide, and worked for a long time as an ambassador for Pernod Ricard. He’s traded all that in now for his own spirits company, The 86 Company, and his very own eponymous gin, Ford’s Gin. Bartender sought to find out more about where the market’s been and where it’s going.