On Tuesday night at Tio’s Cerveceria in Sydney’s Surry Hills, a packed house got together to celebrate the 200th issue of Australian Bartender.
Sydney Bar Week just keeps getting bigger. We’ve added another awesome event to the Bar Week timetable — taking the total number of events to 24 over five days — and it’s going to be a great way to ease into the last day of Sydney Bar Week.
He’s used his product design degree to create a device that makes obtaining clean and safe water to drink simpler for families in rural Ugandan communities, and is launching a crowdfunding campaign this Sunday night at Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern with the aim getting this product to Uganda and out to the people who need it most.
Two Sydneysiders, Sam Kennis and Darren Barber left the Sydney bar scene and teamed up with Grant Buckham in far north Queensland. They did what no one before them has ever done in that city. They opened a small cocktail bar.
Australian Bartender’s 200 issues have seen a lot of great bars come and go, while some — like long-lived bars Gin Palace, The Bowery, and Black Pearl — are still going strong today. Here, we take a brief rundown on the most influential bars of the last 200 issues.
Here, managers Nathan Beasley and Chris Hysted-Adams share their stories about Black Pearl, and the three things that make Black Pearl what it is: the family dynamic, staff empowerment, and building community.
The Whiskey Roadshow is your chance to take whiskies from all over the world for a spin. Whether it’s bourbons and ryes from the USA, Scottish single malts, rare Japanese whiskies or homegrown Australian belters, the Whiskey Roadshow is a journey throughout the world of this great spirit.
“I personally love this industry and am honoured to have been able to write about and work with so many talented and inspirational people and bars over the many years.”
It’s the competition that takes the best bar backs from around the country and pits them against one another to see who is the best of them all.
If you like supporting small brands and uncovering little known gems then the Indie Spirits Tasting is tailor-made for you. The folks from La Cantina are showcasing their Del Professore range of vermouths and gins which are a collaboration between famous distiller Carlos Quaglia and the Jerry Thomas Project.
At the workshop, bartenders will taste through a number of Lesley’s experiments and innovations with a number of liquids never before tasted, let alone in Australia.
New Sydney bar The Duke of Clarence will open iin the alleyway where you find The Barber Shop and The Baxter Inn – here’s what to expect.