“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.
One of those events is this Australian Aperitivo event, being held down by the water at Barangaroo in vermouth-focused bar, Banksii. Featuring the Australian likes of Maidenii, the Melbourne Gin Company, and Okar, you’ll get an appreciation for how native botanicals can be employed in both food and drink.
Negroni Bianco 1 part ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto 1 part Carpano Dry Vermouth 1 part…
Gin & It 1 part ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto 1 part Gin tonic water to…
Championing the humble bergamot fruit, Italicus is produced at a family-owned distillery established in 1906 in Moncalieri, Torino. Bergamot from the UNESCO-protected area in the Calabrian region and cedro from Sicilia are infused in cold water to release their essential oils, in a time honoured process called Sfumatura, before being blended with Italian neutral grain spirit.
A delicate combination of Roman chamomile from Lazio, lavender, gentian, yellow roses and melissa balm from Northern Italy are then macerated together for several days before being married with the bergamot and cedro essential oils to create the final liquid.
There is a wealth of ingredients out there that are indigenous to Australia, and you’ll be able to learn more about them at this masterclass during Bar Week hosted by Adelaide Hills Distillery and Something Wild.
Cherish Royal Wilkie on what it’s like working with the 2016 Bar Team of the Year at Ramblin’ Rascal
What’s it like to work Ramblin’ Rascal Tavern? Cherish Wilkie talks Rascal’s, on learning more, and what it was like to work the bar in a strip club.
But the guys at Long Chim know a thing or two about working with chilli heat; their Tom-Kah Margarita is a Margarita variation is you’ll want to drink.