What’s the difference between a bartender and a host? If you ask Adam Dow, the head bartender at Sydney’s Dead Ringer, he’ll tell you they are one and the same.
There’s a little touch of tiki to be found in Brisbane drinking district, Fortitude Valley. Head down into Heya Bar, and you’ll find a bar within a bar called Tiki Tiki Gai.
You can grow tired of drinking Martini’s (a hard feat, but it’s possible), and if you’re a bar like The Barber Shop in Sydney which specialises in gin, features gin in each of its cocktails, and is all gin all the time, you have to find ways of catering to customers for whom gin might not necessarily be a favourite.
At the cellar bar of Sydney restaurant Bouche on Bridge, they’re banging out some interesting wine cocktails as well as this Spritz — here, florals take a starring role, with the gin and just a hint of Suze providing an earthy anchor to the mix.
The June issue is packed with interviews from some smart bar industry people — take a look at our chat with Luke Whearty, owner of influential Singapore bar Operation Dagger; find out what one of Australia’s most in-demand distillers does each day with our Day in the Life with Brendan Carter of Unico Zelo and Applewood Distillery; follow mezcal ambassador Phil Bayly off the beaten track through the back roads of Mexico; and get tips from Speakeasy Group’s Sven Almenning on how to negotiate a better deal for you bar with liquor brands.
Today, operator Sven Almenning continues his series on how to open a bar, with a look at financials, P&L sheets and forecasting. Below you can also download the Excel spreadsheet Almenning uses to run the numbers on their new bars, and check out the video as he walks you through the spreadsheet.
On Sunday May 29, a jam-packed crowd of passionate punters and keen hospitality types descended upon Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall in Brisbane for the return of the Indie Spirits Tasting. The event, which is also staged in both Sydney and Perth, is all about great spirits and good times, and there was plenty of that in store in Brisbane.
Do you have what it takes to be the Bartender of the Year? Take our practice quiz to see where your knowledge is at and get your registration in before May 31.
The Indie Spirits Tasting Brisbane is on this Sunday at Lefty’s. Get your tickets now!
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If you like supporting small brands and uncovering little known gems then the Indie Spirits Tasting is tailor-made for you. Direct from the Margaret River in WA is the gin brand that is growing in popularity nationwide – West Winds Gin. Kiki Ward, Shipmate and brand ambassador, gave us some insight into the brand.
That’s right folks — time is running out to have your say in the 17th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards. Voting closes next week, at midnight on Wednesday 31 May.