What would a tasting be without a bit of education thrown in? The Indie Spirits Tasting Perth promises a line-up of talks about the hottest topics in the bar industry. Everything from tips on investing in Whisky on the stock market to the lowdown on the great gin explosion, hosted by Australian Bartender magazine editor, Sam Bygrave.
Perth operators have come together to get Thursday nights in the Perth CBD and Northbridge happening, with the Let’s Thursday Like It’s Friday campaign.
There’s a new Melbourne bar due to open this week: House of Correction.
Veteran bartender and bar consultant, Grant Collins, is involved in this new Sydney bar with a view: Zephyr.
We’re proud to announce a brand new event for Sydney Bar Week: the Whiskey Roadshow.
“It won’t be long until craft distilleries join the ranks of breweries/brew pubs – one will always be within a 30 minute commute!” Applewood’s Brendan Carter is excited about the boom in craft distilleries, likening it to the boom in craft brewing in the noughties.
Azabu Juban is a new bar in Yarraville from the people behind Japanese restaurant Ajitoya.
The Long Goodbye is a new Sydney bar that has taken up residence on the site where The Hazy Rose once held sway.
Designed as a ‘pick me up’ or hangover cure as, as the name suggests, the Corpse Reviver No. 2 is a once forgotten ‘classic’ that has returned from the land of the long dead cocktail with a vengeance. This well balanced beverage has a delicate harmony of flavours that is proving to be popular once again amongst the cocktailian set.
The traditional serving of the Mint Julep in the Deep South was as much about the ceremony as it was the drink itself. It was served to family and guests on a hot summer afternoons with the greatest fanfare and flourish to show respect for those receiving it. The recipe varied from home to home.
This drink was created not in the Caribbean, not down south in Louisiana — not even in a tiki shack on the west coast of the USA. Nope, this drink isn’t from a cocktail mecca. Instead, it’s from a place closer to home: Kuala Lumpur.
The most recent Piña Colada recipe we tasted was the one at Sydney tiki popup, Lost Luau. Below, we’ve got their recipe, and some advice from tiki man Tom Bulmer on how to make a great one.