PS40 is unique in that their designer, Livia Lima is also onboard as the creative director. “Brands and products, they usually have a creative director, but it’s not something that bars have normally,” she says.
Bartender Celia Schoonraad was born in South Africa, got her start behind bars in New Zealand, before moving to Melbourne, Sydney, London and then a stint working for Gonzalez Byass across Europe, before heading to LA. She was in Sydney late last year working a two month stint at PS40, and here, she tells us about the joys of the travelling bartender.
In this month’s instalment of When Two Drinks Collide: Long Chim combines the Sidecar with the Piña Colada to create the Side-Colada.
Silverlake Social is a new Melbourne bar comes from the brothers behind The White Oaks Saloon, Thomas and Nicholas Welch, and Byron Barrowclough.
What is rauchbier? It’s one of the most interesting lagers, rauchbier is also the most opinion-dividing. (Rauch means smoke, just by the by.)
What is pisco? Put simply, pisco is a grape spirit that comes from either Peru or Chile. And, of course, both nations think that theirs is the best.
Why wear your favourite band shirt when you can rep your favourite bar? This PS40 collaboration tee is a little pricier than most bar t-shirts.
These aperitif cocktail recipes offer a little bitterness, and a little acid, to get you salivating for what’s to come.
New Melbourne whisky bar, The Elysian Whisky Bar, opened in December with a focus on rare, often hard to come by independent bottlings of whisky.
Other cities have their doppelgängers elsewhere, but there’s only one New Orleans.
After stops in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Vancouver in previous years, this year Tales on Tour is going to Edinburgh, Scotland. Here’s the seminars you can expect.
To kick off the New Year, we’re taking a look at new drinks lists for some menu inspiration — and we’re liking what we see at Maybe Mae: closed-loop techniques, fino sherry, mezcal honey and more.