ANTE is a sake bar with a dedication to vinyl that has popped up in Newtown, in Sydney’s inner west. Their sake selections represents over 65 sake from 21 different sake breweries across Japan but you can also get a cocktail if that’s your jam.
Daintree is a new micro bar in Sydney’s iconic rocks that has opened with a mission, It’s a bar that cares. Opening in the downstairs area of The Keel, a rum-focused venue that set sail late last year from The Laidre group, Daintree is a small space with a significant goal, planting 1 million trees in the Daintree Forrest.
The Elysian Whisky Bar had twin aims from the outset – to resemble the kind of bars that owner-operators Yao Wong and Kelvin Low like to visit on their travels (especially those in Japan), and to educate and introduce people to independent bottlings (IBs) of whisky.
Everleigh Bottling Co. is known for taking world-class cocktails from bar to bottle, and this latest in the Signature Series celebrates Priscilla Leong’s win with an exclusive bottling of her winning cocktail, the Lion Tamer. And they’re even throwing a party to celebrate!
Alice is located basement level in the heritage-listed, former bond stores at 16 Argyle Street. The elegant cocktail bar is the newest addition to Hunter St. Hospitality’s portfolio of premium restaurants and bars.
Bowden Brewing is part of the Big Easy Group, which covers a large range of hospitality venues across South Australia.
The Reserve Cellar in the Emporium Hotel South bank has just arrived in Brisbane, bringing a home for all wine lovers that are seasoned pros or just starting off their journey.
Rick Tose from The Koutetsu in Newcastle reached out with one of his recipes, a classically styled drink featuring some of our favourites – rye whisky, Averna and Picon Biere.
We know you all love to see the photos from the night that was. So here is our second gallery from the 21st Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards from our pre-drinks and a couple of sneaky ones in front of the winners wall.
Nearly 700 industry professionals packed Doltone House in Pyrmont on Wednesday, 7th September. Here are some of the snaps from the media wall on the night featuring our winners and guests.
“We have a really awesome mentoring program where all bartenders are paired with a senior member of staff. That senior member of staff is accountable for helping their buddy develop all the knowledge and skills required.”
Some of the highlight winners on the night included Jay Cozma from The Baxter Inn taking out the Bar Manager of the Year award, Dylan Howarth and his team from Fortunate Son winning Bar of the Year and the folks from Rude Boy in Hobart taking out the Rum Bar of the Year award. It was also great to see the response to Loic Mouchelin and his team from Santé Cocktail Bar in Toowoomba winning best regional bar.