What piqued our interest initially was the name ‘Luncheonette & Oyster Bar’ – we really had to check out a place that prefaced itself as if it was operating in the mid-19th century (there was a popular Oyster Bar operating on George Street, Sydney in 1880s for example).
Well known for his mega-venue, ivy, Justin Hemmes has again showed why he is the most influential personality in the hospitality scene by opening Palmer & Co. and The Fish Shop is successive weeks. Palmer & Co. is a certified cocktailing haven tucked under the iconic Tank Stream Bar.
Dave Broom is one of the globe’s foremost authorities on the golden dram. If you haven’t checked out his voluminous educational platform theworldmasterclass.com then you’re living a life half full. We’re practically obsessed with malt over here at Bartender HQ and so it no surprise that we took the time out to ask Dave a few whisky related questions.
This is one Tequila watering hole that is seriously shaking up the Surry Hills landscape. Tio’s has been trading for a few months now and while it’s taken the Bartender photographer a bit of time to get down there, boy whiz is that place impressive. From the relative humble shell that we featured back in October, Tio’s has within it a stand alone enclosed bar that houses enough Tequila to sink a small ship
This is Australia’s first high quality ‘Cachaca’ styled spirit. Produced from Queensland’s finest sugar cane juice the method of copper pot distillation, plus the exceptional purity of Tamborine Mountain’s spring water results in a grassy smooth drop full of flavour and smoothness.
We’re hard pressed for space each month with so many new bars opening up, but this one needs a bit of a plug. On the main strip in Glebe The Little Guy is doing good things for the ‘friendly local bar’ category.
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Here are the finalists for what is billed as the most prestigious industry awards night on the Australian hospitality calendar, the Australian Bar Awards – it really is the ‘Oscars’ of the bar industry. Head to barweek.com.au for all the finalists.
Be sure to head to barweek.com.au to check out the sensational list of events that are scheduled for the week (September, 22-25), as well as browsing the list of Finalists for this year’s Australian Bar Awards.
Bartender headed down to Cohibar on a stellar afternoon with a line-up of good vodkas was something to envy, and the team of bartenders – Sam Bygrave, Ollie Light, Mike Sales, Daniel Noble and Mike Lowe – were keen as mustard to have a bit of hair of the dog. Check out the sensational cocktails that they whipped up – well done lads, a great job all round!
This Internationalist article featured in the June issue of Australian Bartender By Philip Duff Philip…
A big congratulations to Jamie Chesher (EDV, Melbourne) for taking out the recent Appleton Estate Bartender Challenge national final. Having secured the top spot, Jamie will now fly to Jamaica for the Global Final where he will represent Australia – and hopefully do us proud!