CLASSIC: Sazerac

Like Bourbon Street, Jazz and Creole cooking, the Sazerac cocktail is quintessentially New Orleans. Supposedly one of the world’s first cocktails, it is definitely the most famous drink to come out of the Louisiana party town. Also includes video of Robert Hess preparing the drink…

Bartender Magazine Celebrates 10 years & 100 issues

Bartender magazine celebrated ten years and 100 issues with a blowout party at Sydney’s Bayswater Brasserie. Bartenders, brand ambassadors and friends of the magazine enjoyed Moscow Mules, Negronis, Margaritas and Belgian beers…

Behind the Bar

Happy snaps from across the country.

Sydney BarShow 09

Sydney BarShow 09 will take place on Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September at The Royal Hall of Industries, on Lang Road, Moore Park (next to Entertainment Quarter) in Sydney. Now in its eighth year, this innovative tradeshow will once again showcase the latest bar trends and products to thousands of industry professionals.

Local Taphouse & Barons Launch

The Sydney branch of The Local Taphouse (the original is in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda) had its launch party on Thursday, 12th March.

Alcohologist… The Cocktail Shaker

The cocktail shaker is far more than a simple tool for bartenders to prepare drinks in. It has over the past century become a symbol for civilized society, for elegance, sophistication and the embodiment of good times… Sven Almenning dusts off some antique gems and takes a look at the history behind this, the most indispensable of bar tools…

Australian Bar Awards Voting Opens

Get your vote on for the Australian bar industy’s night of nights.That’s right; it’s that time of the year once more; time to get your vote on for the only national awards night dedicated to our beloved bar industry. As of March 1 voting will be open for the Australian bar awards at www.barshow.co.au. You may have heard on the grapevine that there have been a couple of changes to the awards categories…

Sydney BarShow Conference

The Sydney BarShow Conference will be back again in 2009 with a full schedule of…

Australian Bartender of the Year 2009

The quest to find Australia’s top bartender is now under way! Bartender Magazine’s Bartender of the Year Competition is the most challenging bartending event in Australia. We test all facets of the bartending craft to ensure that our winner is worthy of the title.