Indie Spirits Tasting Sydney is back for its sixth year and will be moving to the Potts Point Hotel. The event will be staged over 3 levels and feature 30-plus exhibitors and more than 100 brands. It’s the perfect way to kick off the 2021 Sydney Bar Week schedule.
“This resistance to the normality of a cocktail bar and the ultimate strive for perfection is the reason I had to work with him. Another reason, for me at least, is that he has owned and operated an award-winning bar for five years now.”
“If you have a food poisoning case in your venue and you cannot demonstrate that your team has been trained on the various allergens, as well as what measures you have in place, you could be in trouble.”
“So, how do you do” it? Before you start investing in 10,000 perfume bottles from Plasdene, I’ve got some tips for you that may save you some time, money and headaches.
“Where it gets tricky (and the really fun part) is how to recreate these with the impression of a natural fermentation process. For example, mead can take up to 3 months to turn around into a drinkable product.”
The Roosevelt have a few signatures that use this hyper cooling and somewhat flashy style of cocktail production. The one featured here is all about the tropics. So pull up a bar stool and hold onto that tropical dream while while the wintry air gets chilly around us.
With a range of over 100 tequilas and mezcal and an abundance of agave spirits, Sinaloa aims to showcase the diversity and depth of Mexican spirits through their bar.
“I would love to have a drink and chat with any badass woman, full of stories to tell. Not bad if it was a Rickstasy (a mix of vodka, Southern Comfort, banana liqueur and Baileys) with Amy Winehouse or a Pomegranate Martini with Madonna.”
“I don’t care about awards, who the chef is or how fancy the fit-out looks. The first thing I look for is ‘do they do what they say on the tin’?”
An urban distillery in the heart of Fremantle’s bustling West End, Republic of Fremantle was established in 2019 and now has three gins on offer. You can sample at them at the upcoming Indie Spirits Tasting during Sydney Bar Week.
The team at Australian Bartender magazine are proud to announce that the Hottest 100 Aussie Spirits countdown is returning this year after a smash hit launch in 2020. The countdown is dedicated to recognising the hard work of our many local distilleries around the country.
Memphis Slim’s is a Chicago-inspired cocktail den with pool tables and dart boards to keep you amused. Live music, with a focus on the Blues (as you’d expect) is the go on the weekends.