Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has announced this year’s Top 4 Finalists for the 14th annual Spirited Awards. Aussie bars received nods in a few categories with Maybe Sammy in Sydney getting two nominations
Pernod Ricard in Australia has extended the reach of its Meals for Mates initiative with the donation of 8,333 meals to impacted hospitality workers in Melbourne and surrounds.
Planned as a three-level boozer for dinner and dancing, Prince of York quickly shifted gears and adapted when lockdown hit.
Kurtis Bosley, owner of Coretto in Dee Why, worries that we have lost our dedication to sustainability under the cover of COVID.
Jenna Hemsworth, one of the most recognisable names in our industry, talks about what its like to be unemployed after 12 years of slogging it out behind the bar.
Here are the winners from the Real Melbourne Iso Awards – a great initiative from a bunch of Melbourne bar peeps to buoy the spirits of the Melbourne bar community during lockdown.
Naren Young returns to writing monthly columns for Bartender mag. Here he looks at the trends in COVID cocktails and why esoteric drinks are best left off the list for now.
In this column from Adelaide, Ollie Margan pays tribute to the city’s pioneering small bar, Proof Laneway Rooms, on its seventh birthday
Former Bartender of the Year and Hobart local, Dan Gregory, delves into his cocktail tomes to revive the specs of Lawlor’s Pousse Cafe and the Punch a la Dwyer
Glenmorangie – fine single malt whisky from the banks of the Dornoch Firth
Nick and Nora’s Melbourne is a new Melbourne bar that opened and shut its doors over just a few weeks thanks to Melbourne’s second lockdown. We can’t wait to see them back behind the stick when restrictions ease.
The Balvenie does things its own way, with a cooperage and malting house on site