Simon McGoram

Editor of Australian Bartender Magazine. Bartending since 2001, Simon won NZ Bartender magazine Bartender of the Year in ‘06. Contributing editor for a year in NZ, he moved to Sydney where he worked at the Bayswater Brasserie. Now settled into office life, Simon finds that the immature sheep jokes are wearing thin.

Cargo’s Freestyle Cocktail Competition Results

Every year Sydney’s Cargo hosts the Freestyle Cocktail Sessions. The annual event features 10 of Sydney’s top bartenders jumping behind the bar at Cargo Lounge for one night only to showcase their very own signature cocktail to full house of budding cocktail enthusiasts.

10th Anniversary Australian Bar Awards Gallery

The 10th anniversary Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards were celebrated on Wednesday 22 September, 2010 at Sydney’s Hilton Hotel. The event, which has become the glitziest night on the bar trade calendar, was celebrated in fine style as more than 600 guests cheered on the industry’s champions.

Sydney BarShow – Day One

Tuesday 21 September has seen 2612 bar trade professionals descend upon Sydney’s Horden Pavilion for the first day of the Sydney BarShow exhibition.

The New Pal

Who ever said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Well, this month’s How To proves the naysayers wrong by teaching an aged cocktail – The Old Pal to be precise – how to bust a move in the 21st Century.

Perth Small Bar Owner Takes Aim at Local Competition

Oneperth.com.au, a Western Australian based news source, has printed the comments of 399 co-owner Gary Beadle under the slightly sensational heading “Small bar guru slams Perth pubs”.

Magners Pear In New 330ml Size

Responding to the huge growth in the Australian cider category since last summer Magners is preparing to release Magners Pear cider in a new 330ml size in time for summer 2010.

The Passage

The Passage, which is swelling the ranks of Darlinghurst bars, is the first bar venture by Mark Eggers and Andy Emerson and Ed Loveday who have both worked for Keystone hospitality for years.

TMD Judged Australia’s Most Awarded Distillery at the IWSC

Well, it has been said before, but let’s say it again – Queensland’s Tamborine Mountain Distillery (TMD) is on a roll! Australia’s most awarded distillery and liquor brand in the new millennium has again been judged as the most awarded distillery in Australia at the 2010 London International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC ).

Schweppes’ Finds Australia’s Top Five G&Ts

Over the last few months Schweppes have been on a quest to find Australia’s best G&T. Well their search is almost over after having whittled down a ton of amazing entries from the length and breadth of the country.

Canvas Cocktail & Wine Bar

Opened on 2 July in Woolloongabba’s trendy antique precinct, Canvas Cocktail & Wine Bar is a collaboration between young entrepreneurs Marco and Emily Nunes, Tom Sanceau and Bonnie Shearston.

The Original Bacardi Daiquiri

With the Original Bacardi Daiquiri being the Official Cocktail of Sydney BarShow Week we thought it was only fitting that we feature this delicious classic in the months leading up to the show. So without further ado here is the story of the Daíqurí.