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Havana Club Masterclass: Day #1

The lucky winners of the Havana Club Rum Masterclass have arrived in Cuba to join the other 111 participants from around the world. Join them as they fly Air Cubana, have a stopover in Cancun and sip their first Mojitos…

Havana Club Masterclass Blog: Meet the Winners

Havana Club Rum has announced the three winners (and one lucky brand ambassador!) who will be jetting off to Cuba to experience the genuine Cuba Libre life. Follow their journey over the next two weeks with regular blogs, photos and videos of their amazing trip. But right now, let’s introduce you to the lucky travellers…

EDITOR’S BLOG: Black Pearl Magic

Melbourne’s Black Pearl has been in the spotlight for lots of the right reasons lately. What’s the magic recipe at this Melbourne bar?

Tales of Tales by Jason Crawley

A real highlight of this year’s ‘Tales of the Cocktail’ was Dave Wondrich’s take on the History of the Modern American Saloon. Previously, the only time I had been significantly injected with such important perspective was after reading the first ‘Mixologist Journal’ when I truly discovered what could be called the origin of the species; the Punch.

Path of the Bartender: Ichigo Ichie

When Stan Vadrna applied to come to one of my Cocktails in the Country workshops in 2005–that’s the year that my jumbled records indicate–he told me that the reason he wanted to join the class was because, and I quote, “Knowledge is God.” And Stan Vadrna is certainly a guy with a huge thirst for knowledge.

Tales from the Humidor: Cigar Review Mag 48 EL

The Mag 48 EL, creatively named after it’s ring gauge size (48 ring gauge x 4.3″), joins its regular production cousin the Mag 46 (46 x 5.6″) gauge and its 2005 Edicion Limitada brother the Mag 50 (you guessed it, 50 x 6.3″), which was subsequently made into a regular production line, in the H Upmann marca.

Final(ish) List for Smuggler’s Den

We’ll there’s only days to go now and we’ve compiled a tidy little list for you all to sample at Sydney BarShow’s Smuggler’s Den. On top of this list there are couple more pledged bottles we’re eagerly awaiting to lay our hands on and even a shipment or two still finding their way from customs to the BarShow HQ.