The call is going to out to all spirit-loving and industry-focused bartenders in Melbourne; the…
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70-odd bartenders sat the exam. 16 made the second round. And after the Top 8…
Each year for two days in September, bartenders from around the country come to Sydney to take on the toughest test of bartending ability going around: the Australian Bartender Bartender of the Year, sponsored again this year by BACARDÍ & De Kuyper.
The wait is finally over, The Perfect Blend are thrilled to announce the regional finalists for 2019!
One of the great things we’ve been witness to over the last few years is…
Veronica Lam from Tokyo in Sydney won the 2018 Woodford Reserve Cocktail Challenge with her two drinks, Konomi Re-Fashioned and Draper’s Solace Rye cocktail.
The Top 8 bartenders have been selected to progress to the National Semi-Final in the 2018/2019 BACARDÍ Legacy Global Cocktail Competition in Australia.
“Instead of just being pushed to the wayside and having a soda water or a juice,” says Daniel Gregory, “they want something with a bit more complexity so they can be part of the group.”
The 42BELOW Sustainable Cocktail Showcase will see bartenders from around Australia and NZ creating and entering their best sustainable cocktails. But like the clock on our planet, the clock on this comp is a tickin’ — entries close 5pm, Monday 22 October.
The prize: The ultimate bartenders trip!?A winner from each category will travel across the globe to the home of Bourbon, Kentucky visiting the distilleries Maker’s Mark and Jim beam —receiving the VIP treatment along the way, then off to Bar Convent Brooklyn in New York, experiencing some of the world’s best bars and the winners will carry the legacy as mentors for future master blenders.
We now know the name of the FAIR. Bartender of the year 2018! Vincent Valliere, from the venue Pelicano in Sydney won this competition of a new kind with his amazing ethical cocktail creation called “Bananodrama” on 24 September at Big Poppa’s in Sydney.
The amount of trash we as a planet are churning out on the reg has accumulated in the Pacific Ocean and is now five times the size of New Zealand. That sucks. And 42BELOW wants to make sure #TheFutureDoesntSuck.