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This is what the 80’s did for bartending (it’s more than you think)

May 25, 2017

Story Mikey Lowe WE were all haunted by the ghosts of beers past that day, but Jim Wrigley seemed spry enrobed in a tawdry tiki shirt and a deftness of banter exclaiming the years of bar service he was ...

WA’s West Winds Gin is blowing in to Indie Brisbane this Sunday

May 24, 2017

Drinks, Indie Spirits Tasting

If you like supporting small brands and uncovering little known gems then the Indie Spirits Tasting is tailor-made for you. Direct from the Margaret River in WA is the gin brand that is growing in popularity nationwide - West Winds Gin. Kiki Ward, Shipmate and brand ambassador, gave us some insight into the brand.

Have you had your say? Bar Awards voting closes next week

May 24, 2017

Bar Awards

That's right folks — time is running out to have your say in the 17th annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards. Voting closes next week, at midnight on Wednesday 31 May.

Go inside new Darlinghurst eatery and bar, Madame Shanghai

May 23, 2017

New Bars

Madame Shanghai is the newest addition to the Lotus Dining Group, and it's one with a big emphasis on the bar program, group bar operations manager Kate McGraw tells us.

Here’s what to expect from Martin Lange’s new Brisbane bar Saville Row

May 23, 2017

New Bars

New Brisbane bar Saville Row is due to open next week, and it is the first outing in Fortitude Valley for Cobbler’s Martin Lange.

Dasher + Fisher – Tasmanian gin from Nowhere Else and Paradise… seriously

May 22, 2017

Drinks, Indie Spirits Tasting

"When I described the path I took each month to collect the fresh botanicals the branding became obvious. I would travel through Nowhere Else, cross the Dasher River and arrive in Paradise to harvest fresh botanicals for Meadow Gin," says Dasher + Fisher gin Master Distiller George Burgess.

Caraway is predominant flavour in many akvavits.

What is akvavit? Here’s an explainer (and three akvavit cocktail recipes)

May 22, 2017

Explainer, Recipes

With all the interest in craft spirits — and botanical spirits, like gin — combined with a focus on all things Scandinavian, you'd think akvavit would be getting more attention. So what is akvavit?

Here’s the winners of The Perfect Blend 2017

May 19, 2017

Comps

Two hours drive north of Sydney and set in the bucolic surrounds of NSW’s Hunter Valley, 12 bartenders from across Australia and New Zealand gathered to see who would win the top prize in The Perfect Blend 2017.

The 1970's Negroni at Madame Shanghai.Photo: Alana Dimou

This 1970’s Negroni may be Sydney’s most expensive cocktail right now

May 19, 2017

Recipes

This most expensive cocktail, which will see $130 of your hard-earned pay leaving your pockets, comes at such a price because of the ingredients: not one, not two, but all three of the holy Negroni trinity alcohols date from the 1970's.

This classic Holland House recipe gives genever a guernsey

May 18, 2017

Recipes

This classic Holland House recipe is as obscure a classic as you get, but with genever in the mix the drink sings.