Vanguard Luxury Brands (headed up by the eminently popular and all-round nice guy Mr James France) officially launched two new spirits – Square One Organic Vodka and Square One Cucumber – to add to their stable which already includes Flor de Cana Rum, St-Germain elderflower liqueur, Simple Syrup Co. and Aviation Gin.
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Australian bars were overlooked at the 2009 Tales of the Cocktail awards held in New Orleans at the popular cocktail festival last week. Last year, Melbourne’s 1806 was honoured with the prize for the World’s Best Cocktail List but this year it was pipped by The Merchant Hotel of Belfast in Northern Ireland. This hotel also scored gongs for Best Hotel Bar and Best Drinks Selection.
We’ve been keeping up to date with all the action at Diageo’s Global World Class Competition in London and we can report that the winner is… (drum roll, please): Aristotelis Papadopoulos from Banquet, Thessaloniki, Greece! Click here to find out all the gritty details from the week in London…
This year the Suntory Cup could legally gamble and drink in Vegas but thankfully its…
If you want to stay abreast of all the action at the World Class Finals…
Entries are now open for the Stella Artois 2009 World Draught Masters so be the…
Check out this interview with Ann Tuennerman at the 7th Annual Tales of the Cocktail which is currently underway in New Orleans. You will have your chance to hear Ann speak at this year’s Sydney BarShow.
Grant Collins and the Zeta boys have transformed Zeta’s VIP Room to host several special “Vinatage Nights” over the remaining winter months until 9 August.
Germany will see the third gathering of its bar industry this October at Bar Convent Berlin. The most influentual bar show in Central Europe will see a great line-up of speakers again with whisky guru Dave Broom, Ritz legend Colin Field from Paris and the Japanese ‘master of ice’ Hidetsugu Ueno passing on their knowledge among others.
All the pics from the epic day of competition to find Australia’s World Class representative.
After the resounding success of April’s Death & Company session, it is our great pleasure to announce the second installment in The Melbourne Temperance Societies current Worlds Best Signature Cocktails series as the Der Raum team will once again turn their hands to the unique creations of one of the world’s most highly renowned cocktail venues.
Following on from the successful inaugural Sommeliers Education Course in 2008, application is now open…