From a local standpoint, for Melbourne bars made the list. The Everleigh in Melbourne was a new entry and the highest Aussie bar in the 51 to 100 coming in at 73. Byrdi Melbourne came in at 80, Above Board at 84 and Black Pearl at 98. Great news for four of the city’s best bars who are just slowly creeping out of lockdown.
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Bartenders walk onto a shift to mix multiples of harmonious drinks all at once to perfection while schmoozing captivated crowds. The boxer displays stunning offense and elusive defense. Both perform under extreme pressure with finesse when it counts most.
B Healthy is a brand new program designed to provide bartenders access to great resources, and to experts in their fields, for living a healthy lifestyle in the hospitality industry; the facts and figures, the nitty gritty about all things health and wellbeing.
Supporting local industry has never tasted better, with the launch of Grainshaker Australian Vodka – the new premium spirit produced in Victoria by Top Shelf International. Tune in for the live Facebook launch on Tuesday.
Sydney’s iconic Opera Bar, in collaboration with Bacardi Martini Australia, is set to host the inaugural Sydney Cocktail Festival – a three-day harbourside celebration of our city’s great small bars, the incredible cocktails they create, and the talented people who make them.
Explore a world of creative, sustainable, cocktail making, from the ground up. An education platform specifically for hospitality professionals, never previously done like this, is coming!
The results are in and we’re excited to announce that Never Never Distilling Co Triple Juniper Gin has taken out the top spot in our inaugural Bartender Magazine Hottest 100 Aussie Spirits Countdown.
The next stage of the IDEA LAB is underway with the announcement of the state finalists. Multiple grants of up to $20,000 to hospitality workers, venues or industry teams are up for grabs.
“Hospitality has given me so much and I just wanted to do an event where I could give a little back to our community and do something really positive for the industry,” says Ben Tua, organiser of Barchella following the announcement of Monday’s winners
On October 5, the brand new Barchella event from Ben Tua & Kayty Banks will bring Perth’s hospitality community together using the tag line “This is Hospitality, Welcome Home”
The first round of winners in the 2020 Spirited Awards Winners Announced on September 21
For the first time in its 18-year existence, Tales of the Cocktail will be held in an entirely digital format, with free seminars for all who sign up.