Here’s the killer stats: there’ll be more than 150 brands available to taste, from 46 suppliers, and it’s also as large a gathering of Australian distilleries as you’re likely to find — there’s 26 Australian distilleries that will be represented on the day.
Events
Events
One event you don’t want to miss out on is also going to be the tikiest of times, when Tiki Tom Bulmer and Burrow Bar throw a Bar Week Tiki Takeover.
Kicking off on the Monday night of Sydney Bar Week, there’ll be drinks and mini-brand activations from each of William Grant & Sons key brands headed up by their charismatic ambassador team — and there’ll be a toast to William Grant himself during the course of the night that you won’t want to miss.
On Tuesday night at Tio’s Cerveceria in Sydney’s Surry Hills, a packed house got together to celebrate the 200th issue of Australian Bartender.
Sydney Bar Week just keeps getting bigger. We’ve added another awesome event to the Bar Week timetable — taking the total number of events to 24 over five days — and it’s going to be a great way to ease into the last day of Sydney Bar Week.
The Whiskey Roadshow is your chance to take whiskies from all over the world for a spin. Whether it’s bourbons and ryes from the USA, Scottish single malts, rare Japanese whiskies or homegrown Australian belters, the Whiskey Roadshow is a journey throughout the world of this great spirit.
It’s the competition that takes the best bar backs from around the country and pits them against one another to see who is the best of them all.
If you like supporting small brands and uncovering little known gems then the Indie Spirits Tasting is tailor-made for you. The folks from La Cantina are showcasing their Del Professore range of vermouths and gins which are a collaboration between famous distiller Carlos Quaglia and the Jerry Thomas Project.
At the workshop, bartenders will taste through a number of Lesley’s experiments and innovations with a number of liquids never before tasted, let alone in Australia.
One of those events is this Australian Aperitivo event, being held down by the water at Barangaroo in vermouth-focused bar, Banksii. Featuring the Australian likes of Maidenii, the Melbourne Gin Company, and Okar, you’ll get an appreciation for how native botanicals can be employed in both food and drink.
There is a wealth of ingredients out there that are indigenous to Australia, and you’ll be able to learn more about them at this masterclass during Bar Week hosted by Adelaide Hills Distillery and Something Wild.
Sydney Bar Week is less than five weeks away, and on Sunday the 17th of September, Bacardi is bringing some of Australia’s best bartenders together in a BACARDÍ Classics Softball battle of the states.