Over 350 people gathered at Sydney’s Hugos Lounge to witness the five state finalists of Suntory’s Cocktail Connoisseur competition shake, stir and mix it up against one another. At stake was bragging rights and a once in a lifetime trip to Japan with a cool $1000 cash in spending money.
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Cordoba will be holding a number of Bacardi’s popular Bacardi Belief training sessions for the Top 25 finalists in the Legacy competition — but there are a few spots left at each training for you to grab…
Well Jameson promised that this year’s Bartenders Ball was going to be bigger than last year and they didn’t disappoint! There was live coopering demos — stuff set on fire, too — along with plenty of Jameson cocktails and picklebacks. Check out a few images from the night below.
Well what a night that was. Last Tuesday we celebrated the best in the bar business at the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards and though it’s taken a few days to recover from the Awards and from Bar Week in general, here’s a few social shots from the Bar Awards pre-drinks.
Last night (Tuesday, 24th September), more than 500 bar industry professionals flocked to Doltone House in Pyrmont for the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards presented by Australian Bartender magazine. We’ve got all the winners here.
Yesterday a great array of bar workshops took place down at King Street Wharf at theloft, Sydney. We’ve got a few shots from the day below, and this year’s Top 10 bartenders from the Bartender of the Year competition round one and two that took place yesterday.
Tonight 500 bar professionals from around Australia will descend upon Doltone House for the 13th annual Australian Bar Awards, presented by Bartender magazine.
And what a night we have in store! With pre-drinks presented by the lovely fellas from Trolley’d Bars, fussy bar industry personnel will enjoy sunset drinks on the deck, sipping on Cuba Libras, Penicillins, Manahattans, Tommy’s Margaritas and Gimlets. It looks set to be an amazing shindig.
Last night, after a great day of Bar Week workshops and Bartender of the Year judging, the top end of the bar town got down to Potts Point and up the stairs to Sweetheart’s Rooftop BBQ for this year’s Most Influential List Party.
By Mr. Ben Tua. Here comes this year’s MOST DANGEROUS LIST. Read on at your peril.
In less than 24 little hours the drinks will be flowing and festivities underway for Sydney Bar Week. If you’ve happened to bring your iPad with you make sure you download the Australian Bartender app in the Apple App Store, because we’ve made this year’s Bar Week guide free to download.
Sydney Bar Week kicks off tomorrow, and there’s no better way to get started than with a glass (or two or three) of champagne. And there’s nothing finer than drinking champagne in the afternoon.
And the Put It In Your Mouth lads (Andy Penney & Rossco Charman) have hooked up a deal with Uber Taxi to cart all of the Bar Awards attendees to the after party this Tuesday night — but you’re going to need to RSVP (ASAP!) to get the free code to use on the night …