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Hickson House Distilling Co is the latest, much anticipated venture from Mikey Enright and Julian Train, the team behind The Barber Shop and The Duke of Clarence, joined by distiller Tim Stones (ex-Manly Spirits).
This morning, the owners of award-winning Sydney cocktail bar Maybe Sammy have announced a partnership with TFE Hotels to manage the food and beverage offering of a new premium hotel experience due to open early 2021 on the corner of George and Hunter Streets in the Sydney CBD. The working title for the new bar/restaurant is Deans on 22.
“Unfortunately we were unable to reach an agreement with the landlord on rent so we have decided to move the venue to a new location in 2021. Kings Kross is not what it once was. The lockout hurt our business massively, but thanks to our many loyal customers and cocktail fans we managed to survive.” – Sven Almenning, Speakeasy Group Director
From midnight tonight, Melbourne’s hospitality industry – including cafes, bars and restaurants – are allowed to reopen with indoor seating of up to 20, outdoor up to 50, as long as they have good recordkeeping and Covid-safe plans in place.
Check out what Prudence Farquhar, one of the owners of Blue Kahunas in Newcastle, has to say about a trial scheduled to kick off in a couple of weeks to relax some of the draconian licensing laws in the beachside town.
after much discussion and consultation with both drinks suppliers and bars, we have decided to cancel Sydney Bar Week for 2020 and return stronger than ever in 2021.
The Buffalo Trace Distillery was just named Tasting Panel Magazine’s Distillery of the Year at the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
Since our update last Friday, there has been some welcome news from both the Victorian Premier, Dan Andrews as well as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian in relation to the cautious lifting of restrictions in cafes, restaurants, clubs and pubs.
To help those most affected by the changes caused by COVID-19, Pernod Ricard launched Meals for Mates – an initiative pledging over $100,000 worth of free meals via Deliveroo.
The Speakeasy Group have opened their Pathway to Partnership Program to the wider bar world; it could help you to realise your bar ownership ambitions.
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