Combining Archie Rose’s award-winning Single Malt Whisky with St ALi’s Orthodox and Wide Awake Coffee, Blasphemy plays on the idea of subverting two of the purest liquid obsessions—but the blend makes perfect sense.
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Noriel and his team have made experimenting and evolving a key part of the bar’s modus operandi. Cocktail classes, which started as a one-off post-lockdown, have become a sold-out affair on the last day of every month.
“I moved on up to the pub floor then to nightclubs, restaurants, cocktail bars, and now I just stand around looking pretty at Door Knock, a tough job but someone’s gotta do it.”
With the Bar Awards going digital for 2021 we wanted to invite our finalists and venues from around Australia to make the most of this fantastic industry night of nights!
Rum Diary has a brand new cocktail focus thanks to brand new manager, Calhan Williams. Here are some of the delicious drinks on offer when lockdown ends.
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In July, the folks at Patrón Tequila teamed up with Harrison Kenney and the experts at Cantina OK! to present some delicious tequila cocktails, to showcase the versatility of the core three Tequilas in creating the classics like Old Fashioneds, as well as other innovative creations.
“We were all feeling optimistic that things were taking a turn in the right direction, until it was taken away, almost overnight. Where did this leave us? Still pretty confident to start, most venues had the infrastructure from the last lockdown to offer delivery and takeaway services, and personally, I thought this time round it would be easier.”
“I’ve organised for all of us to walk around the distillery in real time, live and virtually with some of my favourite people. This is an interactive style of virtual tour, we will literally be joining the distillery team to wander around live.” – Ross Blainey
“I met Ben and Naomi and they were keen to train me in the business aspects and help me grow with them. They really wanted someone they could trust with their business.” – Tani Williams
“Guyana has managed to adjust and grow with the world around it and continue to make rum that is both interesting and delicious. It also is home to some of the world’s only remaining working wooden stills, both pot and continuous, The Port Morant and Enmore stills. Over 200 hundred years old and still going.” – Jono Carr