The 200th issue is now available to download to your iOS device. In this issue, we hear from Ramblin’ Rascal’s Cherish Royal Wilkie (a finalist for Rookie of the Year this year); get tips from Charlie Lehmann, Hayden Lambert and Jenna Hemsworth on working with sweetness in drinks; learn how you can score that ambassador gig; and we check in with Nathan Beasley and Chris Hysted-Adams on the 15th birthday of venerable Melbourne bar, Black Pearl — and much more.
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The Indie events have become a great platform for launching new brands into the market and we are thrilled that the team from Enoteca Sileno – who specialise in all things Italian – have chosen to launch their new range of Sardininan craft spirits at Sydney this year. The Silvio Carta range features three gins, a liqueur and a vermouth.
Welcome to the Charlie Parker’s How To series of videos, a collection of delicious and innovative creations that are the brainchilds of the extremely talented duo Toby Marshall and Sam Egerton. Each video demonstrates their ‘Top to Tail’ Philosophy and the sustainable techniques used within Charlie Parker’s cocktails.
Our biennial list of who’s who in the Australian bar industry is back — the 2017 Bartender Magazine Top 100 Most Influential List sponsored by Angostura aromatic bitters.
One of our brand new exhibitors at this event is the Demoiselle Distillery – a local absinthe specialist. We asked their Distiller, Darran Baker a few questions about opening a distillery, making absinthe and his take on the local craft spirits industry.
If you score a ticket to the Indie Spirits Tasting, you’ll get to meet this trio from Manly Spirits Co. Distillery — David Whittaker (Founder/director/distiller), Tim Stones (lead distiller), and Vanessa Wilton (Founder/Marketing Manager). Here, they tell us a bit about their own journey from dream to bottle.
Sydney Bar Week is not far away — it all kicks off on the 16th of September — and Tio’s is once again hosting the Bartenders Brunch on the Sunday 18 September.
Do you have what it takes to be the Bartender of the Year? Take our practice quiz to see where your knowledge is at — the competition kicks off on September 18 this year, so get studying.
The Best Sustainable Bar Program is a new addition to the Bartender Magazine Australian Bar…
Australian expat Jason Williams and Atlas head bartender Roman Foltan are making the trip from Singapore to The Barber Shop and they’re planning on bringing the full Atlas experience.
Now in its fifth chapter, BACARDÍ Legacy was established to challenge the best contemporary bartenders in the world to create their own cocktail Legacy – that will stand the test of time and ensure that both bartender and beverage are remembered like the illustrious classic cocktails of the past. Drinks such as the Daiquiri and the Mojito are now revered as classic and are as much part of the unique legacy of Don Facundo Bacardi Masso as the rum itself.
Today we’re talking amari, that Italian (or Italianesque) category of liquors that range from bittersweet to gag-inducing, bracingly bitter.