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Campari Australia is excited about introducing their new line of small batch 1757 Cinzano vermouths. Brand Ambassador Daniele Pirotta has a chat with Sergio Cocito, head of the Vermouth and Sparkling Wine division for the Cinzano Brand over in the Novi Ligure Plant (Piemonte, Italy) to find out a bit more about this amazing liquid and who’s behind its creation.
What began in 1872 in the back room of the founder Simon Rutte in Dordrecht near Rotterdam, carries on magnificently today: the distillation of superb juniper based spirits.
The April issue of Australian Bartender is now available for your iPhone and iPad.
Sustainability is a big ticket issue for bars, bartenders and bar operators these days. Why? Well, not only is it often the right thing to do for the planet, but it’s also the right thing to do if you’re goal is delicious drinks that your punters can”t find elsewhere.
The Spirited Awards recognise not just the best bars and bartenders in the USA but also feature the international bars and bar teams that are kicking goals across the world.
We’re getting fordrunken, up the pole, even lushy, if you will — here’s some of our favourite reads of late, from the role of booze in creating civilisation, to words for getting drunk, the neurology of mixology and more.
Indie Spirits Tasting Brisbane is back for its second year at Lefty’s Oldtime Music Hall. The event, which is also staged in both Sydney and Perth, will feature over 25 exhibitors showcasing more than 100 craft spirits, with master distillers on hand to chat and free seminars going deep into the world of indie spirits.
Jörg Meyer, multiple award-winning bar owner of Le Lion – Bar de Paris in Hamburg and inventor of the “Gin Basil Smash,” uses Rutte Dry Gin and Rutte Celery Gin for his very popular international drink. The interplay of sweetness and acidity in the Basil Smash is refined by a piquant note of basil and crowned with the corresponding Rutte Gin.
When we travel interstate, a question we get asked often is, how is Sydney doing? The Potts Point Hotel is set to rejuvenate the Cross.
Tiki as FK has got a mid-century aesthetic (think Mad Men goes to Hawaii) and some eye-opening drinks.
This Chancellor recipe here, though, tastes great; it tastes fresh, and offers up an alternative way to look at this great fortified.











