The intimate 40-seat space exudes Italian flair through its updated food and drink menus. Arlechin’s atmosphere is reminiscent of an old European wine cellar, featuring a central curved cork roof that enhances its subterranean charm.
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Are you ready to showcase your cocktail skills at lightning speed? The stage is set for the inaugural Authentic Batching Co. Quickfire Cocktail Competition, where bartenders and mixologists alike will have the chance to showcase their skills of precision and speed and win $2K.
Join The Blend on a BOLD and MEMORABLE journey, as Laphroaig has partnered with pioneering Chef Jake Kellie from arkhé, in Adelaide, with ‘arkhé & friends’; a collaboration series featuring Jake and hospitality heavyweights from Australia and around the world.
They say a bad workman blames their tools, but a good bartender understands how important they are. Choosing the right bar equipment can have a massive impact on the speed and efficiency with which you can put up your cocktails, and save many headaches further down the line.
With velvet curtains, marble counters, and chic Art Deco interiors accented by green, the bar’s signature absinthe cocktail served in a dazzling absinthe fountain sets the tone.
We ask you to take a deceased classic cocktail – lost to time and give it a second life. Draw inspiration from the rituals of life and death, but the cocktail must emerge as a renewed & rejuvenated evolution of its former self.
Located in the heart of the resort, the updated Pearls Bar is decked out in rich jewel tones and lush accents, inspired by its tropical surroundings. The new menu, featuring locally sourced produce, highlights the vibrant flavours of the region.
Gitano is the latest venture from Eastern Suburbs hospitality experts Eric Jury, Julian Tobias, and Poata Okeroa, who are also partners in the Sydney nightspot Sussudio in Potts Point.
Of all the places Australian Bartender of the Year, James Irvine, imagined he’d be making cocktails, Hendrick’s Master Distiller Lesley Gracie’s laboratory probably wasn’t one of them. However, winning Australian Bartender of the Year does open those Distillery doors.
“[David Wondrich] also pointed out that the whole Peychauds – coffee house – cognac – Sazerac cocktail link is pure conjecture. The first written reference to a Sazerac Cocktail is in 1899, and it was definitely a rye cocktail.”
Spontaneity is the spice of life, as they say, and the team at Bar Spontana have put both at the forefront of their newly opened venue in Brunswick, pairing a bar offering focussed on spontaneous/wild fermentation with spicy, regional Thai food – literally, take my money.
The Gospel Whiskey Named Australia’s Top-Scoring Whiskey At International Wine & Spirits Competition
The Gospel Whiskey is celebrating the news its Straight Rye Whiskey has won a Gold medal at the prestigious 2024 International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) and, for the second consecutive year, is Australia’s highest-scoring whiskey across all categories and the 2nd-highest-scoring rye whiskey in the world.











