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Carafe Conundrums Solved

Nuance has listened to your carafe conundrums and has come up with an answer. Tired of wine carafes that spill their ice out in the first pour and which can’t be put through the dishwasher at the end of a long night with all the other glassware??

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The team has some serious experience behind them, sharing the likes of Hemmesphere, Iceburgs and Lotus on their resumes so you can bet they are on the money with this one.

Answers to Bartender Magazine’s December Gin Quiz

Did you test out your gin knowledge in the December issue of Bartender Magazine? If so…here are the answers. So now it’s time to see if you know what you’re talking about. GOOD LUCK!

Drinks with… Eddie Tirado

We’re in the habit these days of looking offshore for inspiration. And why not? There’s a host of bartending legends from America’s Dale DeGroff to England’s Salvatore Calabrese. What we often fail to do, however, is recognise talent in our own backyard. Eddie Tirado was and perhaps still is Australia’s most famous bartender.

Ultimate Barman’s Tool

When Jonathon Worner, Design Director at Alloy, was asked by Coca Cola to design his version of the ultimate in bottle openers he set about investigating the idea with vigor.

Love Tilly Devine

This is the name sake of the infamous British war bride who came to be described as ‘the most notorious women in Sydney,’ and by all accounts Love Tilly Devine is proving to be quite a hit (although this time with out a razor).

Bar Profile: Porteño

Just about everyone knows the drill at the now iconic restaurant and bar Bodega, Surrey Hills. Get there early, be prepared to wait and then ask for a seat at the bar and watch Elvis Abrahanowicz and Ben Milgate punch out an amazing array of food only inches from your over stimulated eyes

THANK GOD IT’S MONDAY

THANK GOD IT’S MONDAY is a year long program that aims to celebrates ‘the people who serve the people who do their fun stuff on weekends’ by bringing back that all important industry night – so that YOU can take time out and kick up your heels.

Book Review: Highland Whisky Smugglers

This book might have been as hard to locate as an illegal whisky bothy buried in the Scottish Highlands but when you get your hands on it (and not quite such a challenge these days with Amazon.com) it reaps rewards in the stories it holds and the prose with which it is told.

Victoria’s ‘Veneto’ Region

Prosecco describes not only the style of the wine but also the grape varietal used and Victoria’s King Valley wine region is a home away from home for many Italian grape varietals.