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Honey

Honey 345 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne 03 9696 3311 It’s Friday night. Half your mates…

Melbourne Rum Club

On Monday, 2 March, over 75 of the Melbourne bartending elite attended the city’s largest rum club to date to witness the introduction of Ron Zacapa to Australia as the newest addition to Diageo’s Reserve Brands (set to launch to the trade on April 1)

Local Taphouse & Barons Launch

The Sydney branch of The Local Taphouse (the original is in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda) had its launch party on Thursday, 12th March.

Alcohologist… The Cocktail Shaker

The cocktail shaker is far more than a simple tool for bartenders to prepare drinks in. It has over the past century become a symbol for civilized society, for elegance, sophistication and the embodiment of good times… Sven Almenning dusts off some antique gems and takes a look at the history behind this, the most indispensable of bar tools…

Australian Bar Awards Voting Opens

Get your vote on for the Australian bar industy’s night of nights.That’s right; it’s that time of the year once more; time to get your vote on for the only national awards night dedicated to our beloved bar industry. As of March 1 voting will be open for the Australian bar awards at www.barshow.co.au. You may have heard on the grapevine that there have been a couple of changes to the awards categories…

OPERATOR FOCUS: Andy Freeman and Michelle Mok, Luxe Bar

It’s a rare thing when two people with such a personal love and operational knowledge for a business get to write its next chapter. We caught up with the duo while over in Perth, our heads still throbbing from flying over all that desert with little more than lukewarm beer and peanut grease for lubrication. As we soon discovered, these first time bar owners have done quite a bit to their new home already…

Sydney BarShow Conference

The Sydney BarShow Conference will be back again in 2009 with a full schedule of…

OPERATOR FOCUS: Re:Love

How did three lads from the UK come to open two of Bondi’s newest, and hottest, venues in the space of a year? Andy Ives speaks to Re:Love hotshots James Hudson, Mark Tarrant and Mark Bowey to find out.

Flak Jacket Not Required

If The Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph and the mainstream media in general are to be believed, a night out in Sydney is best experienced wearing a flak jacket and Kevlar helmet.

Australian Bartender of the Year 2009

The quest to find Australia’s top bartender is now under way! Bartender Magazine’s Bartender of the Year Competition is the most challenging bartending event in Australia. We test all facets of the bartending craft to ensure that our winner is worthy of the title.