“Following two long days of judging the top ten were selected and I believe it’s the strongest field of bartenders Australia has seen. We are excited by a great mix of old dogs and exciting young rookies.”
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Enoteca Ponti officially opened its doors in August, bringing a blend of authentic and modern Italian food and wines to the buzzing neighbourhood. Created by the team behind the Parisian-inspired Bistro Rex, this eatery and wine bar has taken over the old Monopole site on Macleay Street, bringing new life to the iconic location.
You might have switched on the TV recently and seen a local reality dating show set in a restaurant. And you may well have noticed that the Bartender is a big fixture. Meet James Devlin a veteran bartender turned TV regular.
Glenmorangie’s goal is to share more delicious whisky, which was at the core of our delicious & wonderful world event. We’ve taken back control from the knowledge bullies who for years have had a belief around who and where whisky should be enjoyed.
Rescued from relative obscurity by the craft cocktail revolution, the Negroni is now a fixture on ‘most popular’ and ‘need to know’ lists worldwide and even my local pub, not renowned for its mixology, is happy to whip one up.
LOTI has recently opened in the seaside suburb of St Kilda, celebrating the best of Australia’s own coastal surroundings infused with Mediterranean influence and an atmosphere of relaxed luxury and local community that is distinctly Melbourne.
Opening in the middle of pandemic, Dean’s Lounge is a reinvention of the past. Paying homage to the kooky yet charming Dean’s Cafe, a Kings Cross institution for over three decades.
ANTE is a sake bar with a dedication to vinyl that has popped up in Newtown, in Sydney’s inner west. Their sake selections represents over 65 sake from 21 different sake breweries across Japan but you can also get a cocktail if that’s your jam.
Daintree is a new micro bar in Sydney’s iconic rocks that has opened with a mission, It’s a bar that cares. Opening in the downstairs area of The Keel, a rum-focused venue that set sail late last year from The Laidre group, Daintree is a small space with a significant goal, planting 1 million trees in the Daintree Forrest.
The Elysian Whisky Bar had twin aims from the outset – to resemble the kind of bars that owner-operators Yao Wong and Kelvin Low like to visit on their travels (especially those in Japan), and to educate and introduce people to independent bottlings (IBs) of whisky.
Hospitality friends of Sydney and Melbourne, we invite you to join us on the rooftop, for an evening of class, generosity and sophistication, as we shine a light on Basil Hayden and some exclusively curated new cocktails and food pairings.
Everleigh Bottling Co. is known for taking world-class cocktails from bar to bottle, and this latest in the Signature Series celebrates Priscilla Leong’s win with an exclusive bottling of her winning cocktail, the Lion Tamer. And they’re even throwing a party to celebrate!