Learn the importance of structuring menus properly and how to maximise spirits and cocktail sales, as well as an introduction to pairing food with occasions and social media interaction.
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Mikey Enright and Julian Train had already opened one of the world’s most respected gin bars in the Barbershop and then followed suit with an amazing representation of a classic old boozer in the Duke of Clarence. They have stepped it up a rather large notch in the opening of Hickson House.
Proving you can use top shelf single malt in cocktails, Paolo Maffietti from Maybe Sammy has created ‘The Golden Valley’, featuring Glenfiddich’s latest release, Grand Cru.
Joining the hospitality industry two weeks before Covid lockdowns hit your city may not be the most auspicious of starts, but Australian Bartender Magazine Bar Awards Rookie of the Year Grace Rawlins has gone from strength to strength.
“That’s when we saw that Bank Corner Ground Floor had become available. The opportunity was too great to not take the risk. It’s a beautiful heritage building from 1922. I believe the foundations of the building go back even further and I’m very keen to look more into the history as it’s an iconic building for Newcastle. We are very lucky and thankful to get our hands on it!” – Prudence Farquhar, Co-owner
A bead of cold sweat rolls down the back of Sean’s neck when Lorenzo tells him what they wanted to create for their Never Never ARGO Dark Series collaboration. “A gin that will innovate the way people drink martinis” and sit at the heart of the cocktail list of Asia’s most exciting new bar. Oh, and of course be outrageously delicious.
“It’s such a picturesque precinct filled with history and heritage, which is what first drew me to it when we opened The Doss House. Over the last couple of years, it has become a destination for unique, character driven venues so I’ve always seen it as the perfect destination for Frank Mac’s.” – Ciara Doran, co-owner
“Frozen Daiquiris were being served at La Floridita in the early 1900s, and when the electric blender was popularised by Fred Waring in 1938 he took it to famed ‘home economist’ Mabel Stegner who then included a Strawberry Daiquiri recipe in her 1952 book ‘Electric Blender Recipes’…”
Bombay Sapphire commissioned Australian visual artist, Ellen Porteus to use cocktails as a canvas and create bespoke cocktail garnishes, inspired by Bombay Sapphire, Bombay Bramble and Bombay Sunset.
“I chose beetroot because I love the flavour. Its earthy and fruity, kind of like Campari. Putting it in a Negroni just made sense. To get that ‘real’ beetroot flavour, I simply extracted the juice and compounded it into a homemade grenadine…” – Angus Payne, Bartender
With a specialty Negroni menu, featuring 10 selections, guests can select from six decades of vintage Gordon’s gins, Cinzano Rosso vermouths and Campari options for a birth-year based Negroni.
No matter where you ply your trade, there’s many lessons to be learnt from the pandemic as we all get accustomed to a new world order. Some things may never return to the way they were and that’s not always a bad thing.