The Exchange are excited to welcome new QLD Brand Ambassador, Jack Stacey to the role which he commenced in May 2022 following the relocation of Brady Retschlag to Melbourne.
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“Gimlet is a venue where everything and anything is okay. It’s one of the only places in Australia, in my opinion, where the drinks and food are on a level playing field. Usually one takes priority over the other.”
Introducing Jaine Eira: Cara Devine interviews the pub bartender and champion of whiskey & underdogs
She got her RSA in 2005 and came up through pubs including Melbourne faithfuls the Grace Darling and the Charles Dickens before starting to work with her current employers at the Dan O’Connell (RIP).
St. Alma in Freshwater is the sister venue to Alma in Avalon and the new addition to the franchise for business partners and operators Jack Leary and Time Christensen. These venues are all about the beaches and the relaxed vibe of drinking and dining that this area embraces.
Madi Jeffery is well and truly a part of the Perth bar scene, a scene that was isolated from the rest of the country for two years. Here, she talks about how tight-knit the WA scene has become and how it’s the people that keep her going back day after day.
“I love how [hospitality] is this beautiful combination of skill and art, science and passion. We are lucky to work in an industry that is based on compassion, empathy, and generosity – that a single smile can make someone’s night shows how truly powerful we really are.”
Over the past few months, you will have seen our Brand Ambassador Team busy at…
Maybe Sammy’s new cocktail menu which launched yesterday, is called ‘Stardust’ – it’s collection of 12 signature cocktails inspired by women from music, art, cinema and fashion. In the menu, each cocktail has a QR code which takes you to a custom cocktail filter created from Clementine’s artwork. So guests can jump on Insta with their drink and a custom filter.
“They were planning on opening a wine bar. And invited me to go do it along with them. Both my passions combined together. I could create my first ever cocktail list and learn all about wine. So that’s how Paloma started.”
“Odd Culture’s a really special place to work. I think there’s a few reasons for this — we’re a smaller, kinda strange crew who share the same love for good times, good food and good booze. Each one of our venues are unalike the others, all unique in their own way and certainly ‘Odd’.”
Who are the most famous whisky drinkers? Here’s a quick run-down, including some you may be surprised to see on a list of whisky connoisseurs.
Multi-award winning Darwin bartender Anneliese Grazioli had been working with the team at Hot Tamale for nine years when she realised it was time for a new challenge. Her dream has now been realised with the opening of her very own cocktail bar, Hanky Panky Lounge in Darwin.