In the first of our Brand Ambassador interviews, we hear from Georgie Mann from Bacardi Martini about how her role has changed during COVID
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Check out what Prudence Farquhar, one of the owners of Blue Kahunas in Newcastle, has to say about a trial scheduled to kick off in a couple of weeks to relax some of the draconian licensing laws in the beachside town.
This month, Dan Gregory pays tribute to the late Gaz Regan with an homage to two of his cocktails – the Tart Gin Cooler and the Copper Swan Cocktail
For those of you who are on the other side of lockdown, the Melbourne bar, restaurant and hospo community is hurting. Physically, mentally and financially it’s fucking heartbreaking.
Martin Lange talks about the nightmare that it was to transform Cobbler, Death & Taxes and Savile Row from walk-ins-only bar, to bookings-only bars during the relaxations on the lockdown at the beginning of June
Kurtis Bosley explains why having key mentors in the bar community helps him deal with being the blows of being a boss and business owner
Pasan Wijesena tells his story bar ownership, starting with a commerce degree and some casual bartending to being the proud owner of two suburban bars and weathering the COVID storm.
Pete Hollands re-joins The Gresham in Brisbane as General Manager after a 3.5-year stint with Bacardi-Martini Australia
Rum or whisky? These two classic spirits have become the subjects of comparison in recent times as premium rum makes it mark on the dark spirits category. Rohan & Khayla Massie weigh in.
Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has announced this year’s Top 4 Finalists for the 14th annual Spirited Awards. Aussie bars received nods in a few categories with Maybe Sammy in Sydney getting two nominations
Planned as a three-level boozer for dinner and dancing, Prince of York quickly shifted gears and adapted when lockdown hit.
Jenna Hemsworth, one of the most recognisable names in our industry, talks about what its like to be unemployed after 12 years of slogging it out behind the bar.