Naren Young returns to writing monthly columns for Bartender mag. Here he looks at the trends in COVID cocktails and why esoteric drinks are best left off the list for now.
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In this column from Adelaide, Ollie Margan pays tribute to the city’s pioneering small bar, Proof Laneway Rooms, on its seventh birthday
Dimitri Rtshiladze, owner of Perth bar, Foxtrot Unicorn, talks about bar owners taking advantage of vulnerable staff and why its so important to prioritise your bar team
Nick and Nora’s Melbourne is a new Melbourne bar that opened and shut its doors over just a few weeks thanks to Melbourne’s second lockdown. We can’t wait to see them back behind the stick when restrictions ease.
Gerald De Los Santos. He ditched engineering to work in hospo and tells how the
support of Merivale has kept him in the game
We spoke to the House of Angostura’s Rohan Massie and his partner in life and in their Hobart bar, Rude Boy, Khayla Massie, about how they have navigated the COVID restrictions physically, emotionally and mentally.
Iain McPherson explains how switching – this new technique for jacking flavour came about
On home turf, we’ve been busy chatting face to face (social distancing of course!) with industry legends such as Kurtis Bosley and Stefano Catino launching Blend TV.
This is the first part in our Scotland series from the July issue of Bartender mag. Read all about getting to and staying on the famous island of Islay.
Naren Young reveals some of the post-lockdown cocktails at The Orchard Townhouse in Chelsea
During lockdown, the Social Exchange was live each night at 6pm AEDT Tuesday – Saturday, with The Exchange Brand Ambassadors across Australia hosting their own episode weekly. Each episode averaged over 1,600 views and over 30 comments from the trade community.
As part of an initiative launched by Hennessy to support the hospitality industry during venue closures and restrictions, bartenders around the world were engaged while in lockdown to create a Hennessy cocktail or serve in a video of less than 30 seconds. #hennessymyway