Pete Hollands re-joins The Gresham in Brisbane as General Manager after a 3.5-year stint with Bacardi-Martini Australia
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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.
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.
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