The Blends of the World is excited to announce that… drum roll please… the extremely talented and highly accoladed Joe Schofield is coming to Australia.
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Jägermeister’s Hubertus Circle members ventured over to the world’s wildest party city for BCB. Upon their return, we sat down the guys to see what it’s all about. In the second instalment; Evan Stroeve – Bulletin Place – discusses trends we should keep an eye out for, and what Sydney could learn from Berlin’s nightlife scene.
Here, we talk to Dylan Alexander and Alexander Haeusler at Little Drippa to get the lowdown on what it’s like to start a small beverage business and how to get the perfect coffee cocktail.
Grey Goose global brand ambassador Joe McCanta talks to us about how the super-premium vodka’s French heritage continues to provide inspiration and context.
It was big news in the global bar trade when Alex Kratena stepped down from his role running the Artesian bar at The Langham a few years back: he had just seen the bar named as the number one bar in the world on the World’s 50 Best Bars for the fourth year in a row.
Jägermeister’s Hubertus Circle members ventured over to the world’s wildest party city for BCB. Upon their return, we sat down with the guys to see what it’s all about. First up is Alen Nikolovski — the Shady Pines legend — to discuss everything from international trends to techno appreciation and bad moustaches.
David Rofe is the venue manager at Sydney bar, The Swinging Cat, and this year made his first appearance on the big stage during the final round of the Bartender of the Year sponsored by BACARDÍ & De Kuyper.
Two bartenders for whom this year was the first in the Top 8 — and who we think will be ones to look out for in the 2019 instalment of the competition — are these two here: the talented Nick Cozens from Eau de Vie Melbourne, and newcomer Jet Hauge from Sydney’s Burrow Bar.
We’re looking at two bartenders to watch in 2019: Kate McGraw, and Evan Stroeve from Bulletin Place.
Priscilla Leong has been a regular fixture at the pointy end of our Bartender of the Year sponsored by BACARDÍ & De Kuyper for a number of years now, with Top 8 finishes in 2017, 2016 and 2015 under her belt.
In 2014, Jenna Hemsworth made the Top 8 of the Bartender of the Year. In 2015, she came back with a stellar performance and placed second on the podium. And, after a year off in 2016 and a Top 16 finish in 2017, this year was her year. Ladies and gentlemen, Jenna Hemsworth is the 2018 Bartender of the Year.
Want to up your bourbon knowledge? Seek out Simon Hopkins at Surly’s for a drink. He’s got the fervour and the passion of a bourbon evangelist — heck, you’ll learn a thing or two in the process.