Finnbarr might have ended up behind a bar but before he turned to the art of drinks mixing he was on track for the a more divine calling. Now with six years of ‘tending under his belt the and currently holding court at The Crimean in Melbourne he could be found tucking into on of his favourite porters or drinking almost unpronounceable eastern European elixirs on his nights away from the bar.
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Placing in this year’s Top 11 at the Bartender of the Year Competition (sponsored by Reserve), Jessica Arnott is showcasing some fantastic bartending talent. You’ll find her at Sydney’s Victoria Room, the British-Raj inspired cocktail temple, where she’ll turn out quality drinks and fine chat with regulation ease if you drop in on a Friday night.
Gary Beadle is another Western Australian who is doing some fantastic things within the Perth bar scene. Having started hospitality work in London pulling pints for English veterans he now runs a company dedicated to ‘the business of hospitality’.
Marty is the self confessed ‘face’ of Sydney small bar Grasshopper, an award winning tippling…
When Jason Williams (The Keystone Group) approached us about ‘Introducing’ one of his bar managers, Ben Hicky, his obvious passion got him across the line.
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Last of the flair bartenders? Brad Dickman spruiks fire-breathing amongst his repartee of tricks, and when he’s not trying to up-sell you one of his favourite rums, or push a boutique beer at you he is dreaming about being a pro basketball player.
Josh Collins is a man who’s synonymous with outlandish bar designs and heavy tiki theming and he is now well underway in taking on the Melbourne bar scene with the LuWow in Fitzroy.
Fee Brothers is one of America’s great cocktailian family companies whose heritage stretches from before the Civil War to being the bitters of choice at a recent White House cocktail party.
Introducing Mitch Keane from Perth’s Ezra Pound – Welcome! Mitch has been tending bar at the Perth hotspot for some time now and loves a smokey Martini if he’s having a drink (it was a James Dean favourite). If he’s not behind the stick, you’ll most likely find him cruising on his skateboard.
Today saw 94 of Australia’s top barkeeps sit a gruelling written exam to vie for a place in the Top 20 of the Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition sponsored by RESERVE.
Philip Duff, globe trotting drinks consultant, writer and founder of the award-winning Door 74 in Amsterdam will once again be presenting exciting and educational seminars at Sydney BarShow Week.