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Win a ticket to an exclusive masterclass

island2island will be bringing Ian MacMillan, the incredibly talented Master Blender responsible for well loved whiskies Tobermory, Bunnahabhain, Ledaig and Deanston, to Australia for various trade and consumer tastings this month.

Tales of the Cocktail seminars announced!

It’s that time of year again folks. It’s time to start saving your tips, checking up on flights, booking your New Orleans hotels, because before you know it drinks will be flowing at the annual cocktail-a-palooza that is Tales of the Cocktail.

Win some great booze — take the Rookies Guide Quiz

Here it is folks — the 2014 Rookies Guide Quiz. There is some great hooch — Absolut Elyx, Havana Club Anos 7 and the very tasty Altos tequila — to be won for the fastest, most correct exam.

There is a prize for the best rookie — that is, if you’ve worked as a bartender for less than two years — and the veterans. Remember that the test is timed, so once you click the Start Quiz button below, you’re on!

CCA set to launch Coors at a big Coogee Bay Hotel event

There’s a a big industry bash to celebrate the release of Coors into the Aussie market next Thursday the 19th at the Coogee Bay Hotel (we hear they’re going to relieve a sweltering Sydney summer night with a bracing taste of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains and it’s a sight you won’t want to miss).

Go inside Asahi’s 1000 bottles a minute bottling plant

At Australian Bartender it’s no secret that we love well-made high quality gear — whether it’s a seamlessly fitting cobbler shaker or a precisely machined Japanese bar spoon. So we were excited to visit Asahi Premium Beverage’s Laverton plant in Victoria where high tech is writ large, and where quality, precision engineering and sheer scale collide.