Those dapper lads from Sydney’s The Barber Shop want to make sure you’re looking your best during Sydney Bar Week (even if you’re feeling your worst). To that end they’re knocking 50 per cent off the price of a haricut and all barber services come with a complimentary Jameson Tipperary Cocktail.
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There’s just three ingredients in the Piña Colada, but it’s not as easy as all that — but neither is it difficult. So why does the drink cop so much scorn?
Have you got plans for this Bar Week weekend? How does whisky a little bit of rare whisky on Sunday sound?
Rye’s return has been a boon for drinkers seeking a strong, spicy spirit to strengthen their stirred drinks. But there’s other uses for it, like this long drink — the time for which is right now. With spring upon us, the sun returns and brings back some heat. It’s Sydney Bar Week, too, and you’re going to indulge in a spot of daytime drinking (if you know what’s good for you)
Said Ben Feirce: “It’s going to be the biggest can party ever held. In history.”
There’s loads of stuff going on during Sydney Bar Week, and if you fancy yourself a big eater and think that everything goes better with chilli, then you might want to load up on the world’s hottest nachos at The Norfolk on Cleveland on Monday the 23rd — they’re holding their first ever MAN vs FOOD challenge. Here’s the details:
There’s only 10 days until this year’s Bartender of the Year sponsored by ABSOLUT ELYX and Havana Club gets underway with a tough written exam. We asked the reigning champion Greg Sanderson for his tips on succeeding through the mystery challenge and Top 10.
Experienced Perth bartender James Connolly has moved on from his role at Perth’s Rockpool Bar & Grill, to open a new bar called Enrique’s. ”It’s a Spanish-themed pop-up bar in Mount Lawley,” said Connolly. “And like the bars of Barcelona we will be making the gin and tonic king,” he said.
Sydney Bar Week kicks off in just 9 days, and the weather in Sydney has been absolutely cracking — you could call it Mint Julep weather. So it’s just as well that Miss Peaches and Woodford Reserve are presenting a night at the Kentucky Derby…
I constantly hear winemakers, wine writers and wine lovers refer to a wine’s ‘size’. Full-bodied to lean, heavy to light, the list of size related adjectives used to describe a glass of wine goes on and on.
But what does it all mean, and why is it important to understand?
There are just 10 days until Sydney Bar Week kicks off on Saturday the 21st of September. There’s plenty of action happening during Bar Week and one of the biggest events will be this year’s Jameson Bartenders Ball, happening at a secret location on the Monday 23rd at 7pm.
So often the bars we write about look overseas for their inspiration, which is not to say that’s a bad thing. But it’s refreshing to see a new bar that looks no further than the outback for its inspiration.