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Andy Freeman opening new Perth bar

Andy Freeman, fresh from the success of his Perth CBD bar Varnish on King, has told Australian Bartender that another bar is in the works.

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.

Expect more crabs, new pub from Drink ‘n’ Dine

Amidst a thriving new venture (the House of Crabs above the Norfolk) and the success of their new pub, The Oxford Tavern in Petersham, Sydney publican group, Drink ‘N’ Dine, closed their successful venture at The Abercombie in January.

Australia’s biggest Japanese whisky range?

Uncle Mings has been open in Sydney’s York Street for nearly 20 months now, but thanks to surging interest in Japanese whisky and other Asian drinks, they’ve been seeing an increase in trade — so they keep adding to their collection of Japanese whisky…

Why you should give a damn about natural wine

We talked to Giorgio de Maria, who owns Sydney’s 121BC Cantina and Enoteca and is one of the organisers for the 100 per cent volunteer-based, not-for-profit celebration of all things boozy and sustainable, Rootstock Sydney.

Read excerpts from The Eau de Vie cocktail book

With leading bars in both Melbourne and Sydney, the guys from Eau de Vie certainly know a thing or two about cocktails. You can now get your hands on a bit of that knowledge by way of their new cocktail book, Shaken & Stirred, Flamed & Thrown: Cocktails Done the Eau de Vie Way.