It’s time to wrap up all the posting and news sharing for 2024 as we all take a little break before a big new era of Australian Bartender magazine and Sydney Bar Week kicks off in 2025, with new owners, Yaffa at the helm. So, let’s sign off on another epic year; we look back at the 10 most-read stories of the past 12 months.
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A lot of the warmth and hospitality at Bar Bellamy comes down to the warmth of their host and co-owner, Dani Whiteheart. She recently took out the award for Host of the Year at this year’s Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards. We chatted with her about Melbourne, bars and how to be a great host.
Yaffa Media, one of Australia’s largest independent media companies whose portfolio includes AdNews, Food & Drink Business and Ragtrader, has acquired Spanton Media Group and all its assets, including industry-leading title Australian Bartender magazine and the Sydney Bar Week events.
2024 has been a massive year for Jac Landmark. She won the Rookie of the Year (proudly sponsored by The Blend) award at the Bartender Magazine Bar Awards and took out the top spot in The Perfect Blend Cocktail Comp. What a journey! We sat down with Jac to chat about their epic year, their new role, and what the future holds.
Following the Reàl ‘Discover a World of Flavour’ event at Sydney Bar Week, Jenna Hemsworth and Jacob Cohen sat down with Ian Burell, World Rum Ambassador, to chat
all things flavour, Reàl, and the future of the rum category.
A cheeky, retro-styled bar with gold-foiled pin-up girls and hand-painted signs boasting “Cold Drinks, Warm Service, and Hot Bartenders.” Yep, that’s Bar Love, the latest and most exciting addition to the neighbourhood between Northbridge and Highgate.
BPPH is the brainchild of Brennen Eaton (Alba Bar & Deli, The Gresham), Dan Gregory (Evolve Hobart, The Gresham, Eau de Vie), and their mate Lachlan Henry. The bar has grown from their desire to contribute something meaningful to Brisbane’s vibrant hospitality scene
With offerings in Surry Hills and now Newtown, you can get a double dose of rock ‘n’ roll with a side of Italian food thanks to owner Sid Chand
What makes The Balvenie so special is the people behind the brand that put so much passion and craftsmanship into their work. I had the pleasure of inviting some of my favourite characters from the Australian hospitality industry who hold a similar passion in their work to share a dram of The Balvenie with me to tell their story.
“MUCHO has been key in fundamentally changing the way I approach service and hospitality. They have been extremely important to my development and have moulded me into what I am today. They have turned this cobblestone block into a marble pillar.”
“Sea Shanties are basically a group singalong, as people once would have done hundreds of years ago. They have been running at the bar every Monday night for over 10 years now.”
The 86 Club are a collective of bartenders from Brisbane and Sydney’s leading watering holes, hellbent on bringing this energy back, today announcing their exciting pop-up will be making it’s way around Australia.