It has also been an incredible year for Australia with a new best bar in Australasia with Melbourne’s Caretaker’s Cottage rising two places to No.21, also taking home the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award. They are joined by Sydney’s Maybe Sammy at No.26 and new entry Byrdi, in Melbourne, at No.35.
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After taking Caretaker’s Cottage to NYC to host the first EVER takeover at Attaboy NYC, the team at William Grant and Sons thought they needed to do the return leg! Celebrating 10 years of Attaboy, Sam Ross and Haley Traub will be hosting an invitation-only trade seminar and takeover event in Sydney and Melbourne.
“The Snail & The Whale is a children’s book about a snail that sees the world riding on a whale’s tail. I adore this book and have read it to my kids for years. I wanted to create a drink with a simple grandeur much like the book.” – Rob Uldis Libecans, co-owner of Caretaker’s Cottage
Within Australia, Sydney’s Maybe Sammy climbed 14 places (No. 15), being the fifth time it has been best in the continent and Melbourne’s cocktail pub Caretaker’s Cottage entered the list (No.23).
From an Aussie perspective, there were some new and old faces featured in the list including Maybe Sammy, Byrdi, Continental Deli Bar Bistro, Dean & Nancy, Bar Planet and Caretaker’s Cottage.
The team behind it are the type to inspire devotion. Rob Libecans, Ryan Noreiks and Matt Stirling are industry veterans with world renowned bars on their timesheets. They have been running a successful pop-up and consultancy business under the name Fancy Free for the past few years.