This is the first venture into venue ownership by Luke O’Donohoe and Zac Davis…
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Simon McGoram gives us five (almost) unforgettable forgotten tipples.
Sydney has never been a bargain town, but when it’s cheaper to eat, drink and travel in places like New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Tokyo and Hong Kong then we’re in trouble. Dave Spanton lets loose on the high cost of living in Sydney…
Photography by Rob Palmer Check out these drinks from March’s Bartender magazine. Taken from the…
A selection of tempting liqueurs, vermouth and bitters cocktails from February’s Bartender magazine.
Belvedere Vodka Global Ambassador Claire Smith was in Sydney recently to launch a worldwide a search for the next Belvedere Vodka Global Ambassador. Bartenders across Australia are invited to compete for a chance to win A BARTENDER’S DREAM JOB – a one year, $US100,000 contract working for Belvedere Vodka and gaining international recognition in cocktail creation.
Before you get too excited about the racy name, keep in mind that in Edwardian England the term ‘hanky panky’ didn’t have the same libidinous connotations as it has today, but was rather used to describe black magic or an evil trick. The term comes from the Romani (Gypsy) term ‘hakk’ni panki’ meaning “the great trick” and is similarly linked to another familiar term ‘hocus pocus’.
In the grand scheme of things vodka has really only graced the Western palate in more modern times. Sure the clear stuff was around, but it really wasn’t until the 1940s and ’50s that the stuff really took hold in the US. Unfortunately for vodka this late start means that there are relatively few vodka cocktails that we really deem as ‘classics’.