Compiled by Sam Bygrave Photography by Christopher Pearce Vodka gets a bad rap behind…
Tag: Island2Island
SPONSORED POST We spoke to Douglas Cook from GlenDronach Scotch Whisky about his and Australia’s…
With colder times approaching (yes, winter is coming), you’ll be reaching for the whisky a…
There’s a couple of theories on where the phrase “the luck of the Irish” comes…
SPONSORED POST By now you’ve probably heard that Sydney bartender, Mike Tomasic (of Bondi’s Mr…
This month we get peaty. Or is that smoky? And if it is, then what…
Earlier this morning social media was set ablaze with the news that Mike Tomašic from Sydney’s Mr…
island2island will be bringing Ian MacMillan, the incredibly talented Master Blender responsible for well loved whiskies Tobermory, Bunnahabhain, Ledaig and Deanston, to Australia for various trade and consumer tastings this month.
History Rum has a long, long history. Sugar cane was brought to the Caribbean by…
Did you outdo yourself New Year’s Eve? Are you perhaps still feeling the effects? We’ve got just the tonic for you.
A group of Sydney bartenders were treated to a whip around Sydney harbour (and outside the heads) on the Old Pulteney Clipper and checked out four fantastic expressions of what is known as the maritime malt…
This month Australian Bartender takes the Blind Tasting on the road, and we rallied the panel — including Enrique’s School for Bullfighting’s James Connolly, Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth’s David Nguyen-Luu and Tim Wastell, Five Bar’s Andy McIntyre, Bobeche’s Joe Sinagra, Luxe Bar’s Simon Hough and from our host bar, Varnish on King, Tim Sponberg — for a tasting of aged rum.