Evan Stroeve from Sydney’s acclaimed South Eveleigh bar, Re, has claimed a coveted Top 10 spot at this year’s World Class Bartender of the Year global finals, taking place virtually and being hosted in London this week.
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The great majority of countries are drinking less alcohol than they did 20 years ago. You heard that right. Yep, Australia included.
Around the nation bartenders have their heads buried in books, their noses stuffed in tasting glasses, and hands busy at work whipping up new concoctions for the Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition sponsored by Ketel One.
Sydney Bar Week is right around the corner (22 – 25 September), so strap yourselves in for an amazing line-up of events to whet your whistle and pique your interest in bars, brands and libations! As well as the Drinks Fest at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, The Rocks, there will be a bunch of off-site events such as a tour to take you back to colonial Sydney…
Sydney Bar Week is only a few short weeks away with a huge line-up of tours, parties and dinners as well as the Drinks Fest. Get set for Sydney Bar Week by signing up for the CBD Speakeasy Bar Tour…
Australia’s most coveted bartending title is gearing up for another round in 2012. The Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition sponsored by Ketel One is aimed at discovering and celebrating Australia’s top bartending talent – and if you’re a bartender you can get involved.
Dave Beatty recently took on the role as National Brand Ambassador for Ketel One vodka, his appointment announced during Ketel One Global Ambassador Justin Smyth’s (pictured above left with Beatty) recent Australian visit.
Smyth was impressed by the local industry, stating: “Australia’s bartending scene is inspiring, on-trend and with a local spin.
The World Class Vodka Martini Award winners have been chosen, with Pierre Fajloun taking out first place in the award. The creation which scored him the number one spot, “The Whale”, was named after the windmill that adorns the Nolet family’s distillery in Holland. Pierre and a colleague will be rewarded on a Ketel One trip to Singapore in April with 18 other industry members.
World Class 2010 kicks off with the World Class Vodka Martini Awards category. Throughout the month of November…