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.
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Over 350 people gathered at Sydney’s Hugos Lounge to witness the five state finalists of Suntory’s Cocktail Connoisseur competition shake, stir and mix it up against one another. At stake was bragging rights and a once in a lifetime trip to Japan with a cool $1000 cash in spending money.
There was a time when the mark of a cocktail bar was the line of fluro-coloured liqueur bottles sitting on the back bar. You can scoff, nowadays with your amari and small batch organic moonshine, but they’re there in old photos of the Bayswater Brasserie and in top bars around the country. It was a thing, man.
Rockpool Bar & Grill Perth’s bartender, James Connolly, took out the national final of the Gin Mare Mediterranean Inspirations competition last week, and in the process bagged a trip to Ibiza to compete and the global final, to be held in September.
Following on the successful staging of last year’s Gin Mare cocktail competition, called Mediterranean Inspirations, Suntory Australia once again will be sending one talented winner to Spain to partake in the global final and represent their country.
Bartenders and industry folk alike gathered yesterday at Brasserie Ananas in the Rocks, Sydney to celebrate the launch of new French liqueur, Pavan.
Club Suntory put on an event that evoked a sun-drenched south-of-France glamour and included a variety of cocktails, with matching canapes provided by the Ananas kitchen.
For your chance to win a trip to Venice and to mix with the stars, have a crack at the 2013 Disaronno Global Cocktail Competition.
Suntory Australia has recently taken over the Bitter Truth range of bespoke cocktail bitters.
Responding to the huge growth in the Australian cider category since last summer Magners is preparing to release Magners Pear cider in a new 330ml size in time for summer 2010.
Suntory’s Ultrapour team have been busily scouring Australian bars for the nation’s most professional barkeeps to compete in the final of Ultrapour’s Professional bartending challenge. The competition, that was last year taken out by Hemmesphere’s Sébastien Derbomez, offers five finalists the chance to compete for a European bar and distillery tour valued at over 10,000 dollars.
Independent family-owned distillers, William Grant & Sons (WGS) Limited announced this week the formation of William Grant & Sons Australia Pty Ltd – a wholly owned subsidiary – to manage its portfolio of brands within the Australian market.
Suntory (Aust.) Pty Ltd and Jose Cuervo, the world’s largest Tequila company, announced today the introduction of Jose Cuervo Especial Silver, the newest premium silver Tequila to join this leading portfolio.