Tag: Sydney BarShow

Sydney BarShow 09 Wrap-Up

The leaders of the drinks industry, both local and international, descended on Sydney for the eighth instalment of Sydney BarShow; a week of networking events creating Australia’s largest and most respected bar industry trade event!

Australia’s Best Bartender!

The 2009 Australian Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year Competition (sponsored by Club Suntory) brought out the best of Australian bartending talent in a competition that tested their knowledge of the backbar with a gruelling written exam, their ability to serve a custromer, their savvy at identifying the ingredients in a cocktail in a blind tasting and their skill at presenting and creating two signature cocktails to a panel of esteemed critics.

Final(ish) List for Smuggler’s Den

We’ll there’s only days to go now and we’ve compiled a tidy little list for you all to sample at Sydney BarShow’s Smuggler’s Den. On top of this list there are couple more pledged bottles we’re eagerly awaiting to lay our hands on and even a shipment or two still finding their way from customs to the BarShow HQ.

Win Four Nights at the Swissotel for BarShow Week

Fancy staying in style at Sydney’s Swissotel over Sydney BarShow Week? Well simply post a comment below this article telling us about your fondest Sydney BarShow memories and you could earn yourself a room for four nights at the Swissotel over BarShow.

DRINKS WITH Desmond Payne, Beefeater Gin

Having taken care of James Burrough’s 1820 recipe for Beefeater London Dry Gin for so many years, in 2008 Desmond created his own masterpiece the new Beefeater 24. We put him under the spotlight for six quick questions before he comes to Sydney in September for the BarShow…

Global gurus of the bar industry flock to Sydney BarShow 09

Sydney BarShow 09 has attracted some of the biggest names of the global bartending industry – such as Jim Meehan, Julio Bermejo, Tom Estes, Philip Duff, Simon Ford, John Gakuru, Jonathan Downey, Jacob Briars and Lorena Vasquez- firmly cementing its position as a must-attend international event for the bar trade.

Sydney BarShow 09

Sydney BarShow 09 will take place on Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September at The Royal Hall of Industries, on Lang Road, Moore Park (next to Entertainment Quarter) in Sydney. Now in its eighth year, this innovative tradeshow will once again showcase the latest bar trends and products to thousands of industry professionals.