Bars First look: Showtime, the new cocktail menu from Maybe Sammy Tasting (and talking) through three drinks from the award-winning bar’s new list.
Drinks At Work What’s it like working in your family’s 140 year old whisky business? Kirsten Grant Miekle talks House of Hazlewood, and being the fifth generation of the William Grant & Sons family business.
Better Know Your Bartender “First month was great, first night was hell.” Dani and Oska Whitehart on opening a bar Partners not just in business, but in life, Bar Bellamy’s Dani and Oska Whitehart have just opened their second venue. But before they did, Sam Bygrave talked to them about opening a bar and doing life together.
Better Know Your Bartender Life as a brand ambassador: “I travel 200 days each year, and it feels like I’m always coming home.” How to travel like a brand ambassador, the Alice Newport edition.
Recipes Shirley Yeung & Pippa Canavan share advice on creating a winning RHUBI Apéritif drink Entries into the #JustAddRhubi Bartender Competition for 2025 are open now.
Boothby Best Bars The top 50 bars in Victoria, according to bartenders Get the full list and all the award winners here.
Afterlife Friday recipe inspo: 6 more bartenders’ advice on creativity, recipes, and more “Don’t be afraid to fail,” why boundaries can help your creativity shine, and more.
Bars How the luxe cocktail list at Scarfes Bar came together “We mapped out the emotional framework first and then built drinks to sit within those chapters.”
Afterlife Five bartenders share their advice on creativity, and making memorable experiences On getting it wrong, and making beautiful things for people.
Afterlife “There’s something radical in making something beautiful,” says Andie Bulley The award-winning bartender on creativity, ideas, and why story is everything.
Afterlife Charlie Hunter: “Creative problem solving is huge in hospo.” “It all comes back to the guest experience,” says the Dark Blue bar manager.
Afterlife Bertie Boekemann: “Don’t be afraid to fail.” Bertie Boekemann talks creativity, why everyone is creative, and why making mistakes isn’t as high stakes as you think.
Afterlife It’s important to ‘get out of your comfort zone’, says bartender Alex Kingdom “Try to make beauty in your everyday life.”
Afterlife Elliot Pascoe: “Creativity does better with boundaries.” One of Brisbane’s finest bartenders gets deep into the creative process.
Afterlife When it comes to drinks inspiration, Georgia Gresham gets inspired by people “Inspiration is literally everywhere,” Georgia says.
Afterlife Jay Cozma on why getting it wrong makes better drinks “When I think about drinks, I’m not making drinks for myself.”
Afterlife Jesse Kourmouzis: “Go out and try things, test things.” The talented bartender shares his advice and his creative process.
Afterlife If there is a way, Nance Liong will find it “My thought processes are a little bit linear but then also loopy,” she says.
Afterlife “You can take inspiration from anywhere,” says Rachel Abou “It’s making people enjoy an experience,” says Rachel.
Afterlife Nostalgia inspires the drinks of Roy Das Neves “I found myself being inspired by that unapologetic nature from what I saw from the Dark Mofo program itself,” says Roy Das Neves.
Better Know Your Bartender Here are the six Australia & NZ finalists for Hennessy MyWay Our bartenders have “helped set the pace for the global stage.”
Primers How to use it: Archie Rose Rye Malt Whisky A brief history, how it is actually made, and three recipes.
Better Know Your Bartender There’s an award-winning bartender behind this new Australian agave brand Beudi is taking a distinctly Australian approach to agave spirits.
Primers How to use it: a deep dive into Aquafab A brief history, three recipes, and Q&A with co-founder Rebecca Grey.
Drinks At Work Hotel bars (and what indie bars can pick up) with Alex Happy Gilmour & Ross Blainey A look at what goes into a high quality hotel bar, the good things (and the bad).
