Sam Bygrave

Sam Bygrave is the editor and founder of Boothby Media, where he writes, shoots, and talks about bars, bartenders and drinks online and in Boothby’s quarterly print magazine.

Get Dre Masso’s tips to win the Nusa Caña Indonesian Rum Revival — and a trip worth over $7k

Crucial advice before entries close on July 31 from Nusa Caña’s global ambassador.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 20 Jul 2026

Get Dre Masso’s tips to win the Nusa Caña Indonesian Rum Revival — and a trip worth over $7k

Get a look at all the photos from the Boothby Best Bars NSW Awards

All the winners and social shots from last week's awards.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 20 Jul 2026

The crowd went wild for Bar Demo. Photo: Christopher Pearce

From teaching high school to running Campari Academy: Zach Mynott on engaging bartenders

Zach Mynott left a decade behind Brisbane bars to become a teacher — and found the classroom was the best training ground for one of the biggest advocacy jobs in Australian drinks.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 17 Jul 2026

Zach Mynott at Old Love's in Sydney. Photo: Boothby

New bar news: what to expect when Offtrack’s next bar opens

Learn more about the new bar, when it will open, what they're offering and more.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 16 Jul 2026

New bar news: what to expect when Offtrack’s next bar opens

Take a deep dive into Sunchaser Dirty Vodka & Pure Vodka

Behind the making of a new Australian craft spirits brand with Sean Forsyth.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 15 Jul 2026

Take a deep dive into Sunchaser Dirty Vodka & Pure Vodka

Nominations are open now for the Boothby Best Bars VIC Awards

The Top 50 bars on the Boothby Best Bars NSW were awarded last night, and that means that now Victoria is next. This is the fourth year of the Boothby

By Sam Bygrave

/ 14 Jul 2026

Nominations are open now for the Boothby Best Bars VIC Awards

The 50 best bars in NSW are right here

All the results from the Boothby Best Bars NSW Awards.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 13 Jul 2026

Get Goodwater’s long lasting Old Fashioned riff

Featuring a hard crack candy that maintains the drink’s balance as it dilutes.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 10 Jul 2026

Get Goodwater’s long lasting Old Fashioned riff

How To Use It: a little vodka best served with a lot of caviar

How to bring Beluga Vodka and caviar together.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 9 Jul 2026

How To Use It: a little vodka best served with a lot of caviar

“You can’t teach someone to care.”

The Gresham’s Corby Small on winning Best Hospitality Team, and what a decade of Greenhorn has taught Brisbane’s newest bartenders.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 8 Jul 2026

Freezer-door Martinis, Islay drams and a noodle obsession

Yao Wong of The Elysian Whisky Bar and Goodwater tackles the Drinks Traveller questionnaire.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 7 Jul 2026

Freezer-door Martinis, Islay drams and a noodle obsession

The team behind Disco Pantera have a new bar on the way

Here’s what you can expect from Easy Peasy.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 6 Jul 2026

Gordon and Ross Purnell at the site of Easy Peasy. Photo: Boothby