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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.

‘Everything is stirred down.’ What to expect when new Sydney cocktail bar Stir’d opens

The Dulcie’s team are behind a new “flavour-forward” cocktail bar in the city.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 9 Sep 2022

Brandy Martignago is opening a new bar in Sydney's CBD. Photo: Supplied

“You have to be a risk-taker,” says award-winning bartender Erik Lorincz

The bar owner and global comp-winning bartender counts The Savoy and The Connaught on his resume.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 8 Sep 2022

Erik Lorincz is in Australia for Diageo's World Class festivities. Photo: Supplied

How The World’s 50 Best Bars works with Mark Sansom

We dive into how the 50 Best Bars works, criticisms, and more.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 1 Sep 2022

Mark Sansom hosting The World's 50 Best Bars 2021. Photo: Supplied

Behind the list: how Brianna Aboud created Ramblin’ Rascal’s latest cocktail list

These three Ramblin' Rascal recipes are playful and delicious, packing in flavour.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 24 Aug 2022

Brianna Aboud at Ramblin' Rascal Tavern in Sydney. Photo: Boothby

“It’s my family away from home.” How Kalisha Glover won her first cocktail competition

It's a comp we'd love to see more often: one for rookies to cut their teeth and gain valuable experience.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 19 Aug 2022

Kalisha Glover during her comp-winning presentation. Photo: Lauren Barbato

First look: get a sneak peak at the latest Jacoby's Tiki Bar cocktail list, launching tonight

Get the menu, and the recipes for three drinks from Jacoby's latest list.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 18 Aug 2022

The Rapa Nui Nui at Jacoby's Tiki Bar in Enmore. Photo: Boothby

How you can back a one of a kind bartending book (and help bartenders along the way)

It's not every day that a 1924 Japanese bartending book is resurrected and translated.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 17 Aug 2022

How you can back a one of a kind bartending book (and help bartenders along the way)

Argo, one of Asia’s best bars, is coming to Sydney for two nights

Here’s how you can catch one of Asia’s most talked about new bars in Sydney.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 11 Aug 2022

Argo, one of Asia’s best bars, is coming to Sydney for two nights

Emma Bernardi talks dream weaving and the Bar Planet experience

“It’s just the little things that you do for people that make them feel valued.”

By Sam Bygrave

/ 29 Jul 2022

Emma Bernardi talks dream weaving and the Bar Planet experience

Lee Potter Cavanagh on why he’s closing his bar and restaurant after four years

We talk a lot about opening bars, but we don’t talk about making the decision to walk away.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 28 Jul 2022

Lee Potter Cavanagh on why he’s closing his bar and restaurant after four years

Explainer: what makes cognac so expensive?

In a time when there is so much great booze in the world, it’s fair to ask the question: why is cognac so expensive?

By Sam Bygrave

/ 26 Jul 2022

Explainer: what makes cognac so expensive?

How Theo Watt went from cocktail bars to creating DRiNK Magazine & Asia’s biggest bar awards

Voting systems, the benefits of ignorance, and drinks magazines in the digital age.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 21 Jul 2022

Theo Watt is the founder of Drink Magazine and Thirsty Work Productions.