• Drink Of The Year

Get a look at all the photos from the 2023 Boothby Drink of the Year Awards

All the action from the second annual Drink of the Year Awards.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 21 Nov 2023

• Drink Of The Year

Here they are: the 2023 Boothby Drink of the Year Awards results

The results are in, as well as the winners of four major awards.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 20 Nov 2023

• Bars

Everything we know: what to expect when whiskey and cocktail bar, Goodwater, opens

There’s quite the supergroup of bartenders behind it.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 17 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

Storm Evans is the winner of the Australian round of the 2023 Patrón Perfectionists cocktail competition

The creative lead of Cantina OK! will go on to compete against the world in Mexico.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 15 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

“It’s really special to be able to create something with your hands,” says The Rechabite’s Benjamin Thomson

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   Japan has long inspired artists, writers, chefs and yes, bartenders. And it’s that country’s megalopolis, Tokyo, which provides the inspiration for Benjamin Thomson’s take

By Sam Bygrave

/ 13 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

This Paloma riff is inspired by the pinkish terracotta bricks of Toulouse

The Paloma gets Frenchified by Finn Sugrue.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 13 Nov 2023

“They became more like my family than only coworkers.” Get Jarah Retana’s Okinawa-inspired Paloma recipe

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH   Inspiration comes from many places. But for Jarah Retana, a bartender at Sydney tequila joint du jour, El Primo Sanchez, his take on the Paloma comes courtesy

By Boothby Staff

/ 13 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

This Paloma riff from Re's Sam Cocks is inspired by the home of shio koji

Re bartender Sam Cocks dials up the umami.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 13 Nov 2023

“It’s like Sunday arvo river swims.” Get Storm Evans’ riff on the classic Paloma here

How is this Paloma like a 1996 Corolla?

By Sam Bygrave

/ 11 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

Get the recipe for Leah Dunnigan’s Paloma riff, inspired by Scotland

The Bar Planet bartender brings beetroot and carrots to the party.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 11 Nov 2023

• Bars

How Caretaker’s Cottage was named number one in Victoria, and among the world’s best

It pays to be patient — you might just find yourself with one of the world’s best bars.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 10 Nov 2023

• Patrón Perfectionists

“I’m obsessed with getting things right,” says Tom Opie

The talented bartender is one of the 10 finalists in the 2023 Patrón Perfectionists cocktail competition.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 9 Nov 2023