Melbourne “F–k it, let’s open them.” Why this award-winning whisky bar is opening unicorn bottles On 16 years of whisky and being a ‘bartender refuge.’ By Fred Siggins / 10 Mar 2026
Melbourne Why ‘Balancing the Scales’ matters in 2026, with Hilary McNevin Plus three big events for International Women’s Day this week. By Fred Siggins / 3 Mar 2026
Melbourne How to buy a bar that’s also a video rental store With a unique business model comes a unique opportunity. By Fred Siggins / 24 Feb 2026
Melbourne Year of the Fire Horse: How Melbourne’s bars are celebrating Lunar New Year Cocktails, collabs, new menu launches and more. By Fred Siggins / 17 Feb 2026
Melbourne In pictures: how hospo prepped (and played) at Victoria’s Pride Street Party “It’s been a long time since I did a shift where I was 20-deep at the bar.” By Fred Siggins / 10 Feb 2026
Melbourne / Members-only The Basque country comes to South Yarra, with cocktails to match “The only real requirement we have is good people doing good food.” By Fred Siggins / 3 Feb 2026
Melbourne A Spritz, just not as you know it Beat the heat with five elevated takes on the Spritz from Melbourne bartenders. By Fred Siggins / 27 Jan 2026
Melbourne / Members-only At The Lodge, a pioneering (and often imitated) Melbourne bartender gets creative How high-end Kiwi menswear brand Rodd & Gunn is combining retail and hospitality, with cocktails by Matt Bax. By Fred Siggins / 20 Jan 2026
Melbourne / Members-only Soft serves, hard liquor: how one Carlton venue is beating the summer heat Plus: how to support Victorian producers affected by the fires. By Fred Siggins / 13 Jan 2026
Melbourne / Members-only “People’s attention span for the next new thing is short,” say Pendant Public Bar’s owners After an award-winning 2025, Belinda Linton & Luke Kelly on how they’re approaching 2026. By Sam Bygrave / 31 Dec 2025
Melbourne / Members-only 24,000 Martinis and 33,000 Guinness pints: how Caretaker’s Cottage is looking at the year ahead Best of 2025: Q&A with Caretaker’s Cottage co-owner Rob Libecans. By Sam Bygrave / 29 Dec 2025
Melbourne / Members-only Reports of the death of Melbourne’s bar scene are greatly exaggerated A message of thanks to round out the year. By Fred Siggins / 23 Dec 2025
