Drink Of The Year

• Drink Of The Year

One Or Two’s Mango Sticky Rice puts a dessert in a glass

There’s good things to drink at One Or Two. “Always looking for some fun time,” says the drink’s creator, Andy Chu. “Can’t take one of the best

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Moondrop’s Service Recovery is a non-alc built for hydration

You folks like your Pocari Sweat, right? “I’ve been chasing the high of what it was like to drink a Powerade after a footy match as a kid,” says

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Lui Bar’s French Slipper gives a Melbourne classic a French twist

A Melbourne classic gets a French accent. “I wanted to pay homage to a classic Melbourne cocktail while giving it a French twist through our collaboration with Chartreuse, reflecting the

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Jackalope’s Blues is a nostalgic after-dinner drink

Here’s an after-dinner drink with Normandy in its bones. “This drink was created with the idea of my youth in Normandy,” says the drink’s creator, Tanguy Charbonnet.

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Caretaker’s Cottage’s Super Zodiac pairs Sichuan pepper and quince

Here’s a drink built on an unusual pairing. “Working from the pairing of Sichuan pepper and quince, we found there was a really nice unity of the piney electricity

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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New Peas & Old Brandy is named for a line about the good life

The internationally acclaimed Melbourne bar, Byrdi, may now be closed — the bar had its last service in September — but there was always a good drink there. Take New Peas &

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Bar Bellamy’s Ice Cream Vesper started life as a scoop

It’s a Martini, sure, but not as you know it. “This drink was born from a spectacular sour cream and blueberry ice cream,” says the drink’s creator, Joshua

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Babines’ Burnt Paloma has a little char to it

Has the Paloma ever looked so good? “A playful take on a classic Paloma, made richer, bolder and smokier,” says the drink’s creator, Julien Wurtlin. It was “originally designed

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Koto’s Spring Has Sprung is a non-alc seasonal soda

Here’s a non-alcoholic soda made for Spring drinking. “I wanted a non-alc offering that fully captured the essence of springtime,” says the drink’s creator, Nic Train.

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Bar Nova’s Juice Box is a Margarita that is all about mandarin

Here’s a Margarita makes mandarin the star. “A juicy take on a marg, showcasing the delicious flavour of mandarins,” says the drink’s creator, Brett Nebauer. “Sweet tart, floral

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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Tailor Room’s Silk is a cocktail named for the world’s most luxurious fabric

Here’s a cocktail named for one of the world’s most luxurious fabrics. “Silk is a sophisticated liquid interpretation of one of the most expensive and luxurious textiles,” says

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026

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All hail Michael Chiem’s Midori Splice at Silver’s Motel

Here’s a frozen drink poured in two layers. “A reinterpretation of the very first cocktail I ever made!” says the drink’s creator, Michael Chiem. “The alternating layers as

By Boothby Staff

/ 26 Oct 2026