Sign in Subscribe

Drinks At Work

Why Club Suntory (and the Suntory Cup) is making a comeback

“We want to bring some of that fun back.”

By Sam Bygrave

/ 26 Mar 2025

Val Maguire, Sophie Smallwood, Rhi Lucas, John Galiatsatos, Alice Newport, and Ella Jones. Photo: Boothby

Ivy Mix wants you to back the Rack

William Grant & Sons is bringing Speed Rack back to Australia in 2025.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 19 Mar 2025

Ivy Mix is this week's guest on Drinks At Work. Photos: Supplied

What Calliope Draper learned working three of The World’s 50 Best Bars

As ever, the little things make a big difference for great bars.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 13 Mar 2025

Calliope Draper wins the Roku Scholarship at The World's 50 best Bars 2024. Photo: Supplied

Matty Opai talks ‘invisible restaurant’ and 10 years of service at Icebergs Dining Room & Bar

Why the award-winning bar director still calls the iconic venue home.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 5 Mar 2025

Matty Opai (left) talks hospitality on this episode of Drinks At Work. Photo: Boothby

Another round: how The World’s 50 Best Bars works with Emma Sleight

“That’s why the list is so dynamic and by its nature controversial.”

By Sam Bygrave

/ 26 Feb 2025

Emma Sleight is the head of content for The World's 50 Best Bars. Photo: Supplied

Guess who’s coming to Sydney for Maybe Cocktail Festival

Plus: the state of the bar business right now (go hassle your local candidate)

By Sam Bygrave

/ 19 Feb 2025

Stefano Catino during the Maybe Cocktail Festival last year. Photo: Boothby

Federico Malavenda on throwing Fernet parties, myths, and how Fernet-Branca became the bartenders’ handshake

Plus: where you can get your hands on this year’s Fernet-Branca coins.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 12 Feb 2025

Federico Malavenda. Photo: Supplied

Matt Dale on what the brand ambassador role is about in 2025

The new Rhubi ambassador — the brand’s first — talks avant garde bars and a return to the classics.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 5 Feb 2025

What to expect when Baptist Street Rec Club opens next week

The latest bar from House Made Hospitality opens in Redfern.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 29 Jan 2025

What to expect when Baptist Street Rec Club opens next week

How Trish Brew started a gin brand (working as a brand ambassador)

She’s asking bartenders to help her make the world’s best pink gin.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 22 Jan 2025

The year in review in bars, drinks, and bartenders

Cara Devine and Sam Bygrave on the best bars, openings, and people who have made a mark in 2024.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 27 Dec 2024

2024 saw many launches — including Boothby magazine in print. Photo: Tom Yau

Alexandre Gabriel on creativity, Planteray rums, GI, sugarcane, farming, loads more

“If you do something that’s creative, it owns you.”

By Sam Bygrave

/ 18 Dec 2024

Alexandre Gabriel. Photo: Boothby