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Sean Baxter shows us how to shelly (and explains how Oyster Shell Gin is actually made)

There’s no elegant way to do this — and that’s the point.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 24 Nov 2023

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A Good Thing: Calvados (and Jason Wilson's newsletter)

Well, two good things, really: calvados, and a spirits writer worth subscribing to.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 4 Nov 2022

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This Scholarship will change one bartender's life

The 50 Best Bars The Blend Scholarship is open to bartenders 21 years and older with less than five years of experience behind the stick.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 21 Jun 2022

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Our pick of 10 top Aussie spirits during Australian Cocktail Month (& where to find them)

Australian Cocktail Month is showcasing some great spirits — here’s our pick of the local stuff.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 19 May 2022

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On tradition, the Martini, and Christmas

Tradition, ritual and myth — like the precise way one makes a Martini — is what makes us peculiarly human.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 24 Dec 2021

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These are the stories you cared about in 2021

We're looking at the big bar and bartending stories of 2021.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 16 Dec 2021

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An ode to the Hauf an' Hauf: some combinations are classics for a reason

The name may be uniquely Scottish but the experience is not, writes Cara Devine.

By Cara Devine

/ 27 Aug 2021

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Bottles of Note: our Never Never Distilling Co. Juniper Freak Gin 2020 review

How the Juniper Freak Gin 2020 is made, why it's a bottle of note, and what we think.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 20 Jul 2021

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Which is the best gin for Martinis? How many gins are too many?

Are there too many gins out there? Owner of Melbourne gin bar Union Electric, Huw Griffiths, answers those questions and more.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 16 Jul 2021

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Tastings: a trio of bottles from Saint Felix Distillery in Melbourne

Here, we take a look at three bottles from Melbourne's Saint Felix Distillery: their impressive Wild Forest Gin, the Yuzu & Green Tea Spirit, and their Bitter Citrus Aperitivo.

By Sam Bygrave

/ 20 Apr 2021