Three cities, three bars, three cocktails: get your weekend off to a good start

We've got great bars in Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane to visit and celebrate the last weekend of Australian Cocktail Month.

Three cities, three bars, three cocktails: get your weekend off to a good start

This weekend is the last weekend of Australian Cocktail Month, with bars across the country showcasing their skills and passion for hospitality through three specially curated cocktails for Australian Cocktail Month ticket holders.

So where should you go? Below, we’ve got a great suggestion for you in each of Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane.

Not picked up your ticket yet? $20 (plus booking fee) gets you access to great discounts on a special Australian Cocktail Month menu at 72 bars during the month of May across Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Get yours here.

Leonards Bar & Bistro, Brisbane

If you’re out and about after work in the Brisbane CBD this afternoon, you’ll do well to drop by Leonards Bar & Bistro on Mary Street. The bistro is offering great eats at the bar — with a French accent — but the bar is doing some great things.

Like this cocktail, the Botanica: Melbourne Gin Company Single Shot Gin, Terres Rouge Aperitif Figue, Muyu Vertiver Gris, bush honey and strawberry gum paint. Delicious stuff.

See what else is on offer at Leonards Bar & Bistro for Australian Cocktail Month here.

The Vermillion Cobbler at The Barber Shop, Sydney.
The Vermillion Cobbler at The Barber Shop, Sydney.

The Barber Shop, Sydney

It’s Australia’s premier gin bar, an award-winning gin joint that offers great cocktails, great gin and good times (and a barber shop on site, too).

Your best bet this weekend: their Vermillion Cobbler, a long and refreshing mix of 2020 East London Dry Gin, PX sherry, Regal Rouge Lively White, rhubarb cordial, and lemon juice garnished with raspberries, lemon wedge, and mint.

See what else is on offer at The Barber Shop for Australian Cocktail Month here.

The East To West cocktail at Bibliotheca in Adelaide.
The East To West cocktail at Bibliotheca in Adelaide.

Bibliotheca, Adelaide

Bibliotheca has been slaking the thirsts of Adelaideans for a while now, and with drinks like this East to West cocktail — featuring Hendrick’s Gin, green tea, acid and topped with Fever-Tree Soda Water — you’d be hard pressed to find a better place to get your weekend off to a delicious start.

See what else is on offer at Bibliotheca for Australian Cocktail Month here.

This is just a small selection of the great bars and cocktails on offer for Australian Cocktail Month during the month of May. Australian Cocktail Month brings you discounts on delicious cocktails at 72 great bars across four cities, supporting bars, bartenders and spirit makers along the way — get your $20 pass to good times here.