Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
Opening a bar in Melbourne in 2021 may have seemed like a Sisyphean task. Yet the below venues refused to baulk in the face of any shutdown storm! Here’s a guide to the most notable new bars across Melbourne that either debuted amid our latest lockdowns or have just flung […]
Even though we’re dodging rain showers in Melbourne, I predict it will be a picnic season like no other! I celebrated my first group outing since the before-times this past weekend with a pink gin spritz designed for picnicking. It’s as easy as pie to make with crowd-pleasing flavours of […]
Currently craving spiked hot chocolates, crackling fireplaces, toddies; basically anything to warm the cockles of my cold, black heart. Here are 7 hot new Melbourne bars that are worth your time this winter… Valhalla | Basement, 477 Collins Street, Melbourne According to Norse mythology, experiencing Valhalla was the reward for […]
Celebrate World Chartreuse Day today with this seductive cocktail recipe by Melbourne’s Chef David. This drink is named after one of China’s best cocktail and jazz bars – the Hope & Sesame speakeasy in Guangzhou. It’s a stripped-back adaption of their Spicy Not Spicy rum sour cocktail. The chilli and […]
Happy World Whisky Day (or World Whiskey Day if you prefer Irish and American styles)! Here’s a simple-yet-delicious original cocktail recipe from The Everleigh to toast to the occasion. It’s basically a honeyed twist on a classic Sazerac cocktail. Be sure to use 100% honey, and don’t be afraid to […]
This Mother’s Day-inspired cocktail tastes like a bouquet of flowers in liquid form! Treat your mum or your nanna with this pretty, pastel-pink drink sometime soon. This recipe makes a hero of Little Lon Distilling Co’s limited edition Maud’s gin liqueur. Though their mauve concoction is a liqueur, it’s balanced […]
And just like that it’s mulled wine season! For more reasons to venture out and “drink local” this Autumn than the lure of delicious spiced reds, may I present the top 10 most notable or unique new Melbourne bars for your consideration. In no particular order… 1. Poodle Upstairs | […]
Tickets for Good Beer Week have just gone on sale today and some sessions have already started to sell out. With so much to choose from, here’s a handy guide to the most spirited events to rsvp for at GBW 2021! Naturally, there will be much beer. But there will […]
This cocktail recipe is a little bit Paloma, a little bit Salty Dog and a little bit none of the above. It’s also a little bit of sorcery that manages to be warming and sweet yet somehow refreshing! A locally-made raspberry version of an amaro by 7K Distillery plays a […]
It’s National Margarita Day. So it’s pretty much the law that you have to make up a batch of these easy Tropical Kombucha Margaritas today. Don’t blame me, I don’t make the rules! (Pssst…feeling lazy? I’m giving away free margaritas here.) The tang of kombucha adds another layer to the […]