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Starward’s Next Step
Starward founder, David Vitale is ushering in the fourth wave of Australian whisky. The first began when fledgling local distillers became established in the 1860s. It lasted until Geelong’s Corio whisky packed up shop in the 1980s. Despite being infamously undrinkable – and colloquially known as ‘COR 10’ like a petrol brand […]
New Bars + Bar News | May 2019
NOW OPEN A new hotel bar for Southbank, Edwin Wine Bar & Cellar has an all-Victorian wine line-up by Dan Sims. Our next new wine bar has appeared in Sandringham. Baia di Vino (above; Jake Roden), from the Riserva Wine Bar crew, spruiks European wines and a trio of negronis. Hawthorn […]
Sipping Your Way Through the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival 2019
Just a little bit keen for the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival to return in only a week. Let’s take at look at the the best ways to stay hydrated during the fest, shall we? In Good Spirits – putting the spotlight on all things distilled and fermented Anise-phobes look […]
Getting into the Xmas Spirit | 8 Festive Season Releases 2018
Now this is our kind of xmas spirit… Here’s Looking at You Kid Christmas Gin – $90 – VIC HLAYKS has used botanicals including strawberry gum, river mint, lilly pilly, finger lime and passion berry to create a Christmas Gin inspired by – arguably the most Australian of festive desserts – […]
Upcoming Events | October 2018
So Junipalooza may be sold out, but there are plenty of other fine parties to go to this October! Don’t forget to follow our live calendar of events here. — 1. Rum, Jerk, Reggae It’s all right there in the title. Whitehart whisks you away to the Carribean for a […]
7 New Bars + Bars News | September 2018
Spring into these new Melbourne bars pronto… East Brunswick Hotel The 19th century pub gets a new lease on life with a public bar – and one pound meatballs – downstairs and cocktail balcony upstairs. 280 Lygon street, Brunswick East View this post on Instagram A post shared […]
Upcoming Events | September 2018
Flinging ourselves into Spring with the 10 best cocktail culture and craft spirits happenings around town… 1. Gin Infused High Tea Of course we have room for another grown up high tea in our lives! The Cliveden is celebrating their first birthday with dainty gin-infused treats; from Negroni jam on […]
Upcoming Events | August 2018
What deliciousness will we get into this month? Read on for our top 10 upcoming events… — 1. The Melbourne Manhattan While New York’s Museum of Modern Art exhibition is on at the National Gallery of Victoria, the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival has been hosting a mini-fest/feast of Mel&NYC […]
New Bars & Bar News | July 2018
Tried all the new bars in town yet? Here’s your hit list for July. Heroes Smoke from the grill only adds to the ‘den of inequity’ vibe at this new multi-level bar strung with Chinese New Year paraphernalia and papered with old music posters. Go up to reach the all-important […]
Upcoming Events | June 2018
Here are the top 10 drinkable things to do in Melbourne this June… Scents of Place Gin Palace debuts gin lunches as a celebration of Australian botanicals. Very rare tickets are still available for June’s events doing double duty for Good Food Month featuring the distilleries Southern Wild, Alchemy and […]