Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
Here’s all the news that’s fit to drink this month… – Congratulations to all of the winners at last night’s 2019 Time Out Melbourne Bar Awards: Congress (best bar food), Clooney (best new bar), Kirk’s (best wine bar), The Everleigh (best cocktail bar and bar of the year), The Elysian […]
We’re melting like a misunderstood witch today in Melbourne. But that simply gives eternal, glass-is-half-full optimists a reason to sip something icy… Which brings us to the lovely duo Shannon Martinez and Mo Wyse – of the wonderful vegan hotspots Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli in Fitzroy – […]
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 […]
Here’s are all my favourite reasons to leave the house in March. And don’t forget to follow our live calendar of events here; there are beer-fueled doggy fun runs, candlelit cocktail charity events and secret gin flings to be uncovered over there. — 1. A Weekend of Magic In ode to […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bodega (@bodegaunderground) on Sep 24, 2018 at 5:10am PDT Tequila is so underrated – and even demonised – in my book. Give one […]
Luckie‘s new decks of cards focus on subjects close to my – and I’m guessing your – heart (and stomach). They’ve scouted the latest and greatest wine bars and craft beer dens all around in Melbourne for their new release guides: ‘Melbourne Drinks Wine’ and ‘Melbourne Drinks Beer’. Let your […]
We’re back and raising our glasses to another year of Australian craft spirits and boutique bars. In case you missed it: here are 14 brand new haunts to try (in what’s left of) this month. — Johnny’s Green Room An homage to a former neighborhood bar of the same name, […]
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 – […]
I’m not sure what’s in the water – or seasonal eggnog – at the moment, but temporary bars are popping-up everywhere this December. Here’s your hit-list of pop-ups. Try them before they disappear… Stomping Ground La Boca The Arts Centre Melbourne has invited Collingwood’s Stomping Ground Brewing Co to help […]
Let’s raise a toast to summer and the most notable bar openings this month… Hotel Esplanade The beloved Espy has risen from the dead and it sure is alive and kicking. There’s a dozen different bars to explore from beer gardens to cocktail lounges over a whopping six levels (plus […]