Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
We’re wrapping up all the news that fit to drink from the past month into sippable portions… — Congratulations to Surrey Hills’ The Dolphin Hotel (pictured, above) – designed George Livissianis – for scooping up the ‘Best Bar Design’ title at the 2017 Eat Drink Design Awards. Nods also to […]
‘Tis the season to avoid mistletoe. So whip up a batch of pre-season egg nog and let’s go Xmas shopping in our pjs instead. Most of the below gift ideas are by local creators and can be found online. — Four Pillars Australian Christmas Gin $95. This limited-edition gin uses […]
Founded by the same crew as the Only Bitters online emporium, The Bitters Lab is anything but. There are trove of tonics, syrups, vermouths, tinctures, garnishes and glistening vintage bar equipment and crystal glassware – in addition to the many bitters – to be unearthed here. I’m like a kid […]
Presenting DrinkMelbourne’s 2015 last minute gift guide for sophisticated barflies. 1. Tipsy – A drinker’s guide to wine, beer, whisky, gin, sake and more by Clare Burder of The Humble Tumbler – $24.95 2. Denver & Liely – These strikingly shaped tumblers are designed to take the prefect nip of […]
If you’ve read my top 10 deliciously drinkable events happening in Melbourne this month, you’ll already know that Taste of Melbourne returns this week! Want in? The good folk at LongLeaf Tea Vodka will be at the food & drink festival and they’d love to introduce you to their award-winning, organic […]
What’s your most evocative Summer memory? Is it frolicking on the beach with your best friend, swinging in a hammock with your loved one, running through sprinklers with your siblings? Perhaps you recall catching that wave, slurping an epic scoop of melting ice-cream or making an art work out of the neon […]
Actress Uma Thurman follows in the footsteps of fellow screen sirens such as Penelope Cruz, Milla Jovovich and Salma Hayek to star in 2014’s iconic Campari calendar. Next year’s calendar in inspired by global celebrations with Uma and photographer Koto Balofo (who has shot for the likes of Burberry, Hermes and Vogue) […]
To celebrate the start of this wonderful city’s Summer social season DrinkMelbourne is hosting a party at St Kilda bar Captain Baxter. I can’t promise sunshine (come on Melbourne, do play nice) but I can promise delicious Jameson Whiskey and Havana Club Rum cocktails and a glass or two of […]
When delicious cocktails alone simply aren’t good enough for you, it’s Eat Drink Design to the rescue. The annual awards ceremony honoured their 2013 victors last night, recognising beautiful architecture, design and branding across Australia and New Zealand’s restaurants, cafes, gourmet retail, pop-ups and bars. A congratulatory toast to the below establishments […]
Frenchy from Grease almost had it right; “The only man a girl can depend on is her daddy”. But we can also depend on Joe to serve up a southern fried feast for Father’s Day (you didn’t forget did you?). Joe’s Bar & Dining Hall has invited guest chef Andrew Blake to […]