Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
The inaugural ‘Serves of the State‘ is here. On now until Feb 1, the project sees 15 of Melbourne and regional Victoria’s best venues serve up a trio (each) of unique, limited-time-only cocktails. Each drink features a different spirit from one of 45 local distilleries. That means 45 distinct cocktails […]
Surviving heatwaves, lockdowns and floods, Ponyfish Island’s founders Grant Smillie, Andrew Mackinnon and Jerome Borazio now celebrate 15 years of the floating bar’s often water-logged existence. Andrew tells the story of how Ponyfish came to be; “So about 15 years ago, three gentlemen were walking around here – along the […]
This weekend is a long one – all the better to settle in with a G&T. Saturday 8th of May is also World Gin Day so there’s extra reason to seek out and support an Australian craft gin distiller. Here are the World Gin Day events happening in Melbourne and […]
Is amaro – that bitter, herbal, digestivo – in its renaissance era? With Euro Summers trending and new Italian restaurants hitting Melbourne as hard as the moon hits your eye (like a big pizza pie), it could be. Navi Lounge, the bar beside Yarraville’s two-hatted Navi, believes amaro is “set […]
Move over brandy and eggnog. Christmas gin is stealing your December crown. And Victoria by Farmer’s Daughters is happy to be an accomplice; inviting Four Pillars (and their Chrissy pudding-infused gin) over to their place to shake their gin-gle bells. Their collaborative Festive Sunday Sessions begin this weekend and run […]
Four Pillars unleashed their fifth Distiller’s Series collab – Green Apple and Rhubarb gin – earlier this week. So they’re toasting the gin’s arrival with a weekend-long, Autumnal celebration. Follow golden-turning leaves into the hills of Healesville to their distillery this Saturday or Sunday from 10:30am to 12:30pm. There, in […]
Upcoming craft spirits and cocktail events in Melbourne and across Victoria that are worth your time… The Mini Aussie Rum Fest Thursday 18th August Rum Day cometh. And soon follows this miniature local celebration of rum at The Catfish. Taste cane spirits from Queensland, NSW, the Dandenongs and the Mornington […]
Upcoming craft spirits and cocktail events in Melbourne and across Victoria that are worth your time. – The Espresso Martini Party Saturday 18th June Booze meet beans. It might be coming up to World Martini Day but Mr Black Spirits and Industry Beans plan to take over the night instead. […]
After the past two years, I needed a G&T and a (lengthy) lie down. But now, DrinkMelbourne’s back for 2022. Here are the local craft spirits and cocktail events that I think are worth your time. I Hart Rum Sunday 20th February 2022, 12-3pm & 3.30-6.30pm Distillers from across Australia […]
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 […]