Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
Four Pillars Distillery‘s cross country ‘Red Snapper Brunch Tour’ comes to Melbourne via Cumulus Inc. this weekend only! FP’s Director of Drinks James Irvine will showcase a quartet of inventive Red Snappers – basically gin Bloody Marys – including a warm one that is *super* limited edition with only […]
For the uninitiated, vermouth is simply wine that has been fortified with spirits and flavoured with botanicals. And Maidenii is one of Australia’s premier vermouth-makers. The brains behind the label – bartender Shaun Byrne and winemaker Gilles Lapalus – have collaborated on a new labour of love in the form […]
Truffle season has arrived (go see our homegirl, The Prosecco Queen, at the Truffle Melbourne Festival this weekend where her Van di Vino will be slinging Truffled Spritzes and Truffled Bloody Marys). Some people “get” the fuss over truffles. Some don’t. As avowed professional gluttons we’re in the former camp. And so […]
This weekend is for roaring fires, huddling in blankets and – with the welcome return of World Gin Day tomorrow – hot gin cocktails. Bass & Flinders Distillery have just released their seasonally spiced Winter Gin, spiked with apple brandy, and have kindly shared with us the secret to their Hot Buttered […]
Plan a road-trip, designate a driver and raise your glasses. Here’s a guide to the best distilleries in Melbourne and regional Victoria that you can visit – this weekend perhaps? – according to Visit Victoria. Part two of the Victorian Distillery Guide is coming soon (stay tuned to DrinkMelbourne on […]
As we venture deeper into the new year I find we already in dire need of a bit of extra kick. Cue the good old espresso martini. From brand new all-dayer Riddik, comes a new twist on the coffee cocktail with the welcome addition of butter (makes everything better), honeycomb and espresso out of Brunswick. […]
We suspect some of you may be craving a Bloody Mary (or its gin-soused cousin the Red Snapper) today. How about this carrot version for an antioxidant hit? You should know carrot “bacon” is seriously good on its own; sweet, salty, smoky and an unexpected treat for your vegan friends. The […]
This cocktail recipe is inspired by seasonal cherries and Xmas! We could pretend we’re trying to up our antioxidant intake via the star ingredient cherry juice…but really we just wanted to recreate something that tastes like festive, liquid cherry pie. ‘Tis the season for gluttony after all! That said, do […]
Confession: Until a few weeks ago I’d never tried root beer before. But since East 9th Brewing released Australia’s first adult (read: alcoholic) version in their loftily named ‘Future Memoirs of a Root Beer’, now is a good a time as any. Not quite sure what to expect; was it […]
Australian summer in a glass. That’s what this Sun Sparkle Sour cocktail tastes like. Developed by Sand Hill Road’s head cocktailer Kevin Peters, the recipe is inspired by memories of every mum’s tropical cheesecake; you know that no-bake version that’s only a pack of Philly cheese, a tin of sticky condensed […]