Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
Film…comedy…it’s not only food festivals that have caught our attention this month! Here’s are our pick of the top 10 ways to celebrate the end of summer (with glass in hand). — Absinthe Masterclass In honour of Absinthe Day (Mar 5), Absinthia is hosting this exploration of all things liquid […]
Less than a month to go until the 2018 Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. Event are selling out so let’s take a look at the best, brightest and booziest events you can still score tickets to. Food Drink for Thought – These events are serious about cocktail culture…and seriously tasty […]
We’re assuming your new year’s resolutions have totally fallen by the wayside by now. If not – you’re doing human-ing wrong – we’re here to help you fall off the bandwagon with a bunch of lovely new bars to get up to mischief in this month. Missed last month’s openings? […]
Don’t waste the last month of summer. Here are our tips for the best craft spirits, bar and cocktail related events around Melbourne… — 1. Bibelot x Starward It might be love at first taste. The dessert maestros of Bibelot are being joined by the whisky whizzes from Starward for […]
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. […]
If “try new things in 2018” was one of your New Year’s resolutions, we have a few suggestions for you. Check out the 11 newest Melbourne bars you should visit this January. Missed last month’s openings? Catch up here. — The Shady Lady The Shady Lady (pictured above) is made up of a […]
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 […]
For those loved ones in your life who are fond of fizz and froth, we’ve got last-minute gift ideas all the way from stocking stuffers to grand gestures. Click on any image below to go directly to shop (note: these are just things that took the DrinkMelbourne team’s fancy, none […]