Your guide to Australian craft spirits & Melbourne's cocktail culture
I believe that if you have a few bottles of really good champagne and a decent wheel of cheese there’s not much else you need to throw a memorable party. Just add friends and/or interesting strangers. In ode to a new Spring and the smorgasbord of soirées and occasions it brings […]
In case you missed it, I recently found 14 interesting/unique/just plain good espresso martinis for The Urban List. I wouldn’t call it definitive guide but it’s a darn good place to start for coffee vodka addicts. Read on to find out where to get the very best find of caffeine fix… […]
The never-ending hunt for purveyors of mulled wine in Melbourne continues. After experimenting with recipes from as far flung places as Norway, Market Lane Bar settled on a version inspired by the island archipelago of Malta to serve throughout the final month of Winter. “I’m from Malta where it’s traditional to […]
Tacos are apparently the hero here but I know you’re all hanging out for other ‘T’ word: tequila. New Fitzroy bar La Condesa “takes its name from the suburb of Condesa in Mexico City. [It’s] very artsy, very bohemian and we just wanted to bring a little of that to Fitzroy” […]
I recently collated a list of 20+ fine Melbourne establishments in which to find mug-fulls of warming mulled wine this Winter for The Urban List. Read on to get your spice on… — Your breath is foggy. Your toes are chilly. Your nose might be growing its very own icicle. […]
Blood. Sand. Two things I generally don’t want in my mouth. Yet Saigon Sally‘s Michael Forbes and Mick Formosa convinced me otherwise with an invitation to their recent Winter whisky cocktail class at the Windsor backstreet bar. Inspired by 1920’s sex symbol, silent film star Rudolph Valentino and his movie of […]
Have you heard of HealthyBYTe? It’s the super-food and clean living obsessed branch of Bright Young Things’ awesome event making biz in collaboration with dietician Emma Stirling. They cater unique menus for party hosts whose clients have dietary constraints or still want to fit into their Prada pencil skirts afterwards. Think wholefood gingerbread, gluten/lactose/fructose-free […]
Suntory is planning to take over Australia with their whiskies. But first, they are taking over wonderful Japanese bar Hihou for one night only. This Wednesday 18 June, Suntory is exclusively flooding the space with “omotenashi” or their special brand of Japanese hospitality. You can book three ($45) or an […]
The sixth annual World Gin Day is upon us; tomorrow, Saturday 14 June. Below you’ll find some ginspiration on exactly how and where to celebrate this momentous occasion in Melbourne… – The lovely Gin Queen is hosting a refined-yet-boozy afternoon tea complete with wonderful Hendrick’s tipples at The Kelvin Club. Adore the […]
In the belly of prohibition-era beast that is The Noble Experiment comes a brand new bar. And it’s one that will always be somewhat “new”. The Underground Experiment, headed up by Noble’s barkeep Linus Schaxmann and Dominique Cacioli (ex-Saigon Sally), will emerge in different incarnations every nine months or so. To […]