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Sam Bygrave
Sam Bygrave is the editor and founder of Boothby Media, where he writes, shoots, and talks about bars, bartenders and drinks online and in Boothby’s quarterly print magazine.
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Becca Wang
Becca Wang is Boothby's Brisbane correspondent, writing the week Sidecar No Sugar newsletter. She's a Brisbane-based writer, editor and columnist who writes for Broadsheet, Gourmet Traveller and RUSSH, and founded food and culture magazine Hawker!.
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Fred Siggins
Fred’s experience in drinks and hospitality spans over two decades as a bartender, brand executive, chef, venue manager, consultant, competition judge, writer and presenter; he is also co-owner of Goodwater in Northcote.
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Cara Devine
Cara is an advocate for good booze and fun drinking experiences both behind the bar at Bomba Rooftop and on her YouTube channel Behind the Bar with Cara Devine.
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