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Drinks at Babines. Photo: Supplied
Around the Bars

How new(ish) bar Babines talks French with a local, Melbourne accent

Two Juliens, one bar.
03 Jun 2025 4 min read
The Waratah took home the Best New Bar award last year. Who will win in 2025? Photo: Christpher Pearce
Boothby Best Bars

Nominations for the Boothby Best Bars NSW awards are open now

Which bars are making NSW a better place to drink at? Who will be named Person of the Year NSW?
02 Jun 2025 2 min read
Felicity Eshman is the 2025 NSW Speed Rack champion. Photo: Boothby
Better Know Your Bartender

How Felicity Eshman won the NSW final of Speed Rack Australia

Plus, her advice for tackling the most exciting bartending comp around.
02 Jun 2025 4 min read
Ollie Margan at his family's vineyard in January, 2025. Photo: Boothby
Better Know Your Bartender

From bartender to owner, then winemaker; Ollie Margan is home

Ollie Margan grew up in the wine trade, but to find his own place, he had to leave it behind.
30 May 2025 10 min read
Speed Rack state finals start this weekend — get your tickets

Speed Rack state finals start this weekend — get your tickets

Not only is Speed Rack a great big hospo party, it also raises money for charity.
29 May 2025 1 min read
Caretaker's Cottage in Melbourne picked up two Top 10 nominations. Photo: Supplied
Bars

All the Australian bars and bartenders (and publications) in the Spirited Awards Top 10

Boothby is among some familiar faces in the international Top 10 nominees this year.
22 May 2025 2 min read
Lisbon locals cooling off with a brew outside craft beer bar Musa de Bica. Photo: Fred Siggins
Guides

Drinks in transit: Lisbon

In Portugal’s capital, Fred Siggins finds pork, street liquor, and a place that could be home.
20 May 2025 6 min read
George Curtis at Before + After in Brisbane. Photo: Boothby
Drinks At Work

“Opening a bar is about overcoming challenges,” says George Curtis

The Brisbane bar owner on how he opened his two bars, cyclones, and why food is more important than ever.
14 May 2025 2 min read
Get tickets to the Better Bars Summit now
Bartenders' Weekender

Get tickets to the Better Bars Summit now

With 20 speakers from Australia and beyond over two days, it’s a Bartenders’ Weekender highlight not to be missed.
13 May 2025 2 min read
Keeper has landed in Brunswick. Photo: Supplied
Around the Bars

Keeper is doing slow beer because it tastes better

The brewers have a proper pedigree, and there is some top-notch hospo talent attached.
13 May 2025 4 min read
The Cubano at Old Love's in Sydney. Photo: Christopher Pearce
Counter Meal

The Old Love’s riff on the Cubano is a sandwich we love

What makes a great Cubano? Get the recipe for their riff, here.
12 May 2025 5 min read
Here are the 35 finalists in the Archie Rose White Cane Rum Riff
Better Know Your Bartender

Here are the 35 finalists in the Archie Rose White Cane Rum Riff

The best in white rum cocktails are coming to a town near you.
09 May 2025 3 min read
Jacob Cohen and Charlie Hunter. Photos: Boothby
Drinks At Work

What makes the Brisbane bar scene different with Jacob Cohen and Charlie Hunter

There’s a reason why Brisbane bartenders are sought after by bars in other states.
07 May 2025 2 min read
Nominate the bar designer of the year now
Drinks 100 Australia

Nominate the bar designer of the year now

The Drinks 100 Australia Bar Designer of the Year nominations are now open — and close Wednesday 14 May.
07 May 2025 1 min read
Does history taste different? Photo: Boothby
Around the Bars

Hit or miss, historic spirits really do taste different

Cara Devine talks vintage spirits and dusty bottles.
06 May 2025 5 min read
A deep dive into Perrier. Photo: Christopher Pearce/Boothby
Primers

From ancient origins to classic cocktails: a dive into Perrier

Plus: a Silver Gin Fizz spec and a John Collins recipe at Bar Sumi.
05 May 2025 4 min read
Herbs Taverne is the latest bar from the Mucho group. Photo: Boothby
Bars

Herbs Taverne opens tonight: here’s what to expect (and a look inside)

Plus: creative director Jeremy Blackmore talks about the bar's design, drinks and more.
03 May 2025 7 min read
Charlie Hunter at the soon to open Dark Blue in Brisbane. Photo: Boothby
Bars

What to expect when wine and cocktail bar, Dark Blue, opens this month

It’s the second laneway bar from Hannah Wagner.
01 May 2025 7 min read
El Floridita in Havana. Photo: Shutterstock
Bars

Must-visit iconic bars (where the drinks may or may not be good), with Sebastian Cosmo Soto

Plus: Maybe Cocktail Festival highlights, Bar Demo, Sorry Not Sorry and more in this week’s Drinks At Work.
24 Apr 2025 10 min read
The Champagne Ramos Fizz at Jigger & Pony in Singapore. Photo: Supplied
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Bars

Anatomy of a menu: Jigger & Pony, Singapore

Part menu, part magazine — take a look at the annual menu from one of Singapore’s finest cocktail bars.
23 Apr 2025 6 min read
The Drinks 100 Australia awards are open for nominations
Bartenders' Weekender

The Drinks 100 Australia awards are open for nominations

Who are the 100 people shaping drinks culture in Australia in 2025?
22 Apr 2025 5 min read
Jason Williams with the first Pegu Club cocktail made at the Pegu Club in decades. Photo: Supplied
Bars

Don’t do (bar) business with arms dealers, says Jason Williams

“There was Atlas, Raffles, and then there would be Pegu Club; all really career changing projects to work on.”
18 Apr 2025 8 min read
Australian Hennessy ambassador Alex Zanarini has some winning advice. Photo: Supplied
Primers

Alex Zanarini on how to win Hennessy MyWay 2025

“The benefits are huge,” he says.
17 Apr 2025 3 min read
Finn Sugrue (left) and Daniel Waddy at their takeover on Saturday night. Photo: Maybe Cocktail Festival
Drinks At Work

Satan’s Whiskers on traditional bartending skills and classics, with Daniel Waddy and Finn Sugrue

What have we lost in pursuit of new and novel drinks?
16 Apr 2025 6 min read
Loy Catada is coming to a bar near you soon. Photo: Boothby
Primers

Loy Catada and The World of Tequila

The OG ambassador talks tequila, his career, and the launch of 1800 Milenio.
09 Apr 2025 7 min read
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