What to expect from Bar Privé when it opens in July
Bar Privé is the first drinks-forward venue from Edition Hospitality.
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Sam Bygrave
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Kayla Saito is the 2026 World Class Australian Bartender of the Year
The win sees Kayla through to the global final in Edinburgh.
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Sam Bygrave
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Boothby Best Bars SA Awards
Sunday 14 June
The first annual Boothby Best Bars SA Awards — and the Top 30 — will be unveiled on Sunday 14 June at an invite-only event at The Stag Public House in Adelaide, during Bartenders' Weekender.
Better Bars Summit presented by Monkey Shoulder
Monday 15 June, 11am to 3pm
Rhino Room, Adelaide, South Australia
Join us for Australia’s most original and inspiring drinks talks program, pick up useful skills and tips to apply to your own drinks career — whether that’s behind the bar, opening your first drinks industry business, or exploring new creative possibilities. Tickets are $20, available through Eventbrite. Tickets are limited.
The Drinks 100 Australia Awards Gala
Tuesday 16 June
Adelaide, South Australia
The Drinks 100 Australia is a celebration of the 100 people who are shaping the drinks culture in Australia in 2026, presented by Bartenders’ Weekender and Boothby.
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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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