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Recipes

Maybe Mae’s Propeller Head is a zesty riff on the Paper Plane

This drink from the talented Nick Corletto is on the 2023 Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year.

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This Raspberry cocktail at Black Kite Commune has no raspberries in it

The drink from bar manager Jessica Clayfield is on the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year.

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Get Maker’s recipe for their deep and rich Old Fashioned riff, Reviver

This recipe makes it back to back entries into the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year from bartender Ellery Low.

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Get the recipe for Botswana Butchery’s So Matcha Velvet

This drink from Reuben Beasley-Palmer is on Boothby's Top 50 Drinks of the Year in 2023.

Get the recipe for this Bar Rochford disco drink, Soul Makossa

This zippy, refreshing drink comes from the talented Liv Kelly.

Odd Culture’s Sour Negroni is built on a DIY kriek vermouth

The house Negroni riff from Jordan Blackman is one of the top 50 Drinks of the Year.

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Get Hanky Panky Lounge’s Spirit Of The Barrel cocktail recipe

The drink from bartender Declan Coffey is one of the Top 50 of 2023.

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Get the recipe for Luke Whearty’ Sub Tropical Fuckstorm (yeah, you heard us)

Get the specs from the award-winning bartender for what might be his best titled cocktail yet.

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This Sunnyboy cocktail has been on The Gresham list for 10 years (with good reason)

Created by then general manager, Mat Hewitt, in 2013, the drink continues to find fans.

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The Bistecca Sunset Americano is a tall glass of delicious

This drink, from Patrick Nunes with Alex Gondzioulis, and Ben Ingall, is among the Top 50 Drinks of the Year in 2023.

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Too Few Tattoos brings together melon, sake, grappa and sherry

This drink from Kayla Saito at Dessous is on the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year 2023.

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For Door Knock’s Tops N Tails cocktails, they make their own vermouth

Bartender Judith Zhu makes vermouth from waste wine.

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Strawberry and rhubarb star in this Double Deuce Lounge drink, Two In The Pink

This Milk Punch from bartender Alicia Clarke is on the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year 2023.

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Get the recipe for Bar Besuto’s Yakult Milk Punch

Bartender Rusty Russell's drink lands on the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year in 2023.

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Get the recipe for Thomas Opie’s What’s Up Doc cocktail

This drink from Eileen's Bar at the Four Pillars Lab in Sydney is on the Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year 2023.

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The Icebergs Sgroppino is a drink we love

Matty Opai's Sgroppino take is on the 2023 Boothby Top 50 Drinks of the Year.

Boothby Best Bars

The 50 best bars in Victoria, according to bartenders, are right here.

What makes a great bar? If you look through the list of Victoria’s 50 best bars here, you’ll see that despite the wide range of experiences and aesthetics they offer — we’ve got everything from high-end temples of the art of the cocktail, to down and dirty dives

Drinks At Work

“Think outside the box.” Mitch Townsend shares tips on entering the Flor de Caña Sustainable Cocktail Challenge, and careers

After working in the kitchen, Mitch worked Melbourne’s best bars before landing his dream ambassador gig.

Better Know Your Bartender

“The best drinks are those which tick both boxes: they’re both appealing and original,” says Pauric Kennedy

The Barangaroo House bar manager shares his advice for taking inspiration and making it delicious.

Bottles

Product dive: how Tanqueray No. Ten Gin came about and is made today

A pioneering premium gin two decades on.

Drink Of The Year

Get the recipe for Up In Smoke from Banco, Manly

This spicy, smokey number was created by Jacopo Montis.

Drink Of The Year

The Japanese Slipper No. Blue is here for a good time

The Australian modern classic made blue by Nick Tesar.

Drink Of The Year

Get the recipe for the Hook Turn from Bar Margaux's Nat Yao

This Manhattan riff is a love letter to Melbourne.

Drink Of The Year

Like cola? Then you'll love the Shady Lane cocktail from Bar Rochford

A smart, stirred down and elevated riff on the rum and Coke from Liv Kelly.

Drink Of The Year

Get the recipe for Mademoiselle, from Melbourne's Beneath Driver Lane

This drink is inspired by the 1980s classic, the French Martini, but brought up to the present day.