Recipes
Here’s what makes the Amaretto Sour recipe tick
The Amaretto Sour doesn't make for a bad drink, it’s just one that tends to be a touch on the sweet side for many — but that can be fixed.
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This one ticket gets you 72 bars, four cities, and over 200 specially-crafted cocktails
Australian Cocktail Month sees 72 bars from four cities dishing up some 200-odd specially crafted cocktails at a special price — here's why it's great.
Bars
Live blues, killer cocktails: inside Memphis Slim’s House of Blues in Adelaide
“It’s just about being fun, fresh and approachable to be honest,” says Memphis Slim’s bar manager Michael Keogh.
Bars
Everything We Know: Burrow Bar & Cash Only Bar & Diner (Updated)
Burrow Bar in Sydney is moving to a two level space up the road, and opening Cash Only Bar & Diner in the process — here's everything we know.
Recipes
This blood orange take on the Corpse Reviver cocktail is a drink we love
A trio of Australian gin, whisky and vermouth help make this Corpse Reviver variation one we'll keep coming back to.
Primers
How to become a drinks writer — a little advice
Maybe you're a bartender, and you want to write about cocktails, bars, or the booze industry more broadly — here's a little advice on how to become a drinks writer.
Primers
How is Bushmills made? Here’s your cheat sheet
Bushmills is different to other Irish whiskeys — here's your quickfire cheat sheet to how it's made, and what makes it different.
Primers
What is an independent bottler? How it works, 'teaspooning' and more
What is an independent bottler? We spoke to Simon McGoram to learn more, what teaspooning is, and what That Boutique-y Whisky Company's new Australian series is about.
Recipes
A Good Thing: the Reverse Rob Roy recipe from The Baxter Inn
A spot at the bar at The Baxter Inn, in the early afternoon before full service kicks off? It's very much A Good Thing.
Bars
Everything We Know: Sammy Junior, the new cafe and bar from Maybe Sammy
Here’s what we know right now about Sammy Junior from Maybe Sammy — when it’s opening, what it’s all about and more.
Bars
Everything We Know... about new Sydney bar RE- from Matt Whiley
RE- is the most ambitious Sydney bar opening of 2021 — here's a deep dive into everything we know right now about when they'll open, who is behind it, how they grow (yes, grow) their lampshades and much more.
Recipes
Cameron’s Kick: the cocktail that blends Irish whiskey with its Scottish cousin
Combining Irish whiskey with its Scottish counterpart, the Cameron's Kick cocktail makes for delicious drinking.
Primers
‘Stick to things that aren’t going to be reproduced.’ Dimitri Rtshiladze on whisky collecting
"All whiskies are both overrated and underrated depending on who you are talking to." The Foxtrot Unicorn owner talks whisky collecting and whisky dorks.
Primers
Collecting whisky: Mjølner’s Alex Dahlenburg on how to start a whisky collection
Thinking of collecting whisky? Alex Dahlenburg on how to start a whisky collection, where to find rare bottles (and not fakes) and more.
Primers
What is single malt Irish whiskey (and how much do bartenders know about it?)
Take a look at the rules that define single malt Irish whiskey, and see how much bartenders know about it.
Recipes
This is the best Irish Coffee recipe we've tried
If you're looking for the best Irish Coffee recipe out there, you might want to consider this one we've cribbed from The Duke of Clarence.