A Good Thing: The joy of a 5pm Martini at Sydney bar Maybe Sammy
It’s no longer the day, and not quite yet the night; it's around 5pm, and that's when a Maybe Sammy Martini is needed.
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Fortunate Son’s take on the Flip: Stout & Sons
The Stout & Son, a drink you’ll find on the menu at Sydney bar Fortunate Son, has roots that go back hundreds of years. It’s the kind of drink — strong, rich, elemental — that bartenders have been making forever.
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Decoder: James Irvine and how he developed the Oki Doki Hinoki
In the Decoder, we take one great drink and ask its creator to break it down for us. First up is James Irvine, from the Four Pillars Lab in Sydney.
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Hayden Lambert talks Above Board, lockdown & the Melbourne bars he recommends
Owner and bartender Hayden Lambert tells us about Above Board, his approach to drinks, and the Melbourne bars he recommends to guests.
Better Know Your Bartender
Q&A with Jangling Jack's Rachael Merritt
What makes Jangling Jack's essential is the people who work there, and they're led by venue manager Rachael Merritt, one of Sydney's best.
Better Know Your Bartender
Jason Crawley talks about the labour of love that is Fortunate Son
Jason Crawley talks about how Fortunate Son came to life, the inspiration behind the place, and what he looks for in a good bar.
This guy makes the ice in Sydney’s best cocktails
Damien Liot and his team at Bare Bones Ice Company are putting the best possible ice into Sydney's best bars. Here's how they do it.
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This Breakfast Martini recipe is given a lift with champagne
This Breakfast Martini recipe from Fortunate Son in Sydney is given a lift and a hit of fizz, thanks to the inclusion of French champagne.
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Up in smoke: The Dunes cocktail from Maybe Sammy
Drawing, as Maybe Sammy does, on the ritz and the lore of the Rat Pack era, it makes sense that their cocktail list features signatures named for Las Vegas casinos.
Above Board's Negroni recipe is a recipe we love
The Negroni. The classic Italian aperitivo cocktail continues to grow in popularity, and for years it has been the drink of choice of off-duty winemakers and thirsty bartenders. There’s few drinks that can beat it before a meal, and it’s one cocktail you can reliably get in both
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The Frank: the cocktail equivalent of loosening your tie
You've had a day. But there's people to meet and entertain and you're not done working just yet (it just looks a lot more like play).
Bars
Cantina OK! is the kind of bar Sydney needs right now
Cantina OK! is not Mexico, packed up and shipped to Sydney. But it’s not trying to be, and that’s a good a thing — in fact, it’s one of the best things to happen to Sydney drinking in years.
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Bars of Note: The Baxter Inn, Sydney
The Baxter Inn is not just one of Sydney's best bars — it's a bar with world renown. A regular fixture of the World's 50 Best Bars over the years, the bar has been named Australia's Bar of the Year more than any other.
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The Empire Strikes Bax by Hayden Lambert
Hayden Lambert created the Empire Strikes Bax as an off-menu special in his time as head bartender at Bar Americano in the Melbourne CBD.
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Amaro and creme de mure mark the H.S.L Special a standout
The H.S.L Special has been a mainstay of the Above Board cocktail list since Hayden Lambert opened the bar in 2016.
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Ginger gives this Harlem Shake a kick
Perhaps you're a few drinks into the evening, maybe you've just had a big meal. You need a pick me up.