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Elisa Rodrigues wants to make weird drinks and make people happy
Her drink, Puentes, is all about the marigolds.
Recipes
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At Maker, it’s all about creativity, says Georgia Gresham
Get Georgia's riff on the classic Boomerang cocktail throughout August.
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‘We get in the books’: Jack Turner talks drinks and creativity
Four months ago, Jack Turner — along with Kayla and Rohan Massie, and Campbell Nicol — took ownership of bartender favourite, Rude Boy, in Hobart. They’re known for their fried chicken — its deliciousness we can vouch for — as well as their cocktails. And Jack is one of the top 25 bartenders
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‘I think I’m super curious,’ says Jarah Retana of El Primo Sanchez
At the hidden bar, La Prima, he's serving up his Spur Reviver cocktail this month.
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For new drinks, Jax Thai starts at the farmers market
Get the recipe for his Espolòn Afterlife To The Bone cocktail here.
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‘I consider myself a creative person,’ says Kitty Gardner of Caretaker’s Cottage
Get the recipe for her Rebel Yell cocktail, too.
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Every day is a chance for new discoveries behind the bar, says Kyoka Ishioka
You can get her Espolòn Afterlife To The Bone cocktail throughout August.
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‘I am a nerdy sort of bartender,’ says Hasan Mahbub
He talks about his creative process, and the adrenaline of the bar industry.
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Navarre Fenwick gets a ‘selfish satisfaction’ from making someone’s night
Melbourne bar Black Pearl is something of an icon in the Australian bar industry, with a 22 year long existence making it an All Time Great. It’s a bar that’s known around the world, too. But its big reputation hides the fact that at its heart, Black Pearl
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It is all about the guest — and their happy faces — for Quinn Zuo
The Apollonia bartenders talks about his Espolòn Afterlife To The Bone cocktail and hospitality.
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‘It’s good to push yourself’ says Reuben Beasley-Palmer
His Duke Returns cocktail revamps the Freddy Fudpucker for the modern era.
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‘I like trying to push myself,’ says Sofie McKeever-Ford
The Apollonia bartender on her creative process and the power of memories for her drink, Azure Memoria.
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‘Everyone deserves somewhere to drink,’ says Thomas Svensson
The rising star bartender talks cocktails, accessibility, and Boston Shaker Bar.
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For Tom Joseph, the creative process is about storytelling
Mejico in Sydney might be first and foremost a restaurant, but it’s also home to one of the largest ranges of agave bottlings in the country, according to bar manager Tom Joseph. Tom is one of the top 25 bartenders in the Espolòn Afterlife To The Bone cocktail competition,
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‘I want to try and push myself,’ says Trap’s Jack Somers
And why he wants to breathe new life into the Knickerbocker.
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The creative process takes time, says Nelson Forchini
The assistant venue manager of Melbourne's Lui Bar talks drinks and creativity.