Even though wine continues to be Australia’s most consumed alcohol type, little progress has been made to increase the category’s accessibility and to remove its longstanding ‘pretentious’ stigma.  Merrick Watts, legendary Australian comedian, has made it his goal to change this through his new course ‘An Idiots Guide to Wine.’ “It’s a comedy show about […] The post Merrick Watts: An Idiots Guide to Wine appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

The Top 25 (T25) Bartenders Australia (2021) have been announced, the culmination of nominations from brand ambassadors and votes from the Australian bartending community. The announcement the T25 Bartenders Australia heralds the start of a unique collaboration of Australia’s top industry talent and publishing of a book celebrating their creations. The 270 page book will […] The post Australian Bartenders Vote For The Top 25 appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

By Ash Pini. 16 Aug 21 Crafted for lovers of rum, and coinciding with both National Rum day (today), and Indonesia’s Independence Day (tomorrow), Nusa Caña Rum has launched their latest expression: ‘Godfather’.  The liquid has been developed by Nusa Caña’s Sam Jeveons who told Drinks World: “The Godfather is a celebration of Batavia Arrack, […] The post ‘Godfather To The Rum World’ appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

Drinks World has today announced the Top 115 bartenders in Australia, in the first round before voting starts to find Australia’s Top 25 Bartenders for 2021. In what has been a challenging year to say the least, the seventh edition of the T25 Bartender Awards brings some good news to an industry struggling with the […] The post Australia’s Top 115 Bartenders Announced appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

The Barrelhouse Group (The Barber Shop, The Duke of Clarence and the upcoming Hickson House) is pleased to announce a trio of new hires to help deliver a bold vision for the future Alexandra Dahlenburg starts this week as Group General Manager, working across all three venues including the new project, Hickson House, slightly delayed by COVID but […] The post Barrelhouse Group Announces Trio of New Hires appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

Australia’s Top 25 Bartender Awards have kicked off and the excitement is building to see who will be in this years T25, as voted by their peers. We’ve always believed that the best judge of quality bartenders are other bartenders – so while stage 1 (now complete) is the nomination stage by industry experts, the […] The post T25 Australia: The Bartenders’ Bartender Awards Voting Starts appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

WORDS: Theodora Sutcliffe Bua Dejsupa, queen of Bangkok’s secret bar scene, shows us how to enjoy the city once travel is back in vogue—and shares her latest Black Tears creation. Born in Chonburi, a city not far from Bangkok, Bua Dejsupa caught the bartending bug while studying for her masters in Seattle. Since coming home, […] The post THE TEARS TOP TEN: BEHIND THE SCENES IN BANGKOK appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

Black Tears brand ambassador Din Hassan shares how to enjoy Singapore once the gates of the city reopen. Din Hassan has been working in bars for over 30 years—since he was at school, in fact. He made his name at Klee, Singapore’s first fresh and bespoke cocktail bar, and has consulted on projects in Cambodia, […] The post THE TEARS TOP TEN: A SINGAPORE THING appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

The creators of Whisky Loot have today launched their newest offer to the Australian drinks connoisseur – a water subscription service, and in the process brining on 20 Hydro Sommeliers to help educate the consumer on the benefits of cocktails made with water. Click here to see the internal launch video. The post Are ‘Hydro Sommeliers’ a thing? appeared first on Drinks World ..read more

Gina Nicholls, bar manager of Auckland’s The Parasol & Swing Company, hits the highlights of the plague-free paradise that’s New Zealand’s biggest city — with a Black Tears cocktail too. Born in England and raised with a healthy dose of wanderlust, Gina Nicholls made her way to New Zealand three years ago, via a stint […] The post THE TEARS TEN: AUCKLAND ADVENTURES appeared first on Drinks World ..read more