Past Events

Last Tuesday 26 March, Swift & Moore invited trade to partake in an exclusive masterclass designed to educate about the Uncle Nearest American whiskey brand. The event was hosted by Lucile Rose, bartender and co-owner at the Nashville-inspired Sydney venue Jolene’s, and Brand Development Manager at Swift & Moore. The presentation started by exploring the nuanced and long history of the brand’s namesake Nathan ‘Nearest’ Green, who was both the first African-American master distiller in the United States and the first…

Over Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 March, four of Australia's leading winemakers hosted wine trade for an exclusive virtual tasting and panel discussion dedicated to Australian rosé. The panel spanned Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales, and was comprised of Nic Bowen Chief Winemaker at Marchand & Burch, Peter Dillon Head Winemaker at Handpicked, Corrina Wright Winemaker & Director at Oliver's Taranga, and Mike de Iuliis Winemaker and Owner at De Iuliis Wines. Beyond diving into the…

Last night, Drinks Trade joined more than 350 members of South Australia’s hospitality trade in attending Paramount Liquor’s Future Proof Adelaide event. In addition to panel discussions, the event offered an opportunity for brands to showcase products across categories as diverse as beer, wine, spirits, and mixers, and provided an invaluable opportunity for trade to connect and network.  “Our goal for Future Proof Adelaide was a night of new experiences and meaningful discussions - and I feel that was delivered,”…

On Tuesday, Drinks Trade attended the media launch party of the Maybe Cocktail Festival, Australia’s largest international cocktail festival.  The six day festival will run up until April 14, with some of the world’s best bartenders invited to perform guest shifts across 11 Sydney venues. The cocktail menu on offer at the Tuesday launch was crafted by Italian bartender Gucci Giardino of Gucci bar, Florence.  19 out of the 21 Maybe Cocktail Festival 2024 events are free to enter.  “Last year…

Yesterday Tuesday 16 April, Australia’s number one super premium vodka brand Grey Goose and the ‘King of Cocktails’ Dale Degroff invited Sydney’s bartending and industry trade to a celebratory event at the Martinez rooftop bar.  The event coincided with Degroff’s Australia visit, which saw him craft the first cocktail menu at the soon to be launched Le Martini bar at Crown Melbourne. Once launched, Le Martini will become Grey Goose’s first ever standalone bar. The evening, hosted by Grey Goose…

Yeray Monforte of Dr Stravinsky in Barcelona, Spain, was recently crowned the 2018 Global Patrón Perfectionists Cocktail Competition winner. Yeray’s ‘WIND’ cocktail contained Patrón Silver tequila, orange honey, lemon juice, and olive oil, egg whites, fino wine, spray of Patrón Reposado macerated in bee pollen, fresh thyme and a strip of beeswax for garnish. Also there for the global final was Australia's Abby Wegener, from Hades Hula House in South Australia, who won the 2018 Patrón Perfectionists Australian Final for…

February 20 2019 Starward held a remarkable tasting event Cunard's Queen Elizabeth this week to celebrate its new Seafarer whisky. The distiller filled two identical Australian shiraz oak barrels with whisky last year and bolted one to the deck of the Queen Elizabeth to sail 95,000 nautical miles around the globe, while the other stayed at its Melbourne base. A lucky group of drinks media and whisky aficionados, including Drinks Bulletin and Drinks Trade, were aboard to sample both whiskies and it…

Patrón Tequila kicked off global festivities for World Margarita Day in Sydney at Bondi's The Bucket List. The venue was transformed into a Patrón tequila home, complete with signature glassware and mixology flair. Three cocktails were served: Patrón Classic Margarita, Patrón Jalapeno Margarita and Patrón Lychee Margarita. They were matched with delicious Mexican food including soft tacos and ceviche.