The Liquor Stores Association NSW/ACT (LSA) has partnered with the National Online Retailers Association (NORA) to give its online liquor retail members access to specialised and additional events, insights and education. The partnership joins other LSA national affiliations with the Australian Liquor Stores Association (ALSA), the National Retail Association (NRA), and the Associations Forum. LSA’s Executive Director, … Continued

October 18 2016 saw Penfolds unveil its collaboration with Europe’s most respected French glassmaker, Saint Louis, to a global audience at a gala event held at Penfolds South Australian spiritual home of Magill Estate. The two have teamed up to create a distinctive hand-made crystal d’art service vessel entitled the Penfolds Aevum Imperial Service Ritual. … Continued

Across Tasmania, there are over 70 registered U.G.L.Y. Bartender of the Year venues with all of them doing a great job raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation. Giving her all to raise funds is Emma Stevens from the Brick Factory in Salamanca. Emma says that the whole team has got behind the U.G.L.Y. cause as … Continued

The Tasmanian whisky distillery founded by bankrupt Queensland property developer Keith Batt has been sold to a private equity company.

(Image of the now demolished site. Source AAP Image/Tracey Nearmy) Housing developers have unlawfully demolished the site of the old Carlton Inn Hotel in Melbourne, more recently The Corkman Irish Pub. Victoria’s Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, told 774 ABC Melbourne radio station that the 159-year-old pub in Carlton was demolished without permission from the … Continued

South Australian wine producer, Atlas Wines, has teamed up with ICON Brewing to take the company to a new market. After a crowd-funding opportunity via Naked Wines allowed the winery to create a new product of its choice, Atlas decided to craft its very own beer. Rabbit & Spaghetti Brewing Co joins Urban Craft Brewing … Continued

Eau de Vie has won first prize at the Auchentoshan Distilled Different competition in Australia with their photo taken by Brendan Fitzpatrick (shown above), featuring the bar’s Tom Loosli, Tom Egerton, and Alissa Gabriel with their cocktail ‘Alexander in the Corner’. The inaugural installment of the Scotch whisky’s competition challenged bartending teams to partner with an … Continued

Coles Liquor has confirmed that it is trialing a new liquor retailer with the first Liquor Market store opening at Ringwood. The banner aims to offer consumers market-leading prices on wine, beer, and spirits by using a low-cost operating model. It’s website reads: “We buy in bulk so you pay less.” The company will use the … Continued

The St Agnes Distillery in Renmark, South Australia is claiming to have made the Riverland’s first-ever legal whisky. The over 100-year-old distillery is located on the banks of the River Murray and has been well-known for its production of super premium XO brandies for more than 90 years. The production of single malt whisky marks a … Continued

The 2016 finalists of the Retail Liquor Industry Awards for Excellence have been announced this week ahead of the presentation dinner on Friday 18 November. The annual program, now in its 20th year, acknowledges the year-round efforts of those working in the retail liquor industry. According to Executive Director of the Liquor Stores Association (LSA), Michael Waters, … Continued