New owners of the Oxford Hotel have breathed new life into the venue, including a refurbishment of the décor and an exciting updated menu. Grant and Anastasia Murray have married traditional favourites with innovative offerings to transform the Oxford Hotel into a unique bespoke venue. The pair, inspired by the various forms of art observed … Continued

  Straight from the U.K., Bloom Gin, Australia’s newest luxury London Dry Gin, launched as the official spirit sponsor of the Sydney Film Festival. The partnership with Sydney Film Festival is intended to help introduce Bloom Gin to the thousands of people who attend the Festival each year. Bloom’s ready-to-drink Gin & Tonic will be … Continued

the drinks association is pleased to announce that Martin Smith, Managing Director at Endeavour Drinks Group, will be guest speaker at our next Network Breakfast. Martin has enjoyed an extensive career in retail spanning more than 45 years, with his most recent appointment to Managing Director of Woolworths Liquor Group in March 2015. He came … Continued

Michael McShane, SVP, Managing Director of Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia will retire from Brown-Forman this October. Thomas Hinrichs, President, Europe/ANZSEA/NASIA announced the news this morning. McShane has been at Brown-Forman for the last 17 years, starting out as a Finance Manager, before moving to a Marketing Director role and then onto Managing Director. … Continued

Two Birds Brewing is gearing up to celebrate its fifth birthday on 13 June and to just that, it will be giving select venues nationally the opportunity to sell two of its beers for $5. The brewery has also made two beers specially for the occasion, giving consumers a taste of co-owners Jayne Lewis and Danielle Allan favourite … Continued

Jack Daniels celebrated its 150 year anniversary by selecting 20 bartenders from 12 Australian venues to participate in their first-ever collaborative barrel selection. The barrel selection took place at Australia’s Brown-Forman headquarters, June 1st. Jack Daniels Assistant Master Distiller, Chris Fletcher, hosted the tasting live via video-conferencing, streaming all the way from the distillery in Lynchburg, … Continued

Pernod Ricard will be holding its 6th annual Responsib’All Day today, as part of the Group’s CSR commitments in promoting responsible drinking, empowering employees, protecting the planet and developing communities. This year will see 18,500 employees around the world partner with local not-for-profit organisations, with a focus on building and renovating living spaces for the benefit of those … Continued

By Peter Cox, a CPA with over three decades of experience in financial management for the hospitality industry. His website www.petermcox.com.au has a host of free financial management tools to increase the profitability and cash flow generation in your venue. Well the squeeze is on from financial institutions on hospitality venues to improve their cash … Continued

World Whisky Day is just around the corner – this Saturday to be precise – unleashing the biggest celebration of the “water of life” around the globe. As thousands get ready to fill their glasses, we thought we’d put forward a few recommendations of some of the best whiskies to cheers to. Glen Grant 10 Year Old (RRP … Continued

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