Brookie’s Slow Passion Gin limited release, Sydney Bar Week is back for 2022, the return of events and more in this edition of Industry News.
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Brookie’s Slow Passion Gin
Following its sellout in 2021, B Corp certified Cape Byron Distillery has brought back Brookie’s Slow Passion Gin as a limited release.
Brookie’s Byron Slow Passion Gin (26% ABV) is made with 100% natural and locally sourced ingredients. The expression was created over several months by the slow maceration of indigenous Davidson Plums with ‘Sweethearts’ passionfruit from ‘Terania Creek Passionfruit’, in the classic Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin. Davidson Plum delivers a tart, sweet, berry coulis flavour profile whilst passionfruit balances the gin with a fruity citrus tang. Ideal for cocktails and a leisurely afternoon spritz, Brookie’s Byron Slow Passion Gin can also be enjoyed with tonic water, in a Royale topped with sparkling wine and a teaspoon of passionfruit pulp, and in Slow & Passionate Cocktail with coconut milk, sugar syrup, lemon juice, egg white or aquafaba and a teaspoon of fresh passionfruit pulp.
The limited release Brookie’s Byron Slow Passion Gin is priced at RRP $70 AUD, 700ML and is available online, at the Cellar Door, in cocktail bars around the country and premium independent retailers.
Sydney Bar Week Returns for 2022
Sydney Bar Week by Australian Bartender Magazine is back for 2022. Running from 3rd to 7th September, the 5-day event is expected to feature 40 events including the Indie Spirits tasting, Business of Bars Conference, Most Influential List, Hottest 100 Aussie Spirits, Bar Awards and Bartender of the Year as well as parties and bartender workshops.
World’s 50 Best Bars 2022
Mark your diaries. The World’s 50 Best Bars will be unveiled as part of a live awards ceremony on Tuesday, 4th October 2022, in Barcelona, Spain, marking the first time the event has been held outside London since its 2009 inception.
From Our Socials
May has been a busy month for events and June is looking to follow suit. You can check out the highlights on Cocktails & Bars instagram page.
- Sydney Gin Palooza was held on 29 April, 30 April and 1 May at Royal Randwick. The three day event included various masterclasses with distillers including Turner Stillhouse Masterclass with Founder and Distiller, Justin Turner. (highlights)
- Grain Bar at the Four Seasons Sydney hosted a special masterclass by Dr Anne Brock, Bombay Sapphire Master Distiller during her visit to Sydney where she introduced Bombay’s latest expression, Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin (highlights)
- Australian Cocktail Month kicked off in style at Hickson House Distilling Co heralding a month long celebration of cocktails across 145 bars in Australia. (highlights)
- Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Gin officially launched for trade at a special lunch held at Chiswick Woollahra with Dr Anne Brock. The event paired various Bombay Sapphire gin cocktails with dishes prepared by Head Chef Taylor Cullen (highlights)
- Patròn Tequila presented an evening of Cinco De Mayo celebrations in a traditional Mexican fiesta at the newly-opened Santa Catarina in Sydney. The evening consisted of Patron cocktails, ancestral gastronomy, live entertainment and tequila masterclass by Patròn Brand Ambassador Joseph Chisholm. (highlights)
- The Whisky Show welcomed back the crowds on 20 and 21 May at Sir Stamford in Sydney. The two-day event coincided with World Whisky Day and featured a rare whisky bar. (highlights)
- The GlenDronach is celebrating the release of The GlenDronach Aged 50 Years with Global Malts Ambassador Stewart Buchanan at a special event at Bennelong Restaurant at the Sydney Opera House. (highlights) The whisky is described as, “Dense undertones of dark chocolate, tobacco, and cocoa form an exquisite overture of flavour. A perfect counter comes in a crescendo of elegant plum and luxurious black cherry, enrobed in a swathe of velvet espresso”. You can read our tasting notes here.
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