Cocktails & Bars turns six, Sydney Bar Week cancelled while Bar Awards turn digital, vodka recipe for crisp shirts, swapping spirits in classic cocktails and more in this edition of industry news.
Cocktails & Bars Turns Six
Cocktails & Bars Turns Six
On this day, 3 August 2015, we launched Cocktails & Bars, a website dedicated to cocktail culture, bars, spirits and the home bar. Over the last six years, we have published numerous articles across the categories of Spirits, Cocktails, Bars, Interviews, Cocktail Projects, Home Bar, Essential Guides, Industry News and Bar Directory, with the majority being evergreen content.
With nearly 18 months from the start of the first Sydney lockdown, there’s no doubt that the ongoing pandemic has had a drastic effect on our industry the bar and drinking scene adapts. As more people are drinking at home as a result of lockdown and restrictions, we have continued to expand our cocktail and DIY project repertoire to great success as evidenced by our continued growth.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us, our esteemed clients, partners and loyal readers locally and abroad, without whom we would not exist. Cheers to 6 years and to better times for our beloved industry.
Bar Awards Go Digital
Australian Bartender Magazine has announced the cancellation of the face to face events of Sydney Bar Week 2021 that were due to take place in September. This is the second year in a row that the industry event was cancelled due the pandemic. The Bartender of the Year competition will again not go ahead in 2021. But in good news, the Bartender Magazine Bar Awards will take place in a digital format on Tuesday, 21 September on their social channels.
Swapping Spirits
Bored with your at-home cocktail repertoire? Worked your way through our Lockdown Cocktails and a Bottle of … series? This article suggests swapping spirits and using rum in classics from a Tropical Negroni and Rum Mule to an Island Old Fashioned (source).
Vodka Recipe for Crisp Shirts
What has vodka got to do with crisp shirts? This article discusses the merits of using the clear alcohol in the laundry room. Apparently a 50/50 recipe works best. But not just any vodka. (source)
Recommended Reads
- Miami Vices All Around Us (source)
- Cocktail Culture Has a Nostalgia Problem (source)
- Pernod encourages people to Drink More…Water (source)
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