Finders Distillery, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Crock Pot Cocktails

by Corinne Mossati February 10, 2020

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, new cocktail bars, Finders Distillery, Bacardi Legacy Australian Winner, The Gourmantic Garden and more in this week’s bar/spirited news & recommended reads.

Southerly Cocktail at Will’s – Photo © Cocktails & Bars

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, a new cocktail and champagne bar by Sven Almenning of Eau de Vie, The Roosevelt and Mjolner is set to open in Sydney CBD. The bar will taking up the space that was behind Christopher Hanna salon on Bridge Street. The venue is slated to open on on February 19, 2019.

Will’s Opens at Coogee Pavilion Middle Floor

Six years after Merivale acquired Coogee Pavilion, Will’s cocktail bar has opened last month at Coogee Pavilion Middle Floor. Will’s is a dedicated cocktail bar and forms part of the trio of venues namely Mimi’s fine dining and Una Más tapas bar. Read our full feature on Will’s cocktail bar here.

Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son, the the first bar by Jason Crawley and Dylan Howarth of The Drink Cabinet has opened in Enmore. Read our full feature on Fortunate Son, the “neighbourhood bar with absolutely no focus whatsoever”.

Finders Distillery

Sydney’s North Shore has a new urban distillery. Finders Distillery by Kyle Ford and Georgia Conn is housed in an industrial unit in St Leonards and is set to launch in the first quarter of 2020.

Bacardi Legacy Australian Winner

The Australian finals of the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2019/20 were held in Melbourne last week with Adam Dow of Dead Ringer in Sydney announced as the winner. His cocktail, The Golden Rule is inspired by the old age rule – treat others as you’d wish to be treated. It combines Bacardi Carta Blanca with citrus, honey syrup, Peychaud’s bitters and rose water spray. Dow will travel to Miami in May to represent Australia in the global finals.

The Gourmantic Garden

Closer to home, we’re pleased to announce the addition of another website to our portfolio. The Gourmantic Garden is an offshoot of Gourmantic – pun intended – a Sydney edible garden website with information on growing your own edibles (and cocktail garnishes) as well as sustainable gardening practices.

Recommended Reads

The History of Ice in Your Drink (source)
How To Make Crock-Pot Cocktails (source)
Jefrey’s Bar Tattoo Inspired Cocktails (source)

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Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Cocktails & Bars, The Gourmantic Garden and Gourmantic. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read more or visit her website.