Bringing a touch of Jamaica to Melbourne, Appleton Estate’s Appleton Trail is popping up at three different bars in April. What’s on offer? Rum-based cocktails, Jamaican food, and Caribbean vibes. Melbourne loves nothing more than a pop-up, so the idea…
Fact: Drinking rum on a school night makes you a pirate, not an alcoholic. Particularly when it’s a spiced rum masterclass at The Rum Diary Bar for Melbourne’s World Class Cocktail Week. We recently covered another World Class Cocktail Week…
Do you like tea? Do you like drinking cocktails? Ever tried mixing them together? Nieuw Amsterdam combined our two favorite beverages at their Brew Detective event, part of Melbourne’s World Class Cocktail Week. Think of it as a tea party for grown ups—but with…
I like it when people undersell events. It’s an old business equation: under promise + over deliver = happy clients. I think the team implemented the equation for this experience, not that the under promise was anything to be scoffed…
My ephemeral history as a whisky drinker only lasted about four hours, on a night train from Edinburgh to London. The fatal combination of generous sips straight from the uber-priced bottle of Scotch and good old motion sickness had me…
If you’re like me, and you have dreams of living in the past, but conveniently forget about how disgusting and unhygienic the past was, then you too love going to themed events and wishing it was real. For me, The…
“I can feel my heartbeat in my eyes” says one of my colleagues and I have to agree. My heart is beating in time to the top 30 dance songs in the background. “Maybe this is the end?” I think,…
Glassware company Spiegelau pulled out all the stops when they launched their Perfect Serve Collection. Two events — a cocktail-making class at Eau de Vie, a party at The Everleigh‘s Elk Room — were held with the eminent German bartender who designed the…
Abel Tasman may have faced difficulties discovering New Zealand borders in the mid-17th century, but craft beer knows no such barriers. Maybe if old mate Abel had docked at places like the Flemington-Kensington Bowls Club for a Renaissance Brewing Meet…
Dionysus would be pleased. This weekend my +1 and I were treated to a garden party high tea at the Hellenic Museum. The catering was flawless with tea, champagne, coffee, and frappe martinis making the rounds in-between beautifully presented courses. As part…