drinks
Rum Tasting Afternoon with Plantation Rum
If you’re anything like me, your first experience with rum included a six-pack of Bundy-and-Cola in your friend’s…
20 Aug 2015 culture
Literary Collection Dinner with Robyn Annear
A four-course dinner with canapes and cocktails at one of Melbourne’s oldest hotels? Um, yes please, don’t mind…
19 Aug 2015 drinks
Top Shelf 2015: Gin for brunch, beer for lunch, whiskey for whiskey’s sake
Disclaimer: I’m foremost a beer drinker, but when it comes to hard liquor, I like it clear and interesting.…
18 Aug 2015 culture
Kombucha brewing class with KombuchAID
My first encounter with kombucha was not exactly a great one. I was about 12 years old and…
16 Aug 2015 drinks
Argentinian Nights: a Malbec tasting at Vamos
On a rather chilly and rainy Melbourne winter evening, my plus one and I were given the opportunity…
12 Aug 2015 drinks
Up the rear of Madame Brussels for a Cocktail Masterclass
If these walls could talk. Madame Brussels has a secret Parlour Room (known as ‘up the rear of…
10 Aug 2015 drinks
Please Don’t Tell (PDT)’s Melbourne Pop-Up
Was this the hottest ticket in town? The sell out for Please Don’t Tell’s Melbourne iteration was ‘Fat…
8 Aug 2015 drinks
Truck Stop Deluxe grand opening
On Tuesday night my lucky plus one and I received a last minute invite to board a double-decker…
27 Jul 2015 drinks
Best Melbourne Events July 2015: Mid-Month
Melbourne Truffle Festival 2015 Truffles make everything better, this is my general view. So when you can get…
24 Jul 2015 drinks
Waterslide bar opening at Southgate
Let’s be clear: there is no actual waterslide at Waterslide Bar. The name ‘Waterslide’ hearkens back to the historical…
22 Jul 2015