A festival all about craft gin? It was as if someone read our minds. Travelling all the way from London, Junipalooza is a gin festival celebrating The Gin Foundry‘s first tipple in Melbourne. Somewhat cheekily, this festival is running within a…
Need a place for an arty conversation? The Arts Centre Melbourne bar is set up to be your pre, post (and possibly during) show chat. In appropriately-titled The Barre (dance pun!) you can both grab a drink and gander at art….
Imagine walking into a lovely riverside venue on a sunny day that sticks out amongst Melbourne’s dreary winter, getting handed a gin and tonic, and suddenly hearing that you will be here, in this alternate reality for the next five…
I’m a distiller! Or more accurately, I have a personalised bottle of gin that tastes like I’m a juniper boss. Master Distiller William McHenry combined science and botanicals to teach participants how to distill their own gin. This special event…
Gin and jaffles. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon? My plus one and I were treated to a sensory experience at Bad Frankie’s Australian gin masterclass. It was a personable afternoon, family style. (That is, if…
Okay boozers, line your stomachs and practice your best pouty face for scoring waves of free liquor sampling, because it’s back: the Australian Drinks Festival (née Top shelf Boutique Drinks Festival). Coincidentally, this marks my return gambol with ol’ gal…
Things I love: Gin History Gin Music Comedy Gin Cabaret shows combining all of the above. The wondrous women behind Lady Sings It Better are back in Melbourne for the Cabaret Festival, premiering their new brainchild, ‘Mother’s Ruin‘. Maeve Marsden…
So here we go again, Melbourne. Time to don your grey matador felt hat, black Wayfarers, and plunge head and glass first into another summer drinks festival, this time with old mate gin. But first, I digress. I have a…
We did it all in November: a gin pop-up bar in the Botanical Gardens; book and magazine launches; an Indian festival of colours; and of course, we managed to stuff our faces with some delicious food while we were at it….
Disclaimer: I’m foremost a beer drinker, but when it comes to hard liquor, I like it clear and interesting. That said, the Top Shelf Boutique Drinks Festival 2015 is your kind of event where booze options are abundant, so expect you’re going…