Category: drinks

Game of Rhones Sydney 2017

Game of Rhones: toasting the final, epic wine festival

The Game of Rhones wine festival went out with a bang during its final event ever. That’s right. There are no more red wine-slash-Game of Thrones-themed wine festivals in Australia’s future. No more events celebrating the great varietals of grape from…

Southern Comfort Travelling Tales cocktail competition

The Southern Comfort Travelling Tales cocktail competition

American liquor brand Southern Comfort threw a New Orleans-themed bash in honour of their Travelling Tales cocktail competition. Barangaroo restaurant NOLA Smokehouse & Bar hosted a crowd of attendees eager to find out who would win the Travelling Tales comp…

Mrs Sippy, Sydney

Mrs Sippy launch their exclusive winter menu

There’s no doubt this place is every foodie’s dream. Walking across busy Bay Street I was delighted to spot Mrs Sippy, a gem among the many shops between it. Fairy lights strung on the outside setting a delightful scene for…

Toast the Macallan: a whisky dinner to launch the 12-Years-Old Double Cask

Every whisky lover’s dream event rolled into Sydney when The Macallan hosted their Toast the Macallan series. The ‘world’s most luxurious whisky’ joined with award-winning restaurant Biota for a magnificent evening. Guests got to enjoy whisky cocktails, a three-course dinner,…

Dilmah School of Tea Workshop

Dilmah School of Tea Workshop

‘Tea is one of the most social herbs in existence’, proclaimed Dilhan C. Fernando, director of Ceylon-based tea producer, Dilmah, to a rapt audience of tourism professionals and media representatives attending the Dilmah School of Tea. He spoke with a…

negroni week

Negroni Week Launch Party at Palmer & Co.

We stepped out of the wintery air and into an underground den straight out of the 1920s, where we were greeted by one of the many staff members roaming the floor in era-appropriate attire before getting cosy at a corner…

Wild Turkey Way Sydney launch

Celebrating Real Bourbon, The Wild Turkey Way

If there’s one thing we Aussies like, it’s doing things our way. We were among the first lucky few to sip their signature Wild Turkey Kentucky Firebird at a dedicated tasting party, held at the infamous Annandale Hotel. The Kentucky Firebird…

GABS Beer Food Cider Festival Sydney

The GABS Beer, Cider and Food Festival with craft beer galore

Dubbed one of the best beer events in the world, the GABS Beer, Cider and Food Festival is home to the weird and wacky — including salted caramel beer and bacon cider. If that doesn’t impress you, then I don’t know what…