door 74, Amsterdam

Bartender magazine ‘Internationalist’ contributor, Philip Duff, is not just a man of many witty words but also the jetset bar guru behind Amsterdam’s new door 74.
door 74 is a Valhalla for connoisseurs of champagne, fine cocktails and elegant service. Following a six-figure renovation that included the Netherlands’ very first imported pressed-tin 1920s-style ceiling, the [...]

VIDEO: The Daiquiri with Eben Freeman

A presentation of the famed Cuban Cocktail with Eben Freeman for Epicurious

Tales of the Cocktail

July 8 - July 12, 2009
New Orleans, Louisiana is the annual host to the internationally acclaimed festival of cocktails, cuisine, and culture, Tales of the Cocktail. This event brings together the best and brightest of the cocktail community award-winning mixologists, authors, bartenders, chefs, and designers for a five-day celebration of the history and artistry [...]

It Gives You Wings: Red Bull Cola Ban for Cocaine Content

Six German states have recommended a nationwide ban of Red Bull Cola following tests that have shown the product to contain traces of cocaine.

NSW’s Top 48 Pubs still suffer despite new data

According to the latest data released by the NSW Police Force’s Computerised Operational Policing System (COPS) many of the original 48 licensed venues who have been subjected to Nathan Rees 2am lockout rules are no longer in the Top 48.
The data which measures violent incidents that have occurred on licensed premises from the period November [...]

Das Zimmer, Hobart

Located in the heart of Hobart, Das Zimmer provides a full food menu and extensive wine list until 3am (Russian lobster and white asparagus is a refreshing change from a doner kebab at 2am). Das Zimmer is situated in a quirky loft space that’s divided into private booths - each with their own luxurious lounges and the option of shutting out the rest of the world with your own velvet drapes.

HOW TO MAKE: the Singapore Sling

A detailed photographic journey of the Singapore Sling presented by Ben Walsh from Sydney’s Goldfish.

Kings Cross Institution Stays in Safe Hands

Sydney’s Bayswater Brasserie is veritable icon of Sydney’s bar landscape, no stranger to the pages of Bartender magazine and has never been shy about picking up the odd gong at the Australian Bar Awards. Over recent weeks, however, the rumour rat has been running amuck…

London Update… Would I Lie to You?

So the UK’s a great place to be at the moment. We have swine flu running rampant, as a nation we are more in debt than we were at the end of the Second World War, and unemployment has just hit 2.2 million.

OPERATOR FOCUS: Taj Hospitality

Interview by Simon McGoram

Photography courtesy of venue
“You are your own greatest competition, create your own handwriting and combine your business sense with your gut instincts.”  - Kevin Singh

Hello. First of all who is Taj Hospitality?
SS: “Taj Hospitality is the team behind The Red Hummingbird and new venue The Emerald Peacock. The team [...]