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Copper Cup Finalists Announced!(0)
The past week has seen 45 bartenders put through their paces at the annual Smirnoff Black Copper Cup Semi Finals. Held across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, this year’s educational component was hosted by Agusti Vidal; a freelance perfume consultant from Spain.
East Room and Sosho Succumb to Inferno
On Thursday 11 March, London’s Sosho and East Room were destroyed by an inferno. The bars both belong to Jonathan Downey’s Match Bar Group.
Mr Tamborine Man on ABC’s Landline
Founded in 1993, The Tamborine Mountain Distillery is a boutique Queensland operation run by the amiable Ward family off their two hectare property in North Tamborine. The distillery has now collected over 100 awards for their range of over 70 products making it Australia’s most awarded and most prolific distillery.
AUSTRALIAN BAR AWARDS: New Awards for 2010!
Voting is finally opening for the 2010 Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards. Head to www.barshow.com.au from March 1 (Monday) to cast your vote for your favourite industry heroes.
Is it the End of ‘Bayz?
The Bayswater Brasserie, a 28 year old Sydney institution and one of Australia’s most awarded cocktail bars, may be facing a difficult future after all the staff were given their marching orders on Monday.
Pubs and clubs in Vic forced to offer free water
The Herald Sun reported this week that laws will be introduced to make nightclubs, pubs and bars step up responsible service of alcohol. The crackdown is aimed at venues that charge for bottled water - with some slugging drunken customers more than $10.
WEBWATCH: www.barlifeuk.com
Things have been tough for bar trade rags in the UK which seems to have been hit harder by the ‘GFC’ than sunny old Australia. CLASS changed hands and went subscription only and Theme closed down too, leaving Imbibe magazine to fight it out on its own in bar trade print media. Enter www.barlife.com stage right - an online bar industry forum that is declaring paper dead (long live the internet).
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