The Japanese Slipper, Well-Worn and Ready to Rally
With its carefree construction and lurid green hue, the ’80s-era icon of Australian drinking is back to claim its place in cocktail history.
- story: Fred Siggins
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Postcard From Melbourne, or, a Winter of Piña Coladas in Confinement
Besha Rodell searches for solace at home as her city locks down for a second time.
- story: Besha Rodell
- photo: Besha Rodell
Searching for the New Australia in Shiraz Country
Just what should Barossa and McLaren Vale’s wines offer the world? In the second part of a journey through the New Australia, Jon Bonné looks at the regions that built…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Essi Kimpimäki
The Australian Pub Has No Equal
With its broad utility as both riotous watering hole and community meeting place, the Australian pub has had a unique effect on the country’s drinking culture. Besha Rodell on how…
- story: Besha Rodell
- illustration: Kaye Blegvad
Daily News: Canned Beer Turns 81, 20 Percent of Australians Drink Majority of Aussie Booze
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Juice crawls in Soho and dry happy hours in Los Angeles aim to change the "unsexy" reputation of…
Daily News: Alcohol-Free Guinness, the Decline of Absolut and Beer as Currency
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Many believed that the legalization of recreational marijuana in some places would cause alcohol sales to suffer, but…
Daily News: Home-Brewing with Vegemite, The World’s Most Expensive Wine, and Whiskey Island For Sale
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-osphere: - The Australian government is considering restricting the sales of Aussie favorite, Vegemite, to combat illicit home-brewing. - A new interactive…
How the Espresso Martini Became an Australian Obsession
Left behind by American bartenders and drinkers as a relic of the Dark Ages of the Cocktail, the Espresso Martini has always had a home in Australia. Fred Siggins on…
- story: Fred Siggins
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Black Pearl’s Espresso Martini
The Espresso Martini was created by Dick Bradsell at Fred’s Club in the late 1980s, when a young model, who Bradsell claims is now world famous, sidled up to the…
