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New to the city, looking to indulge, or a seasoned sipper on the hunt for your next hit? This is Melbourne in a martini glass. Get excited, get BAR/D UP!

19/08/2023

A fine Friday night dram care of Archie Rose Distilling Co. Rich, sweet and just delicious. 🥃

30/06/2023

Yesterday co-founder Andrew Fitzgerald of The Gospel Whiskey held a masterclass at Melbourne’s latest laneway bar Black Kite Commune. It is quite possibly the most informative and educational one we have had the pleasure of participating in, with Andrew not only providing participants with the background of the brand but also delving into the process of whiskey making from barrel to bottle, but most importantly how they honour the local Mallee grain they use. We sampled four drops including the latest Legacy Rye and the seductively sweet and rich Fortified Cask. It’s worth mentioning that The Gospel recently won Gold at the International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWSC) for their Straight Rye, so if you are a fan of this style and haven’t sampled their products, or are a single malt drinker who wants to try something new, definitely give these a go. And considering tomorrow marks the start of Rye July, there is no better time. 🥃

17/06/2023

On this World Martini Day we are sharing a real cracker that our very own created during lockdown as a bottled cocktail in collaboration with Imbue Distillery using their Suburban Gin. It was named Closing Time and Mel & Mick loved it so much that they popped it on the menu at their little bar Wander North in Ivanhoe and nearly three years later it’s still there and one of the most popular cocktails. If you would like to make it at home here’s the recipe….🍸

60ml Suburban gin
10ml Mancino Secco vermouth
15ml pickle juice

Stir down over ice and strain into a martini glass or coupe and garnish with a frond of wild fennel or regular fennel. Dill is also a good substitute.

03/04/2023

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The Long Road

60ml Long Rays Tonic
30ml Patient Wolf Dry Gin
60ml Prosecco
5ml Strega Alberti
5ml lemon juice
5ml sugar syrup (optional)

Build on a slab of ice and garnish with a long slice of cucumber
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In honour of our friend Shivam, founder of Long Rays who is battling Stage 4 stomach cancer, we have created this long drink using his wonderful tonic as a main ingredient, built it on a long DrinksPlinks ice slab, finished it with a long garnish and aptly named it The Long Road. Shiv was diagnosed over 12 months ago and with treatment options here in Australia exhausted, his family have set up a Gofundme page to raise money to get him overseas for more advanced medical care. They have already raised over $90,000 of their $385,000 goal, so if you love Long Rays’ products, are a supporter of our local Aussie craft producers, or just appreciate a good G&T, please consider donating to help a beautiful and deserving human who has been fighting but still has a long road ahead. We pray for you Shiv and for the good days to return. ❤️
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Link to the GoFundMe page below
http://gofund.me/4ad74170

17/03/2023

Happy St Patrick’s Day!!! 🍀 This Year we’re celebrating a wonderful collaboration between Ireland’s Teeling Whiskey Distillery and our very own BentSpoke Brewing Co located in Canberra. We have likened this to Guinness on steroids, maybe because it’s a stout that’s been aged in Teeling whiskey barrels sent here from Dublin that still contained remnants of their golden spirit. Or maybe it’s because it comes in at a punchy 7% ABV. But possibly because it also has the cheeky addition of Teeling’s very tasty Small Batch whiskey matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in Central American rum casks as well as some freshly brewed stout infused with coffee beans. All of this leads to a complex flavour profile that’s gloriously rich, nutty and chocolatey with a hint of fruit and spice and of course the requisite creaminess thanks to a dose of nitrogen added to the can. This is a truly special brew carefully crafted by BentSpoke in an effort to honour the whiskey and allow it to shine. Available direct from the brewery or from Dan Murphy's, BWS and other select retailers, you’ll find it on tap at Boilermaker House where you can enjoy it with a dram of Small Batch to complete the experience. Sláinte! 🥃
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For more information on how this collab came to fruition we have popped a link below. Thanks to our very own who covered the Melbourne launch and for this cracking snap.
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https://www.bentspokebrewing.com.au/blogs/blog/brewing-in-tandem-bentspoke-x-teeling-whiskey

16/03/2023

A very Melbourne martini tonight at Little Lon Distilling Co. made with their Yarra Strength Navy Gin, Maidenii Vermouth, Japanese Umami Bitters and a garnish of lemon thyme. Created with Yarra water taken from where the river meets the sea, it was treated and filtered and then distilled with local native botanicals that historically grew along the banks including lemon scented gum, strawberry gum, kelp, saltbush, river and native mints, westringia, and Geraldton wax. With only 500 bottles made, you can purchase one direct from the distillery with 10% of proceeds going to the Yarra Riverkeeper Association. You’ve never probably drunk out of the Yarra before so now’s your chance!! 😉🍸

03/03/2023

Berry Wild about Apples 🍎🍏
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Taking the classic vodka and raspberry to another level and indulging our friend Daisy the beagle’s love of fresh apples, we created this berrylicious Friday night tipple with Van Gogh Vodka Wild Appel vodka and Fever-Tree’s new Wild Raspberry Tonic. Lower in sugar, the tonic complements the tart apple flavour of the vodka beautifully with a garnish of crisp apple and plump raspberry of course.

25/02/2023

Vermouth Tasting Extravaganza at the beautiful Prince Wine Store in South Melbourne today sampling some of the finest from Italy as well as Spain and those locally made here in Australia. If you haven’t tried vermouth before or thought it’s just that little sumthin’ sumthin’ you use in a martini then you may be surprised to know it’s not a spirit but a complex fortified wine that’s been aromatised with various herbs and spices. It is often misunderstood and under appreciated, but perfect for mixing or to simply enjoy and appreciate on its own. It can be a wonderful aperitif topped with soda and garnished with a complementary citrus twist and served neat or over ice as digestif. Depending on the style it can also be enjoyed during a meal as a low alcohol alternative to a spirit or regular wine. So versatile and so worth giving a go.

22/02/2023

Happy National Margarita Day from Wilbury & Sons. Get your Tequila on!! 🍸💪🏻
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Tequila Tromba Tequila Tromba Australia Cointreau
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15/02/2023

Juniperlooza 2023
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MORE DRINKS

And when we thought we couldn’t sample any more delicious gin, we decided we had to keep going. Sadly we couldn’t get around to everyone but it’s always nice to save some for later.

15/02/2023

Juniperlooza 2023
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THE DRINKS

So many drinks to try and so little time!!! From those gins that use traditional botanicals to the ones that incorporate rare and interesting indigenous ones, Aussie craft gin has come so far and that in itself is a reason the celebrate.

15/02/2023

Juniperlooza 2023
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THE PEOPLE

While the festival may be about the gin, it’s as much of a celebration of the passionate people behind the product. The distillers, bartenders and brand ambassadors who create, pour and share the spirit with all the craft gin lovers.

15/02/2023

Juniperlooza 2023
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THE PLACE

The sun was shining and the gin was flowing this past weekend when The Boatbuilder’s Yard played host to this year’s Juniperlooza.

04/02/2023

Red Hill Market on first Saturday of each month from September to May was not the place I expected to meet Dean and Dave, the two chippies who decided to set up Organic Bay Distillery in Bonbeach. These two good mates decided to create organically certified products made using organic sugar cane ethanol and high quality botanicals and antioxidant rich superfoods. We loved The Pink One, a celebration of strawberry, raspberry and sumac with a touch of vanilla chai which paired beautifully with Sodasmith’s Finger Lime Soda, a nice alternative to tonic that allows all the citrus and berry flavours to shine through.
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22/01/2023

In celebration of the sunshine ☀️, the Midsumma Festival 🌈 and all things beautiful in hues of purple and pink, we’ve created the light and refreshing Midsummer Mûre. With an intoxicating scent of a fragrant English garden in bloom, Hendrick's Midsummer Solstice Gin combines beautifully with the sweetness of Tasmanian blackberries in Marionette’s Mûre liqueur and a dash of elderflower cordial to create a fabulously floral symphony topped with Fever-Tree soda and garnished with a twist of orange and some freshly picked baby lavender sprigs.
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15/12/2022

A nice little Curatif collection just in time for the holidays! 🎄☀️

19/11/2022

Celebrating Australian Gin Day and some great Aussie producers to create a beautiful G&T. Long Rays Tonic over crushed ice, layered with a shot of floral Hibiscus Gin from 36 Short Spirits and finished with a Wild Hibiscus flower and a touch of rose syrup. A stunning springtime sip.

22/10/2022

Snap then sip 📸🥂
Nothing like a Saturday morning prosecco to kickstart the weekend.🍾
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Societe Malvern Ruggeri Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
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18/09/2022

We began this week with a Negroni for Negroni Week and finished with a Paloma inspired drink for IPAW (International Paloma Appreciation Week). Tartine Bistro in Richmond’s FRENCH 105 sees Champagne Charles Collin mixed harmoniously with Tequila Tromba, Suze, Creme de Violette, Lime & Grapefruit and Orange Bitters. Made expertly by bartender Jordan, whose garnish game is totally on point. 👌🏻
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12/09/2022

Kicking off Negroni Week with a newbie. We love a classic but we also love a bit of interpretation especially when the end result is as good as this. Say hello to Brogan’s Way Distillery’s Strawberries & Cream Negroni using their gin of the same name with some Rosé Vermouth from Adelaide Hills Distillery and Marionette’s Bitter Curaçao. Punchy in a boozy way yet delicate in a floral and fruity way, the creaminess of the gin adds length to the palate and carries the flavours beautifully. For those of you who don’t want a bitter Negroni but also don’t want to sacrifice the intensity of flavour, this little number is for you. Perfect for a springtime sip and available to enjoy at the distillery bar in Richmond.
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09/09/2022

A drink fit for a Queen, a woman with a love of bright colours and florals. A celebration of the best of British. Rest In Peace. 🇬🇧

27/08/2022

This coming Wednesday 31st August, Fable Melbourne is pairing with Australia’s most awarded whisky distillery Starward for a three-course whisky matched supper event valued at $160 per person.

The Fable x Starward Supper includes a Starward whisky cocktail on arrival followed by a three course seasonal dinner by Fable’s Michelin-starred chef Alex Xinis, with each course paired to a select whisky from the award winning range. The evening will be hosted by Starward’s Brand Ambassador Matty Follent, along with Fable Chef Alex Xinis.

In addition to two of Starward’s multi-award winning single malts, the night will also allow whisky lovers to taste their new peated release which features tasting notes of peat, tropical fruit and peach.

To enter you must -

1. Like this post and like our page BAR/D UP Melbourne, as well as FABLE Melbourne and STARWARD Whisky.

2. On this post tag the person you want to bring if you win in the comments. You can only enter once, must be over 18, live in Victoria and be able to attend the dinner on 31 August between 5-7pm

Cut off for entries is 4pm AEST on Tuesday 30 August. Winner will be chosen at random at 5pm and notified via DM and on our stories. You must confirm by DM/reply in order to redeem the prize and receive instructions.

25/07/2022

When you’re late to a reservation you lose your table. Lucky we’re only late to National Tequila Day!! 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣

Loving the La Perla made with VIVIR Tequila Reposado, Manzanilla Sherry, pear liqueur and gomme at Next Hotel Melbourne’s La Madonna Restaurant & Bar. If you think tequila is just for shots or made into margaritas, give it a go in this drink. It’s Tequila but not as you know it.
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04/05/2022

Last week we were privileged to attend the media launch of Bombay Sapphire’s new Premier Cru Murcian Lemon gin at The Cargo Hall. Using citrus handpicked and sundried in the south east region of Murcia in Spain this small batch and limited gin celebrates all that we love about the Mediterranean. Very versatile, we enjoyed it in G&Ts, martinis and French 75’s upon arrival with delicious canapés. The rest of the four-course dining experience, curated by chef Alejandro Saravia of Farmer's Daughters, was of course paired with beautiful cocktails created by some of our top bartenders. More in our next post….
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25/04/2022

Great Aussie gin with great Aussie tonic, a slice of lime and most importantly a sprig of rosemary to commemorate Anzac Day and raise a glass to those brave soldiers some of whom never returned.
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Ink Gin Husk Distillers Long Rays
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27/03/2022

Melbournians love their coffee and they love their espresso martinis so we thought this was a fitting farewell to what is probably the last warm weekend in Melbourne for a while and these beautiful balmy nights. This one is made with locally produced KAAPI Indian filter coffee concentrate which is smooth and rich and perfect for mixing into cocktails.

17/03/2022

Happy ! 🍀 it doesn’t matter what you drink, as long as it’s Irish. Our choice - a dram of Teeling Whiskey’s lovely Stout Cask. Sláinte 🥃

03/03/2022

Could this be the last balmy night in Melbourne for a while? Kept it local and checked out what the Neighbourhood had to offer 😉. Definitely wasn’t disappointed. Great pizza and some beautiful chilled rosé from Dominique Portet in the Yarra Valley.

20/02/2022

I HART RUM Festival 3

What a great afternoon at Whitehart Bar for the I Hart Rum Festival (2020/21/22 edition). After two years and two aborted attempts, this wonderful little celebration of fine rum from around the world finally happened!
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20/02/2022

I HART RUM Festival 2

What a great afternoon at Whitehart Bar for the I Hart Rum Festival (2020/21/22 edition). After two years and two aborted attempts, this wonderful little celebration of fine rum from around the world finally happened!
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Absinthesalon // Fitzroy (CLOSED)

In all our lockdown throwbacks we've shared bars that are still with us, but in honour of those who can't open right now we've decided to celebrate a unique one that we really loved and that permanently closed a little while ago. When we filmed here it was called Absinthesalon and then became Absinthia, a place to hide away off busy Brunswick St and indulge in the Green Fairy. Run by Vince and Bex who moved to Melbourne to open the bar based on their love of Absinthe, it was a special little place that we will never forget. - #getbardup

Jane Doe // Prahran

Another month, another lockdown here in Melbourne with so many of our best and favourite bars closed yet again. That being said it is World Tequila Day and so here's a little throwback to a shoot we did at a cozy little bar on Chapel St in Prahran called Jane Doe together with Tequila Tromba / Tequila Tromba Australia. - #getbardup

As Good Beer Week comes to a close and GABS Festival begins, we thought we'd throw back to this little feature we produced a few years back with Feral Brewing Company for a tap takeover at Foresters in Collingwood.

Cosmo Day at Jam Factory presented by Mr Consistent with cheeseburgers🍔, fries 🍟, a screening of Sex & The City🏙 and of course some kick arse cosmos 🍸. - @mr.consistent_ @jamfactorysouthyarra @rocsjamfactory #mrconsistent #jamfactorysouthyarra #rocsjamfactory #cosmopolitan #cosmopolitans #cosmo #cosmoday #nationalcosmopolitanday #melbournebars #melbournecocktails #cocktailmixer #cocktailmix

Hopscotch // Southbank

Beautiful warm weather like this takes us back to Hopscotch Melbourne down by the Yarra at Southbank. With 36 beers on tap that constantly rotate and lots of eats to soak up the booze, it's the perfect place to sit after work on a Friday or any night for that matter and watch the world go by.

Radio Mexico // St Kilda

Melbourne is back open, just in time for some hot summer weather and also for National Margarita Day this coming Monday 22nd. I just so happens that Radio Mexico in St Kilda does 2 for 1 Margarita Mondays anyway, so best you head bayside and kick your week off with some icy cold bevvies and a round or two of tacos. - #getbardup - Radio Mexico St Kilda el Jimador Tequila

Botanical Hotel // South Yarra

Weekends like this bring back memories of lazy days at the Botanical Gardens and drinks across at Botanical Hotel South Yarra. It's been a while since we filmed this but it's still a great place to hang out for lunch or dinner at the brasserie with a winestore and grocer now on site offering wine, beer, spirits, groceries, take home meals and coffee. Oh and if you're looking for the delicious gin featured in our video, it's now called Garden Grown Gin and available from Grown Spirits. - #getbardup

The Rum Diary // Fitzroy

Another one of our favourites, the guys at The Rum Diary Bar jumped on board with us right from the start, wanting to share their love of everything rum. Since we filmed this venue nearly five years ago drinkers have embraced the spirit in all it's glory with one of The Rum Diary's old venue managers moving on to co-found the first rum festival in Melbourne last year, with the second I Hart Rum Festival 2020 scheduled for October. Hopefully we will all be back together drinking rum, but until then you can enjoy this little feature which celebrates where it all began.

Gin Palace // Melbourne

It'll be a while before we're able to return to our favourite bars, so we've decided to reminisce, back to a time when we could all be together and begin sharing our videos starting from where we first began five years ago at Gin Palace. It’s a fitting place to start as this week Melbourne's hospitality industry farewelled the venue’s founder Vernon Chalker who was only 55 years old. He was a pioneer and a larrikin and we remember the first time we met him and his cheeky, boyish grin. This is a man who did things his way, ahead of his time, opening up what was this city's quintessential laneway and basement bar before moving on to lead our rooftop bar craze when he opened saucy Madame Brussels and then the sophisticated Collins Quarter. Think about how much we love gin now, with distilleries popping up all over the place and even festivals to celebrate the stuff, but Vernon brought it to us well before we even knew we wanted it.....and for this we must salute you Vernon and send you off to the big Gin Palace in the sky.....with a martini in hand of course. 🍸

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