The Old Fashioned is to cocktails what steak is to barbecues – it's the classic, the standard, the foundation of all that is holy about drinking. Made with just a base spirit (usually bourbon or rye whiskey), sugar and bitters, the Old Fashioned is for those who like the taste of alcohol. This sounds simple – and it is – but there are countless flavour variations … [Read more...]
Shirt Bar – Sydney CBD
I’m not sure what made the owners think this could work but somehow it does - a place that is a shirt store, a whisky bar and a cafe. Welcome to Shirt Bar. What’s interesting is that it isn’t a shirt store that just happens to sell alcohol and coffee on the side (which is what I expected before I saw it for myself) but an unusual hybrid of all the above. While it does feel … [Read more...]
The Flinders – Darlinghurst
If you’re after a dive bar par excellence, a place that’s dark and comfortable and where you can sit at an old wooden bar counter and slam back pickle juice paired with whiskey, then look no further – The Flinders is your port of call. I’ve come thanks to the sage advice of a colleague who, upon hearing that I like the Shady Pines Saloon, has suggested The Flinders ought to … [Read more...]
How to make a whiskey sour
I was young and alone in Paris on my birthday when I fell in love with whiskey sours. This was longer ago than I care to recall but I do remember wandering down some small street on the Left Bank near midnight, the Seine just minutes away, desperately in search of a bar so I can celebrate the passing of another year. Instead of finding a sophisticated wine bar or … [Read more...]
Jameson whiskey cocktail recipes
Running a sponsored story can be dicey. If you do it, you can find yourself swimming in free whiskey – but it might jeopardise your editorial integrity. If you don’t do it then your bathtub suddenly becomes whiskey-free - and that's just not acceptable in my household. As such I’ve decided the only noble and yet whiskey-fueled thing to do would be to get a long list of … [Read more...]