More Cocktails Please: Australia's Best 100 Bartenders for 2022 Have Been Revealed

Can't decide where to enjoy your next sip? Get one of these top-notch bartenders to mix you up a beverage.

Seven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar

With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.

Starward's Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky Is Back to Warm Up Your Winter

The seventh release from the Melbourne distillery's ginger-focused program is available to buy now — if you're quick.

Four Pillars' Bloody Great Bloody Shiraz Gin Is Here for 2022 — with Bloody Shiraz Gin Chocolate

Pair this year's version of the cult-favourite drop with a Bloody Shiraz Gin fruit and nut chocolate bar made from leftover grape skins.

Now Open: Given Terrace Favourite Nota Has Expanded Next Door with a European-Style Wine Bar

You can now stop by the Paddington spot for a glass of vino from its five-metre wall of wine — paired with oysters, fish sandwiches and cheeseburger spring rolls.

Top Barcelona Bar Paradiso Has Brought Its Acclaimed and Inventive Cocktails to W Brisbane

The Spanish spot was named the third-best bar in the world in 2021 — and you can now sip its creative tipples, including one served in a treasure chest, without heading overseas.

Jetstar Is Celebrating Its 18th Birthday with a Range of Hard Seltzers Based on Popular Destinations

The Melbourne seltzer tastes like a "deconstructed cafe latte", the Gold Coast version features fairy floss and sea salt flavours, and the Queenstown tipple includes mulled wine and cloves.

GABS Is Touring Its 2022 Craft Beer, Cider and Food Festival Around the East Coast This May

This year's fest will serve up 120 brews — including beers inspired by breakfast foods, savoury snacks, desserts and cocktails.

A Guide to Fortitude Valley to Take You From Sunrise to Sunset

Unlock endless summer vibes with a day spent in one of Brisbane's most vibrant suburbs.

Now Open: Isoletto Is The Star Gold Coast's New Sky-High Pool Club and Party Deck with Scenic Views

The sixth level of The Star's resort is now home to an all-day pool club — but you'll need to book in a hotel stay to get sipping and splashing.

Now Open: Four Pillars Has Just Relaunched Its Healesville Distillery After a $7 Million Revamp

The beloved distillery's Healesville base is now home to 1000 square metres of new space, including an indoor/outdoor gin garden and a soon-to-open tuckshop.

All the First-Rate Food and Drink Stops to Make When You're in Upstate New York

Let your tastebuds lead you outside the city limits to sample farm-to-table fine dining, fresh seasonal produce and boundary-pushing craft brews.

The Salisbury Hotel Has Just Reopened with a New Leafy Beer Garden Following a $1.6-Million Facelift

This southside pub now boasts a grassy outdoor area filled with picnic tables and fairy lights — plus a revamped sports bar and bistro.

Victoria's Bridge Road Brewers Is Opening a Pop-Up Bar Made Entirely Out of Cardboard

Everything inside the zero-impact venue has been constructed from materials that are either recycled or can be reused or composted.

Fortitude Music Hall Is Hosting Its First Beer Festival — and It's All About Independent Brewers

Organised by Range Brewing, this brand-new beer fest will showcase more than 40 specialty brews, and feature a DJ-spun soundtrack by Sampology and Winston Surfshirt.

Now Open: Punk-Inspired Cocktail Bar Stranded Is the Valley's New Laneway Hangout from The Zoo Crew

Open five nights a week, this newcomer serves up a mezcal and tequila-heavy drinks menu, plus piña colada panna cotta — and its name pays tribute to Brisbane punk legends The Saints.

Indie Spirits Tasting Is Bringing Its Boozy Sipping Parties Back to the East Coast

Spend an afternoon sampling more than 200 gins, whiskys, rums, vodkas and tequilas — and vermouths, mezcals and more — at this spirits fest dedicated to independent producers.

The Little Beer Brand That Could: Young Henrys Celebrates Ten Years With (What Else) a Beer

No business plan? No problem. The craft beer innovators celebrate ten years of Newtowners, collaborations and local love.

Now Open: Stratton Bar & Kitchen Is Newstead's New Industrial-Style Hangout Inside Two WWII Hangars

Serving up cacio e pepe udon and cheeseburger bloody marys next to The Triffid, this new bar and eatery hails from Mrs Brown’s Bar & Kitchen owners Ben and Tarryn Brown.

Taiwanese Bubble Tea Giant Milksha Is Finally Opening Its First Brisbane Store

This bubble tea favourite is opening in the Brisbane CBD, pouring a menu that stars fresh milk and honey-cooked tapioca pearls.

Four Pillars Has Just Added a Yuzu Gin to Its Range — So There's Another Bottle for Your Shrine

After dabbling with yuzu before, the Australian distillery has created a standalone new tipple — and it's made with yuzu grown up the road from its Healesville base.

Dan Murphy's Has Just Opened Its First Bar in Melbourne — and It Doesn't Serve Alcohol

Pouring booze-free beverages until the end of June, the Hampton spot boasts more than 30 drinks on its menu — and over 200 zero-alcohol options to take home.

Stranded Is Winn Lane's Soon-to-Open New Punk-Inspired Cocktail Bar From The Zoo Crew

Named after The Saints' '(I'm) Stranded', this mezcal-heavy, rock and punk memorabilia-filled newcomer will open its doors in April.

Table Wines and Park Pét-Nats: Here's What Concrete Playground's Editors Are Drinking Right Now

Looking for the ideal sip? Here at CP, we drink a lot of grape juice — so whether you like your wine clean and crisp or fun and funky, this list is a good place to start.

Catalina Is South Brisbane's New Beach Club-Inspired Rooftop Bar with a 30-Metre Infinity Pool

Sprawling across 1500 square metres, this sky-high newcomer pairs Mediterranean vibes, lobster thermidor and fruity cocktails with swims, daybeds and scenic views.

Pinot Palooza Is Hitting Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for a Huge Tenth Anniversary Comeback Tour This Year

Two-and-a-half years since the famed wine tasting festival's last edition, it's returning for a slew of pinot parties in Australia and New Zealand.

You Can Now Get Another Round of DIY Gelato Messina Cocktails in Easter Eggs Delivered to Your Door

Cocktail Porter will deliver everything you need to whip up salted caramel cocktails inside Easter eggs — or espresso martinis inside Lindt bunnies.

This Aussie Distillery's Hot Cross Bun-Inspired Rum Is Essential Easter Sipping

The Grove's new limited-edition release tastes like a hot cross bun in a glass — and it's available to preorder now in time for your Easter celebrations.

Sydney's Bar Suze Is Hosting a Huge Fundraiser to Support Flood-Affected NSW and Queensland Regions

Sydneysiders can head by to drink wine and G&Ts for flood relief — or, no matter where you are, you can enter the raffle to win one of 25-plus prizes.

Revel Brewing Co Has Expanded Its Beer Empire to a Century-Old Riverside Factory in Morningside

Brisbane’s eastside has a new beer-drinking go-to — complete with shady umbrellas, fairy lights, and karaage chicken and burgers on the menu.

We're Giving Away Four $2000 Airbnb Vouchers for Your Next Epic Weekend Away

Wherever you choose to go, your next weekend away is on us.

Raise the Bar: How to Enjoy Vodka At Home and Out and About Right Now

For a clear liquid, there's a lot more to vodka than meets the eye.

Four Foolproof Tropical Cocktails to Try at Your Next Summer Soiree

These delicious and fuss-free pours will quench your thirst all summer long.

Hotel Hennessy: This Virtual Hotel Is Your One-Stop Guide to Summer Entertaining

Cocktail Hour: How to Make a White Peach and Rosemary Highball

Raise a glass to what might just be the perfect summer cocktail.

Cocktail Hour: How to Make a Cosmo Spritz

And just like that, the cosmo gets a summery upgrade.

Cocktail Hour: How to Make Le Grand Fizz

Spritz o'clock? It will be with this elevated take on the summer go-to.

Cocktail Hour: How to Make a Fresh Cut Spritz

Rethink the classic vodka soda with this sophisticated serve.

Ten Brisbane Arts and Cultural Spaces to Check Out This Summer (And Where to Get a Drink Afterwards)

Get your culture fix at one of these leading institutions — then make an afternoon of it at one of these excellent watering holes.

Seven Aussie Summer Scenarios — and the Drinks You Should Sip on Your Next Adventure

We've found a refreshing cocktail to complement every situation you'll find yourself in this summer.

Five Innovative Gin Twists on Classic Cocktails That'll Spice Up Your Summer

Consider these your go-to sips for summer.

We're Giving Away an Epic Gin and Backyard Barbecue Prize for All Those Summer Hangs

Score a swag of gin, deck chairs and a top-quality Weber barbecue to level up at-home entertaining.