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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.
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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.
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World-Renowned Bar The Everleigh Is Celebrating Its Tenth Birthday with Two Months of Festivities
And the fun kicks off with a very big bang — a one-night bar takeover by famed NYC cocktail haunt Attaboy.
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Award-Winning Gin Distillery Naught Has Opened a Sultry New Cocktail Destination in Eltham
Next door to the distillery, this elegant drinking den is whipping up classic-leaning sips — and clever reworkings — using Naught's three acclaimed gins.
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CP Picks: Here's How Our Editors Are Celebrating American Express delicious. Month Out in Melbourne
Follow us to these incredible food and drink events happening in Melbourne this May.
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Docklands Brewery Urban Alley Is Opening a $5 Million Brewpub and Distillery in Melbourne's East
Launching this week, the 750-capacity venue will showcase signature brews alongside Dasher + Fisher gin, contemporary pub fare and a stacked entertainment program.
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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.
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The Continental Sorrento and Its Many Venues Are Now Open for Seaside Good Times
The 150-year-old limestone beauty now features a slew of venues, including a public bar, beer garden, speakeasy and fine diner — all with eats by Scott Pickett.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hubert Estate Is the Yarra Valley's Ambitious New Destination Winery
The former site of St Huberts has been transformed, and now boasts a modern Australian restaurant, new-look cellar door, art gallery, event space and boutique wine store.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Seven Weekend Activities to Try If You Want to Shake Up Your Usual Routine
Stuck doing the same old? Add some flavour to your schedule with these fun activity swaps.
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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.
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First Look: Barlow Is the Luxe Speakeasy Tucked Within the New-Look Continental Sorrento
Sorrento's chic new resident is serving clever cocktails, late-night snacks by Scott Pickett, and a sumptuous live entertainment program that trips from comedy to jazz.
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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.
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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.
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Melbourne's New Greenery-Filled Floating Bar Yarra Botanica Is Launching This Week
The lush two-storey pontoon venue is officially docking March 16, championing local ingredients and an all-Victorian drinks offering.
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Funghi e Tartufo Is Melbourne's New All-Vegan Italian Restaurant in Hardware Lane
This CBD newcomer is dishing up a top-notch, plant-based take on Italian fare, from bolognese arancini to creamy carbonara.
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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.
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All-Day Italian-Inspired Eatery Luci Has Opened in Melbourne's New Hilton Hotel
Serving breakfast crab benedict through to steak and duck at dinner, this dapper diner is aptly named after the Roman leader and famous gourmet Lucias Lucullus.
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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.
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Chris Lucas' Highly-Anticipated Italian Restaurant Grill Americano Will Open This Month at 101 Collins Street
Launching March 21, the Lucas Group's new bar and grill will be serving flame-cooked Northern Italian flavours, enveloped with a sense of modern elegance.
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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.
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A Former St Kilda Church Hall Is Being Reborn as a Pub and Food Truck Park
The iconic corner site will soon be home to a 300-person bar and beer garden, complete with beautifully restored interiors and a slew of food vendors on rotation.
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A Guide to St Kilda to Take You From Sunrise to Sunset
Unlock endless summer vibes with a day spent in one of Melbourne's most vibrant bayside suburbs.
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First Look: Sorrento's Continental Hotel Will Unveil Part of Its Multimillion-Dollar Revamp This Month
The six-level makeover includes a swag of new hospitality spaces helmed by Scott Pickett and Craig Shearer — ranging from a casual coastal beer garden to a seafood-driven fine diner.
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A Garden Party-Inspired Rooftop Bar Is the Crowning Glory of the Newly Launched HER Building
Venture up for punchy Thai snacks and summery cocktails, paired with sweeping city views.
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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.
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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.
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Untitled Is the New Modern Euro Bar and Restaurant From the Ugly Duckling Crew
Roll into Swan Street's new 100-seater for Euro-leaning wines and fare by a former Young Chef of the Year.
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Four Foolproof Tropical Cocktails to Try at Your Next Summer Soiree
These delicious and fuss-free pours will quench your thirst all summer long.
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Pink Lemonade Is Richmond's Effervescent New Outdoor Bar and Food Truck Stop
This former Swan Street car park has swapped concrete for palm trees, vibrant wall art, boozy slushies and US smokehouse fare.
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The Arbory Crew's New Multi-Level HER Building Has Opened, Featuring Four Venues in One
The ambitious Lonsdale Street project boasts a 'listening bar', smoky Thai canteen, French-inspired all-day cocktail joint and a buzzy rooftop.
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BKK Is the Smoky Thai Barbecue Canteen Headlining HER's Food Offering
The neon-doused third-floor eatery is dishing up flame-cooked skewers, punchy laab variations and curries aplenty, to enjoy alongside interesting wines and tropical cocktails.
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Award-Winning Brewery Kaiju Is Opening Its First Brewpub in Huntingdale Next Week
Housed in a converted warehouse, the beer hall boasts 16 taps, hand-stretched pizzas and a stack of colourful wall art.
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HER Bar by the Arbory Team Brings French-Leaning Bistro Wizardry and Timeless Cocktails to Lonsdale Street
The team behind Arbory have unveiled the ground floor of their sparkling new multi-level drinking and dining wonderland.
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Cocktail Hour: How to Make a White Peach and Rosemary Highball
Raise a glass to what might just be the perfect summer cocktail.