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    Sydney-Based Hospitality Crew Merivale Is Set to Take Over the Lorne Hotel

    It'll mark the group's second venture outside of New South Wales.

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    Ben & Jerry's Has Released a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Beer to Support Renewable Energy

    The ice cream company has teamed up with 4 Pines on the limited-edition, nitro-infused, ice cream-inspired brew.

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    The Localist Shopfront

    The past year has really highlighted the importance of supporting our local shops and hospo joints. There's power at your fingertips — and in your shopping baskets.

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    This Year's Budget Will Dish Out Millions in Tax Relief For Local Breweries and Distilleries

    Australia's small breweries have scored a much-needed helping hand, as part of the government's post-COVID recovery push.

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    Four Pillars Is About to Release Its 2021 Batch of Bloody Good Bloody Shiraz Gin

    This year, you can also order bloody shiraz grape and quince paste — and bloody shiraz gin caviar — to go with the cult-favourite drop.

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    Four Pillars Has Teamed Up with Qantas On a New Aussie Gin That Celebrates the Airline's Centenary

    The carrier is slinging new gin cocktails in its airport lounges, too.

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    Starward Is Releasing Its Latest Super-Popular Ginger Beer Barrel Whisky to Warm Up Your Winter

    The sixth annual release from the distillery's ginger-focused program will be available to buy next week — if you're quick.

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    Six Ways to Indulge When the Cocktail and Comfort Food Cravings Kick In

    Satisfy your hankerings by heading to a cocktail festival, tucking into a pub roast or hibernating in front of the big screen.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Darlinghurst

    Discover hole-in-the-wall cafes, monster sandwiches and Sydney's best ramen.

  • News

    Australia's First Non-Alcoholic and Hangover-Free Bar Has Opened in Melbourne

    The new project from booze-free gin producer Brunswick Aces also features the country's first physical non-alcoholic bottle shop.

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    Four Pillars Has Released Its 2021 Barrel-Aged Gins So You Can Keep Adding to Your Gin Shrine

    Its Sherry Cask Gin and Chardonnay Barrel Gin are back — and the distillery has added a new Single Barrel Gin, too.

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    Archie Brothers Is Hosting Adults-Only Circus and Cocktail Pop-Ups in Its East Coast Arcade Bars

    Once a month, you'll be able to head to Alexandria, Docklands or Toombul for stilt walkers, magicians, burlesque and beverages.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Redfern and Waterloo

    Check out the dog-friendly bars, BYO restaurants and late-night haunts locals love.

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    How to Say Thanks to Aussie Hospitality Legends If You're a Bit of a Bar Fly

    Show your support by hitting up a cocktail festival, having a parma with your pint and wearing your heart on your sleeve with some fun merch.

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    Beloved Sydney Venue Hollywood Hotel Has Been Put Up for Sale for the First Time in Four Decades

    The watering hole has been put on the market following the 2019 passing of owner and trailblazing publican Doris Goddard.

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    The 170-Year-Old Royal Richmond Hotel Now Boasts a Sunlit Bistro and Timber-Clad Cocktail Bar

    Following a huge makeover, the historic pub in the Hawkesbury region is serving up a menu full of top-notch gastropub fare.

  • Guide

    Six Late-Night Parramatta Bars That Are Perfect for Celebratory Kick-Ons After a Game

    Keep the party going into the wee hours at a rooftop bar or beer garden — just a short stroll from the Bankwest Stadium.

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    Five Ways to Up Your Wine Knowledge If You Still Can't Tell Your Terroir from Your Tannins

    Use these tips and tricks to learn — and sip — your way to wine success.

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    This Indulgent New Booze Membership Includes an Entire Beer Vending Machine and a Year of Refills

    It's one of the options under Craft Cartel Liquor's new subscriptions — but it'll cost you a tidy $10,000 per year.

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    Re Is the New Sustainability-Focused South Eveleigh Bar From Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini

    The bar is housed in a heritage site that spent 100 years as a locomotive workshop, and has been built from recycled materials.

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    Sydney's Award-Winning Maybe Sammy Has Released a Trio of Bottled Cocktails to Sip at Home

    The new premium batched creations come in both solo serves and share-friendly 500-millilitre bottles.

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    Two Aussie-Brewed 'Game of Thrones' Beers Are Coming to Mark the HBO Show's Tenth Anniversary

    Melbourne's Moon Dog Brewing is whipping up a Breaker of Chains chilli and vanilla stout and a Watchers on the Wall white chocolate ale.

  • Guide

    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Glebe, Ultimo and Pyrmont

    Sip brekkie cocktails in a sunny courtyard, then catch a gig in one of Sydney's best small bars.

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    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Chippendale

    This eclectic neighbourhood is brimming with top-notch coffee spots, salons, shops and watering holes.

  • News

    Globe-Hopping Gin Festival Junipalooza Is Finally Making Its Sydney Debut This August

    Thirty local and international craft distillers will be pouring around 200 different types of gin across two days.

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    Sammy Junior Is the New CBD Espresso and Cocktail Bar From the Maybe Sammy Team

    Now open on King Street, it's slinging cuppas and breakfast bites by day, and sandwiches and mini cocktails in the afternoon.

  • Guide

    Where to Go for a Pre-Match Drink and Feed Near the SCG to Get You Pumped for a Game

    Get fuel for a few hours of cheering on your favourite team.

  • News

    Five Regional Towns to Stop in When Road Tripping from Melbourne to Sydney

    Expect baked goods galore — and spending the night in Australia's most haunted mansion (if you dare).

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    Hendrick's Gin Is Offering Up a Bunch of Free G&Ts Around Sydney This Week

    A Hendrick's hot air balloon will fly over Sydney today to launch its Week of Wonders, and a pop-up gin bar will be appear in The Rocks later this week.

  • News

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

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

  • News

    You and Your Pooch Will Soon Be Able to Spend a Night at BrewDog's Australian Craft Beer Hotel

    As part of its big Australian expansion plans, the beer brand is also setting up a second Brisbane bar, and launching its first sites in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

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    Five Food Stops to Make on a Road Trip from Canberra to the Coast This Autumn

    Let your taste buds lead the way from jam-filled doughnuts to cheeseburger pies.

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    One to Watch: A New Multipurpose Cocktail Lab Is Coming to Wollongong

    A couple of bartenders are creating a collaborative and experimental space for the industry, plus a fun new place to drink in the Gong.

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    These Australian Breweries and Beers Have Just Been Named the Best in the Country for 2021

    They topped the competition at this year's Royal Queensland Food and Wine Show Beer Awards.

  • News

    Sydenham Pub The General Gordon Hotel Has Reopened Three Years After It Burnt Down

    The pub now features a dog-friendly courtyard, bottle shop and bistro fitted with a woodfire oven.

  • News

    Four Pillars Has Teamed Up with QT Hotels On a Limited-Edition Coconut, Bamboo and Almond Gin

    You'll only be able to drink it at the hotel chain's bars — or you can order a bottle for your liquor cabinet.

  • Guide

    Our Sydney: Here Are Our Readers' Favourite Spots to Visit in Potts Point and Woolloomooloo

    Discover where the locals go for an early morning feed and an after-work tipple — and everything in between.

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    We're Giving Away a Tap Machine So You Can Elevate Your At-Home Bar

    Take your house party up a notch with ice-cold shots — without using up precious freezer space.

  • News

    Four Pillars Is Expanding Its Healesville Distillery Via a Huge $6 Million Redevelopment

    Set to open in December 2021, the new addition to the company's Yarra Valley site will feature new hospitality, production and bottling facilities, and an events space.

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    Hickson House Is the Gin Distillery and Cocktail Bar Opening in a Warehouse in The Rocks

    The distillery will be running tours, tasting and dining experiences out of the former garage of Saatchi & Saatchi.

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