The Cosmic Crisp, a fruit more than 20 years in the making, will hit Australian shops in mid-2024. Its owners are hoping for a blockbuster. We put it to the test. The Cosmic Crisp had everyone in the apple world talking even before it was released to US consumers with a US$10 million marketing budget […]
Here’s how most of the team that brought the world the Barbie movie came to make a gin in Byron Bay. Not a week goes by that someone doesn’t contact Brian Restall, saying they’re some bigshot wanting to collaborate with his Lord Byron Distillery on a spirit. So here he is with American Charlie Maas […]
Holidays are right around the corner, and with it comes a raft of events. Whether for menu planning, gifting, or drinking yourself, finding the right bottle of booze can play an important part in bringing Christmas cheer to your silly season. Bird in Hand ‘Italian Series’ Nero d’Avola 2022: $40 This medium-bodied red is part […]
The family who brought you the Eiffel Tower, still run Paris’ greatest hidden culinary gem. Café L’Homme, nestled in the heart of the enchanting city of Paris, is a culinary gem that seamlessly marries exquisite cuisine with an ambience steeped in history and elegance. The founders, Coco Coupérie-Eiffel and Christophe Bonnat, have crafted a dining […]
How far are whisky distillers prepared to go to get an edge at the prestige end of the market? High up a glacier in an arctic blizzard, it would seem. A few years ago, Scottish distiller Talisker took 12 American-oak ex bourbon casks with the ends taken off up to the Pemberton icefield in British […]
The annual list of the world’s ‘50 Best’ Bars was revealed today in Singapore. The announcement celebrates the excellence of the international drinks sector and pays tribute to the visionary bartenders, enterprising establishment owners and trailblazing brands that lead the charge in shaping cocktail culture around the world. Chosen from an illustrious list of bars […]
Earlier this year the Singapore World Spirits Competition announced its list of winners for 2023 – and the title went to: Peg Leg Porker. Over the past decade Singapore has seen its stature skyrocket to the summit of the global cocktail scene. For years, if you were talking about drinks, the city-state was associated only […]
A fall in demand for French wines, a more competitive market and lingering pandemic problems have hit winemakers in the regions of Bordeaux and Languedoc so hard that the French government will soon pay them US$215 million (AUD$334m) to sell off their surplus—and has set aside other money to help grape-growers shrink their vineyards. Key […]
How Yarra Valley Caviar is scaling fish roe, one egg at a time. Nick Gorman doesn’t know why caviar sales are soaring. “I’m not sure if people have figured that: ‘Life’s short. Just eat some caviar’.” Whatever, his Yarra Valley Caviar has grown from four tonnes of fish eggs a year in 2006 when he first […]
When an old coastal highland distillery wanted to relaunch in Australia, it went for a full “immersive” experience. In case you didn’t know, whisky and oysters are a thing. So when an old distillery by the North Sea wanted to relaunch its single malts in Australia, what better way than to get aficionados into waders […]