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Archive for November, 2011

Experimental Mixology – Retro Perfection

November 12th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsExperimental Mixology

This week’s Experimental is kind of cool. It is sort of a Homage as well as a Experimental due to the classic/retro cocktails that we are featuring. The key difference in the whole thing is the definite Japanese/Uenosan vibe to the menu, Uesosan owns High Five Bar in Tokyo (we homaged him to raise money for [...]

Homage Cocktail Friday – Bowery

November 11th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsHomage Cocktail Friday

Growing up in the industry in Brisbane, their was always one bar that killed in the way of the Brisbane bar scene and that was the Bowery Bar. It always had this air of superiority that was well deserved, they had some of the best Australian bartenders that had worked in the UK working for [...]

Fuller’s ESB now on tap

November 10th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

If you haven’t already read, Clive’s Draught Selection has been undergoing some serious changes in the last few weeks. One of the latest acquisitions in the tap line up is the tasty Fuller’s ESB, our newest house amber or red if you like. The ESB has been a great addition to our “by the pint” [...]

Innis & Gunn Beer Dinner

November 8th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsBeer

Clive’s first foray into the world of cocktail/wine/beer dinners were with a huge success. We had PMA Canada come to us and ask us if we would like to host Nic Rennie from Innis & Gunn, of course we had to oblige. Chef Garrett and I sat down and tasted the famous Cask Aged Beers [...]

Monday Mix Off – Manhattan

November 8th, 2011 BY shawn • No CommentsClive's Mix Off Monday

Yesterday saw the culmination of Mix Off Monday for this year. 3 months and we have exhausted the top talent in Victoria, each time bartenders would walk away with a cool $100 cash in their pockets for winning. Never fear, we will be back next year with a two month Battle Royale for bartenders to [...]

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NEWEST BARKEEP'S CREATION

Mayahuel Flame

2oz El Jimador Tequila

2/3 oz Ginger Honey Shrubb

1/2 oz Serrano Chilli & Sencha Amaro

25mL Fresh Grapefruit Juice

Shake and dirty strain over an ice globe. Garnish with a grapefruit peel. 

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WEEKLY FEATURES

FINE WINE WEDNESDAY

Every week we delve into bin ends, hard to find vintages and rare styles to bring you something different by the glass. Brought to you by Trialto Wines.

LOCAL 22 & CASK AWAY

Thursday is for beer lovers. Local 22 showcases the best new local large formats coming out of our breweries whilst once a month, we pair with local brewmasters to create a speciality cask for our guests.

MONTHLY HOMAGE COCKTAIL FRIDAY

Our long running Homage Cocktail Friday pays tribute to the bars around the world we admire and respect. We recreate their lists for our guests, it’s like bar hopping around the world.

EXPERIMENTAL SATURDAY

Experimental Saturday is where the bartenders let their hair down, creating off the wall creations with a specific theme in mind.



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