New bar, distillery and restaurant called Hickson house is in Sydney’s heritage listed area the Rocks. As you enter the expansive space, lights are dim, allowing the huge chandeliers to make centre stage. Further to this, you’ll be impressed by the walls of alcohol bottles, in particular the gin. The bar has the most amazing … Continue reading Hickson House
3 Ronin is a café and restaurant located in a heritage house in Spice Alley, Chippendale. It is named after a samurai without a master. A very cool name for this eatery which serves Japanese inspired cuisine and booze. It has been operating as a café, but the bar and dinner service has only just … Continue reading 3 Ronin @ Chippendale
This month we had the opportunity to try “whisky loot”, a tasting pack of 3 whiskies brought to us by “Liquor Loot”. Liquor Loot is an alcohol subscription services with two aspects of their service; Whisky Loot & Gin Loot. The service delivers to you three premium and hand-selected whisky and gin tasters from around … Continue reading Whisky Loot – tasting pack and subscription service
We are big fans of Japanese cuisine and regularly go out for Japanese food and have also travelled to Japan. We love trying new restaurants and find the authentic Japanese style of Omakase to be an excellent way to sample the best of what’s on offer. Harada offer an Omakase option at dinner, and a … Continue reading Harada Omakase @ Glebe
We were heading to Canberra and some friends of ours recommended Molly Bar. I took a quick look on Instagram and immediately knew this was somewhere we just had to visit. We expected it to be hard to find, given it is a speakeasy. However it wasn’t too hard, since we saw a dashing barman … Continue reading Molly Bar – Speakeasy @ Canberra
Westward Whiskey is an American single malt whiskey, which is distilled out of a boutique craft distillery in Portland Oregon in the United States. At the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Westward attained some of the most prestigious awards at the event, winning 4 gold medals for their American Single Malt Whiskey (45%), Oregon … Continue reading Westward Whiskey – Gold Medal winner
Sarah knows I am a whisky enthusiast and came across the perfect gift for an anniversary present. Not a bottle of whisky, but an experience involving whisky. This whisky blending experience is offered by Archie Rose Distillery in the inner Sydney Suburb of Rosebery. The Whisky Blending experience is great for everyone, from those not … Continue reading Where to blend your own Whisky @Archie Rose
Kavalan make world class spirits and are famous for their whiskies, which have won awards as the worlds best. We earmarked the distillery near Yilan, as a must visit when in Taiwan and enjoyed exploring the facilities. We thought this whisky experience would be hard to top, however when in Taipei we came across the … Continue reading World Class Whisky @ Kavalan Whisky Bar
Soultrap is a cool bar located in Surry Hills. With a widely stocked bar, they have a great range of cocktails too. If you're hungry, there's plenty of charcuterie boards to select from. We visited Soul trap on this occasion for their Whiskey event. This kicked off their first of many whiskey events to come. … Continue reading Irish Whiskey Rumble @Soultrap
The plaza premium First class lounge at Hong Kong International airport is a new addition. For access, it costs 700 HKD and they give you a little takeaway thermos to keep as your momento. We happened to be passing through on opening day and there was a special deal on until October 5. We are … Continue reading One of the best airport lounges – Plaza Premium First Class, Hong Kong
