The winners of The 18th Annual Spirited Awards will be announced at the ceremony on Thursday, July 25th at The Fillmore New Orleans. It is all part of the Tales of the Cocktail (TOTC) conference, which is celebrating its 22nd year in New Orleans from July 21-26, 2024.
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The World’s 50 Best Bars has announced the extended 51-100 list with a re-entry from Australia, Melbourne’s Byrdi at No.61!
Luke Whearty from Byrdi on nostalgia drinks, collaborating with Little Red Door & his plans for 2023
“However professional the service is, we aim to give the people a unique but rememberable experience by the time they walk out of the door. So making sure they feel as welcome as possible, is incredibly important.”
Deep dive into the magical world of BYRDI; the concept and the evolution of what makes it so unique. From cocktail list creation, to sequence of service, to sustainability, the important of produce, to guest experience, to team culture – Luke shares all!
The Blend launches the BYRDI at Home Cocktail Collaboration Challenge! On the table is a once in a lifetime opportunity to collaborate with the legendary Luke Whearty from BYRDI, Melbourne on a bottled cocktail for the BYRDI Shop online menu!
On home turf, we’ve been busy chatting face to face (social distancing of course!) with industry legends such as Kurtis Bosley and Stefano Catino launching Blend TV.
The Blend invites you to a LIVE session on Zoom, with LUKE WHEARTY, facilitated by Tom Scott, The Exchange Ambassador on Monday 15th June at 2.30pm-4pm. A chance for you to ask those burning questions, or listen to others queries, or just meet the man himself!
The Blends of the Virtual World releases more virtual seminars hosted by Luke Whearty in his online educational series ‘BYRDI at Home’
The Blends of The Virtual World will bring you inspiring ideas, learning opportunities and connection moments through a series of content modules, discussions and workshops for the people both behind and beyond the bar.
There are 11 Australian bars, bartenders and products that land in the honours this year.
Byrdi is the work of the boundary-pushing Luke Whearty and his partner Aki Nishikura, and it has been a long time in the works.
The Melbourne experience saw 16 bartenders hosted at BYRDI (recently added to Melbourne’s must see venues!) for breakfast and then departing Melbourne CBD to head to the Yarra Valley.