Diageo embraces technology to expand the appeal of centuries-old whisky brands
Diageo has embraced cutting-edge technology to expand the reach and appeal of centuries-old whisky brands. Working with Google Business View, Diageo has opened the doors to four of its single malt distilleries to allow people to see and explore the
Gallagher Hotels reshuffles portfolio amid venue fine-tuning
AHA NSW Group Operator of the Year Gallagher Hotels has divested its Balmain pub, as it focuses on sharpening the edge on other assets. Speaking to PubTIC, Patrick Gallagher explained his group had acquired the former Monkey Bar venue in
More Feral Beer set to invade Australian taps
Fresh from the party vat after its recent Hottest beer triumph, Feral Brewing Company has released no less than three “new beers to squeal about”. For the third year in a row, Feral’s Hop Hog was recently voted the best
The Plus side of Google
By Grant Shepherd When it comes to the major social networking sites, most businesses only bother with the big two: Facebook and Twitter. This is a reasonable strategy as they are the most popular and therefore your posts or tweets
WHERE’S THE MONEY: Mixed Drinks
By Sacha Delfosse – manager, Luxe Bar, Perth While most pubs and hotels in Australia are not places one would expect to be able to order a Prohibition-era cocktail, or a molecular concoction ‘constructed’ rather than poured, using home-made ingredients,
Superbowl a boon for Americana-hungry patrons
[caption id="attachment_519" align="alignright" width="316"] Manly Wharf Hotel[/caption] Entertainment-focused venues around the country packed in hundreds of patrons on Monday morning as the 49th Superbowl pulled record crowds around the world. Ben May’s Manly Wharf Hotel put on a Superbowl party
Supreme Court halts litigious patron from suing pub again
The Supreme Court of South Australia has discouraged the appeal of an unfavourable verdict by a patron that sued a pub for falling off a chair drunk. Justice Kevin Nicholson did not dismiss the appeal of Ms Schuller, but the
2015 pub market starts hot with another Iris Group purchase
The Sydney pub market has jumped into 2015, with several quick sales including yet another Iris Group purchase – Riverwood’s Napoleons Hotel. In the Western gaming heartland, Napoleons is the latest of a string of acquisitions for the rapidly growing
Should we save the Jolly Frogs?
For the past few years, Windsor’s Jolly Frog has been a dormant eye-sore on the Hawkesbury landscape – its heydays of hosting the likes of AC/DC, Cold Chisel and INXS long quiet. After a couple of years it seems one
Breaking news: More craft beers for hipsters
Mark Leonard, veteran Australian filmmaker and avid critique of any given thing at Sydney’s Harold Park Hotel, has invested a moment’s talent into collating a list of the hippest and trendiest taste sensations dreamed up in brewing laboratories for socially