Melbourne bar wins best cocktail bar in the world
1806 in Melbourne has just taken out the award for Best Cocktail List in the World at the New Orleans Tales of the Cocktail festival.
Tales of the Cocktail is a “culinary and cocktail festival, (that) allows the connoisseur or amateur to fully experience (taste, see and learn about) cocktail culture.”
It is the most widely respected gathering of cocktail enthusiasts and aficionados in the world, where people like Gary Regan, Ted Haigh, Audrey Saunders and Simon Difford give education sessions, tastings and workshops. If there is a question you have about cocktails, any question, up to and including when washing machines were first used to mix party-sized serves of punch..? Then Tales of the Cocktail is where it will be answered.
Australia was well represented in the Awards with nominees for Best Drinks Selection (Der Raum, Richmond, Melbourne.) Best Brand Ambassador (Jason Crawly, Maxxium, Sydney) and of course, Best Cocktail List (Bayswater Brasserie, Sydney, and 1806, Melbourne).
The award ceremony was in New Orleans on Saturday 19th of July, or 2pm Sunday 20th Australian time. There to collect the award on behalf of the crew at 1806 was previous Australian Bartender Magazine editor Naren Young.
The award winning cocktail list follows an historical time line from 1806, the year the word cocktail was first defined in print, till today. There is at least one cocktail from every decade complete with the history behind the drink, including who created it, where, and why. For a delicious history lesson and some of the best drinks around, head down to 1806, 169 Exhibition St Melbourne, and toast Australia's victory!
