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Boothby Brisbane is our weekly newsletter briefing unpacking what’s happening in Brisbane’s bars, and talking to the bartenders and operators shaping the scene — sent every Wednesday. 

We really love kicking off the Boothby Best Bars Awards program each year in Brisbane with our Queensland event. The turnout is always fantastic, and the support you show one another for each bar on the Top 30 is always the biggest and best of any show we do.

And here are the photos to prove it. A huge thanks again to everyone who turned up, drank the delicious cocktai...

One thing that regularly impresses me is just how consistently the Australian bar scene puts up new bars that make me fall in love with the industry all over again.

Brisbane bar, Shaman, is the latest bar to make me feel that way.

That’s because it’s a great bar that does all the bartending things well. There’s a joy and delight to Shaman: the drinks, as bartender...

Well, what a night that was! Last night in Brisbane, we welcomed a full house down to Dr Gimlette for the fourth annual Boothby Best Bars QLD Awards.

As always it was wonderful to see so many people, from Brisbane and Queensland more broadly, in the same room swapping stories, cheering on the bars, and having a good time. It’s always a good night because the Queensland ...

Drinking Melbourne is the weekly newsletter from drinks writer Fred Siggins, unpacking what’s happening in Melbourne’s bars (and what you can learn from them), sent every Tuesday to your inbox. G...