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The Great NZ Cocktail Book

It’s one of those things where you wonder why somebody hasn’t done it before.  But now it’s finally here - A comprehensive guide to the New Zealand bar scene, suitably titled, the Great New Zealand Cocktail Book. This Holy Grail for drink-lovers contains over 200 pages on the subject of Aotearoa’s finest concoctions and establishments, from ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, drink, motel, champagne, drinks

Welcome to flavour country

Flavour-infused spirits seem to be quite the ‘du jour ‘.  Their unique taste has found a niche as the basis for a new generation of cocktails.  And it doesn’t stop there.   Maybe you’ve tried picking up a bottle of feijoa wine from the supermarket lately?  They tend to sell-out faster than a starving indie band on its last ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, drink, nightlife, drinks, wine, features, wellington, fruit, feijoa

A Good Luck Revolution (On Rollerblades)

There’s a hint of revolution in the air for Good Luck.  Don’t worry, it won’t involve guns or long speech’s about doing it “for freedom”.  It’s all about Jesus on rollerblades and some guy named ''Barry''. That's because Good Luck have gone into transformer mode coming into summer, with all new drinks, features and events, ready to roll ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, drink, drinks, Good Luck, bar, live music, Cuba Street, wine, features, place

Lovin' you long time (And thanks for all the fun)

I was in a certain restaurant not long ago for a friends birthday dinner and drinks.  After only 15 minutes of good times, one rather well-manicured looking waiter, who probably spent too much time ironing the creases into his pants, sauntered up to our table.  He then proceeded to give me good reason to never go back, by saying ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, eat, dinner, places, features, place, feijoa, dining, restaurant

Brand New at Hawthorn and Hooch

Things are on the move for Hawthorn Lounge and Hooch bar.  Tory Street’s den of decadence, along with that sleek cat amongst the pigeon-bars of Courtenay Place, are both looking to step it up for summer.  So take this as your first and final notice for good times to come. For the mighty Hawthorn, let it be known that there will be ...

Tagged as: feature, hawthorn lounge, cocktails, drink, eat, food, champagne, drinks, bar, live music, features, Hooch

Live Brazil Festival 09 - 16 to 18 October, Southern Cross

Latin America made a push into the festival scene last weekend, with Live Brazil 2009 working its seductive mojo on Wellingtonians. There was a bumper line-up for the fest, kicked-off by a Friday night gig double, with Tambolele and Afro-Sambas, mixing the old and the new sounds of Brazilian music.  The craziness continued over the Saturday ...

Review posted: October 23, 09 by Daz

Tagged as: review, dance, festival, cocktails, food

Betty's - 3 October, 32 Blair Street

There seemed to be a big ol’ hype machine at work before Betty’s even opened to the public.  I guess this could be expected, mostly due to the fact that new bars have been a little thin on the ground in recent times (but boy has that changed, with more rumoured to be on the way for summer). And now that it’s open, does this newbie named ...

Review posted: October 12, 09 by Daz

Tagged as: review, cocktails, bar, drink, nightlife, drinks

A Long Island Spring in Wellington

So what’s the one drink that truly epitomises the warmth and sunshine of a spring day in Wellywood? Well I’ll tell you which one supposedly doesn’t - and that’s the Long Island Iced Tea.  But for me it’s more suited to Wellington spring 2009, than almost any other drink out there.  Its powerful nature helps to tame the still ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, drink, drinks, bar, features, wellington

The New Bar Wave

Just existing doesn’t cut it in the world today, you have to offer more.Wellington’s bar scene works in a similar fashion.  Unless you have a really strong following of regulars, you need to offer something more alluring than mulled wine in the winter and a couple of odd decorations hanging from your walls.That’s one of the reasons why so ...

Tagged as: feature, cocktails, drink, drinks, bar, places, features, wellington, beer

Mixology: The Art of Cocktail Making

I watch a good cocktail being made and it’s a thing of beauty.  The adept bartender is all economy of movement, efficiently going about their business yet lingering over the little details that are so essential to any mixed drink. The Tom Cruise “flair” bar-tending is a little bit like a Michael Bay film these days.  Great to watch when ...

Tagged as: feature, hawthorn lounge, cocktails, drink, drinks