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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

Decadent Sunday nibbles at Pollux

ACDC have just steamrolled through town, leaving a trail of unshaven and slightly dazed looking bogans, loose in the city.  It’s almost a bonus that the rain is falling, keeping the streets relatively clear of the black-shirted brigade that had been flooding into the capital over the last few days. But Sunday’s mission remains the same for ...

Tagged as: feature, eat, lunch, chocolate, food, drinks, bar, cafe, features

I heart Emerson’s…

Nothing quite beats a cold beer in the warm sunshine. Absolutely nothing. As such it is imperative that you nurture this bond by ensuring that the brew you’ve chosen to consume is of an impeccable standard. This is where the Dunedin-based Emerson’s Brewing Company comes in… The company was formed in 1992, after Richard Emerson ...

Tagged as: feature, 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

New bars and restaurants keep on coming

“Because you can’t, you won’t, and you don’t stop” is the immortal opening line from a Beastie Boy’s song.  It also happens to be the best way to sum up Wellington’s fast-growing bar scene of recent times. We’ve already had numerous cheery-ripe establishments open up over the last twelve months or so.  Including Hooch (which celebrates ...

Tagged as: news, nightlife, music, downtown, bar, wellington, drink, eat, drinks, food, waterfront

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

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 Library - 3 October, Level 1, 53 Courtenay Place

God I used to love Cabaret.  It was an impressive cocktail bar-slash-music venue that really complimented its neighbouring establishments of Chow and Motel. But the Cab’ met an untimely end (In my book), and we were left with another hotspot that never quite achieved the potential that it had promised. 2009 brings something different, with ...

Review posted: October 11, 09 by Daz

Tagged as: review, bar, drink, motel, cabaret, Chow, books, drinks