The winners of the Australian Wine Design Competition 2012 were announced at a special presentation soirée held at The Winery in Sydney’s Surry Hills. Hosted by the Keystone Group and in conjunction with the Association of Australian Boutique Winemakers, Lisa McGuigan, Chair of the national judging panel and Judith Kennedy (CEO) presented the winners with [...]

It’s a Rematch Beeyatch, the unsponsored bartender competition went global in 2012 with seven cities around the world participating in the event. The inaugural “It’s a Global Rematch Beeyatch” had bartenders competing against the clock to make 2 Daiquiri, 1 Caipirinha, 1 Mojito, 1 Pina Colada, 1 Zombie, 1 Cuba Libre, 1 Planter’s Punch, 1 [...]

You wouldn’t expect to see a donkey at the entrance to Kit and Kaboodle in Kings Cross but one year old Pedro was a star. The occasion was the Keystone Group’s World Cocktail Week Mexican Warp party, wrapping up a 10 day long series of events celebrating the cocktail. The sexy venue last seen at [...]

The door to the dining room of the Roosevelt Cocktail Bar and Restaurant in Potts Point was a portal to Scotland. Inside, an autumnal scene was laid with fallen leaves scattered on the long communal tables. A soundscape echoed in the room. The chirping of birds mingled with the sound of rivers of Speyside before [...]

The inaugural World Bar Chat Championships took place at theloft in Sydney with eight of Australia’s top bartenders competing against each other to see who can make the best chat during a set time while making drinks using Ketel One Vodka and Fernet-Branca. World Bar Chat Championships Part of the Keystone Group’s World Cocktail Week [...]

Sydney played host to the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA), a yearly event which ran from 30 April to 4 May 2012. And on a splendid autumn day, food and fashion came together with a leisurely lunch at Cruise Bar and Restaurant followed by the Innovators Show. Cruise Bar & Restaurant Overlooking the Sydney Opera [...]

World Cocktail Week ® launched at the Cargo Lounge in Sydney with a Cruise Party where the venue was decked out in theme. Leis on arrival, cocktails in coconuts and Polynesian dancers were among the highlights of an event that packed the crowds at the recently refurbished bar. World Cocktail Week launch at Cargo Lounge [...]