Podcast Episodes
Back to Search“Money’s not my driver.” Iain McPherson talks technique development, branding yourself and more
My guest on this episode of Drinks At Work is Iain McPherson. He’s the owner and bartender behind Edinburgh bars Panda & Sons and Nauticus, and he’s …
3 years ago
James Connolly got paid to open bars for others — now he’s opened his own
I’m talking to one of my favourite Australian bartenders in this episode, it’s James Connolly. He’s a veteran of the Perth bartending scene, one of t…
3 years ago
How to build a bar or booze brand — Future Proof Your Brand with Daisy Tulley & Wade Tiller
Earlier in August, Sam Bygrave hosted a panel talk with Daisy Tulley and Wade Tiller titled Future Proof Your Brand. Daisy Tulley is the general mana…
3 years ago
From bartender to brand owner and entrepeneur: Shaun Byrne from Maidenii and Marionette
This week I’m talking to the Maidenii vermouth and Marionette Liqueurs founder, Shaun Byrne, about his career but also about the Australian Distilled…
3 years ago
Hamish Smith on bar awards, lists, and the future of drinks journalism
Hamish Smith is the editor of CLASS Magazine in the UK, the bars editor fro Drinks International, and an academy chair for The World’s 50 best Bars. …
3 years ago
Steve Davis on what to expect when Tucano's Lounge opens
On this ***bonus*** episode we're taking a tour of new Sydney bar, Tucano's Lounge, to find out what we should expect when the bar — from the team be…
3 years ago
What to expect from Bar Kokomo, Anneliese Grazioli's second bar
Something a little different to the usual on this episode: we're talking to award-winning bartender Anneliese Grazioli and breaking a bit of news — s…
3 years, 1 month ago
How two bartenders turned a keg cocktail side hustle into a proper drinks brand
It’s one thing for a bartender to think about opening a bar of their own one day — after all, you’ve worked in bars, hopefully have run one or two an…
3 years, 1 month ago
Why Sam Ng gave up the corporate brand ambassador life to open a bar
In this episode, Sam Ng talks about his journey from chef to bartender to ambassador, to criss-crossing the Asia Pacific region. And he talks about w…
3 years, 2 months ago
“Systems, service, culture.” How Frog's Hollow Saloon was named the best new bar (and the number one) in QLD
This episode, I'm talking to Nick Winter and Pete Hollands from Frog's Hollow Saloon in Brisbane, which took out two awards last month at the Boothby…
3 years, 2 months ago