Hi Melbourne friends, As promised, here are the details of a special evening at the Sofitel Hotel on Collins Street on the 19th February 2026. Places are limited, and feel free to look the part as I share all my pro-tips, history, stories and more about the most iconic of cocktails: the Martini. I’ll be
It is Grand Final Day for the national game, Aussie Rules, as I write this in Melbourne today. So not being particularly sporty myself, I thought I’d share with you the list of distilleries in and around this fine city. Many offer a tasting room experience, masterclasses, tours and tastings. In some places, there’s usually
Friends, join me at this special event where I’ll be MCing a very special dinner with MasterChef Australia Callum Hann on the Saturday evening, at Pialligo Estate plus I’ll be hosting an exclusive gin masterclass on the Sunday! Here are the details, and you can purchase your tix below via the link. Saturday 4 –
Want to become a master of the Martini just like me? Perhaps you are wanting to hold a get-together with family or friends, or gather your work colleagues to do something fun, and insightful? I’m delighted to introduce a new virtual masterclass experience to you. I have done these over several years from time to
Hi Friends, Yes, it is that time of year again when we celebrate all thing gin around the world. In the past, I’ve hosted special dinners (check out this and this) or been a special guest of distillers at their events (such as here), but this year I’m doing something different. I’ll be streaming live
In January this year I finally was able to visit to the tasting room and distillery of the award winning Starward. They established this purpose built facility in 2017, moving from their first location a few kilometres from downtown Melbourne. I had the opportunity of a private tour, and my thanks to the team for
Well, I don’t know about you, but it’s been a year, and sometimes only a Martini will do. When I go back to look all the photos of this year I’ve need of a few. But there’s quite a few highlights and it’s hard to choose my top five Martini experiences of the year. As
Well, I finally got the planets to align and I was able to get the crew to a special place to film both the introduction of my series and a pilot segment. I can’t say where yet, but as I write the many Terrabytes of content is being reviewed for a “paper edit” by my
The best thing about being the Martini Whisperer are the people you meet. Something about that cocktail really opens doors! US Modernist Radio is fun and informative podcast that features a who’s who of artists, architects, designers, musicians lovers of all things Modernist architecture, and yours truely! As you will recall, I enjoyed a swell
Hi friends, as promised in my last article I wanted to share some martini and other adventures during my trip to LA in February post my Palm Springs trip. I went all in, got a driver from Palm Springs, and stayed on Sunset at the wonderful PaliHotel West Hollywood, a very comfortable oasis and a
Well that was fun. For a couple of weeks in February recently I was living the dream in Palm Springs California, hanging out with some very fine folks and experiencing some of the best that this glamorous city has to offer. You’ll recall I flew over to present some Martini masterclasses for my friends at
Well as Tom Cruise said in Top Gun Maverick, “it’s been a minute Mav” when hopping into an old fighter jet. I suppose you may have been wondering what I’ve been doing these past months and been somewhat quiet time on the website. Sorry about that, I’ll explain. I started out with good intentions with
It’s fair to say that I drink Martinis throughout the year, both for professional and personal reasons, and I’ve said elsewhere on a few occasions, the intention of why your drinking one is absolutely key. It’s also true to that even I, dear reader, sometimes craft a Martini that is less than perfect. I know,
Well, it’s come around again. One of my favourite days of the year, World Martini Day. Each year I’ve marked it in a variety of ways, hosting dinners, doing live social media events, been a guest at product launches, this time round it’s a quiet civilised chat over a very agreeable dry Martini fielding questions
Sometimes you have to wait until the planets align to get a project happen. I was approached early this year by my pals at Underground Spirits and the Canberra Southern Cross Club to host a gin dinner featuring bespoke cocktails to match the cuisine. We were all set, the dinner for 100 guests sold out
For someone who works as professional marketer and consultant as my day job, I’m the worst at promoting Martini Whisperer. I’ve let it grow organically, hoping that fine folk like you get where I’m coming from and enjoy the journey with me. But every so often I get approached by the media for a comment
Friends, it’s a big week at Martini Whisperer HQ and you’re invited! This coming long weekend I’m the guest of Prohibition Liquor Co, the award winning team from Adelaide for a special event on Friday evening (so make sure you tune into my Instagram channel that night for some Live adventures) and will be hosting
One for my local pals in the Canberra region. I’m back in full swing with a range of craft spirits experiences in the coming weeks and months and here’s three that may catch your fancy. Don’t forget you can always book me for a private tasting or function (see more about those here) and there’s
On this page, which will be updated along the way, you’ll find details of upcoming events and links so you can purchase your tix. They are a mix of events I’m hosting or for a client venue and I’ve also listed some other private bookings to assist you in your planning if you’re thinking of
For such a simple cocktail, so much often goes wrong with the Martini: the mixing, ratios, temperature, choice of ingredients, it’s a jungle out there! A good Martini can be hard to find, a great one rarer still. So as one the world’s leading advocates of the Martini I’m here to give you the lowdown
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