The bottle shop
Bottles worth buying this week.
Australian wines, spirits, and the occasional import worth the freight. Mostly under $40. Always specific. No sponsored posts dressed up as recommendations.
The launch library (25 bottles)
Bottles we keep reaching for
Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin
Yarra Valley. Benchmark Australian dry gin.
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Starward Two-Fold Whisky
Melbourne. Approachable wine-cask whisky.
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Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
Sydney. Native botanicals, polished finish.
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Woodford Reserve Bourbon
Kentucky. Our house bourbon for Old Fashioneds.
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Buffalo Trace Bourbon
Kentucky. Weeknight bourbon under $60.
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Bulleit Rye
Kentucky. The rye that makes a Manhattan snap.
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Absolut Vodka
Sweden. Neutral, reliable, cheap-enough cocktail base.
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Ketel One Vodka
Netherlands. When you want the vodka to taste like something.
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Plymouth Gin
England. Softer, rounder gin for Martinis.
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Cointreau
France. The triple sec every Margarita actually needs.
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Campari
Italy. Bitter red heart of a Negroni or Boulevardier.
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Aperol
Italy. Low-ABV, orange-and-rhubarb. Spritz starts here.
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Dolin Rouge Sweet Vermouth
France. Lighter sweet vermouth, crisp Negronis.
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Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth
Italy. Rich, vanilla-ed sweet vermouth for Manhattans.
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Mr Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
NSW. Australian coffee liqueur, no sugar bomb.
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Kahlua
Mexico. Classic coffee liqueur for White Russians.
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Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Italy. Cherry liqueur, the Aviation cocktail’s bones.
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Plantation 3 Stars White Rum
Caribbean blend. Mojito and Daiquiri workhorse.
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Appleton Estate Signature Rum
Jamaica. Funky rum for tiki-leaning drinks.
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Havana Club 3 Year
Cuba. Clean white rum for crisp Daiquiris.
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Brown Brothers Prosecco NV
King Valley. Australian prosecco under $20.
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Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco NV
King Valley. Step-up prosecco. Crisp, dry.
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Angostura Aromatic Bitters
Trinidad. The bitters you already own (or should).
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Fever-Tree Indian Tonic Water
UK. The tonic water your G&T was waiting for.
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Jarritos Toronja (Grapefruit Soda)
Mexico. Grapefruit soda that turns tequila into a Paloma.
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Browse by category
Three sub-hubs: wine, spirits, and the Australian producers we keep coming back to. Open today, with the launch library landing next month.
Wine
Australian-first. Regional guides. Bottles under $30, splurges worth the extra $30.
Spirits
Gin, whisky, rum, tequila, mezcal. The bottles that make the cocktails on the site work.
Australian producers
Profiles of the distillers, winemakers and brewers whose names keep showing up on our shelves.
What every bottle entry contains
Producer: who made it, where, which vintage we tasted. Notes: our own, not imported from a sell sheet. Score: out of 100, calibrated across the library. Price: what we paid, at which retailer. Pairings: at least two recipes on this site it actually works with.