Australian Gourmet Traveller - (11)November 2020 (1)

JUICETRADERSBOTTLESHOP

Startinganonlinebottleshopwas

somethingLeighStreetWineRoom

ownersSaliandNathanSasihad

alwayswantedtodo,butnever

quitehadthetime.ThenCovid-19

hitandJuiceTradersfinallycame

tofruition.“TheAdelaideHillshas

someincredibleproducersand

winemakers– andwe’dhave

customersin ourvenuedrinking

it andasking‘Thisstuffis sogood,

howcomeyoucan’tbuyit from

bottleshops?’– soweknewthere

wasa marketoutthere,”says

Nathan,whoannouncedin July

thathewashanginguphischef’s

aprontofocusongrowingthetwo

businessesfull-time.“It’samazing

thegreatopportunitiesthatcan

comeoutofa badsituation.”

PS40’SSOFASERIES

ThisSydneybarwasoneofthe

firsttooffertheirworld-class

cocktailsindeliveryform,with

ownerMichaelChiemhand-

deliveringbottledtipplesonhis

Vespa.Dubbedthe“SofaSeries”,

thecocktailsencapsulatedPS40’s

enthusiasm and originality.

JACOBY’S+ EARL’SJUKEJOINT:

COCKTAILSTOGO

TheEnmoretikibarandNewtown

cocktaildenbothbottledtheir

signaturecocktailsin playful

hand-labelledvesselsatthevery

beginningoflockdown.Nowthey

havebecomepermanentofferings

• Jacoby’spartneredwithCuratif
  toreleasea cannedMaiTai,while
  theEarl’srangeis available at BWS.

CONTINENTALDELI:

COCKTAILSINA CAN

Successcomesin cans,notcan’ts

• especiallywhenit comesto
  Sydney’sContinentalDeli,which
  begandeliveringitspopular
  cannedcocktailsmid-lockdown.
  Thebarandrestaurant’sMar-tinny


• rechristenedtheQuaran-tinny–
  wasofferedalongsideCan-hattans
  andCosmopoli-tins.Cocktails
  weren’ttheonlythingtogetthe
  tinnedtreatment,withsoupsand
  stewsalsoonthemenu,alongwith
  the now infamous flan in a can.

1889 ENOTECAWINEDELIVERY

TheteamatBrisbane’s 1889 Enotecais typically

knownforrecreatingtherobustflavoursofRome.

Butduringpeak-Covid-19therestaurantmovedinto

theburgeoningwine-deliverymarket.Vinoa Casa

wasbornoutofcircumstance,butmetwitha sell-out

response,withpacksofhard-to-findminimal-intervention

winedeliveredstraighttoyourdoor.Itsongoing

success has seen it become a permanent fixture.

QUARANTINITIME

A toasttothecleverboozeofferingsthat

helpedusseeourglassesashalffull(with

delicious drinks) instead of half empty.

READY-TO-DRINKCOCKTAILS

TheEverleighBottlingCo.releasedtwo“volumes”ofthe

MelbourneMixtape– a mixedpackofready-to-drinkcocktailsfrom

someofthecity’sbestcocktailbars.Thepre-mixedtipplesserved

asa tastywaytosupportsmallbarsastheyremainedclosed

throughMelbourne’slockdown,withallproceedsgoingdirectlyto

thebarsinvolved.ThesecondvolumeincludeddrinksfromAbove

Board,BarAmericano,BarMargaux,BlackPearl,Byrdi,Capitano,

MjolnerandTheEverleigh.Nowthat’ssomethingworthtoasting.

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Clockwisefromtop:TheEverleighBottlingCo.Melbourne

Mixtape;JuiceTrader’sNathanSasi.Opposite,fromtop:

CookbooksbySomekind Press; Nomad’s Cook for the

Bush brunch.

60 GOURMET TRAVELLER

WORDS

GRACE

MACKENZIE

(ENOTECA).

PHOTOGRAPHY

KITTI

GOULD (COOK FOR THE

BUSH) & TASH SORENSEN (THE EVERLEIGH BOTTLING CO.).