What more could you want on a sweltering summer day than an ice-cream to help you cool down? You've now got an even better excuse to treat yourself with FroPro’s new range of Singles – the first ever lower cal, sugar-free chocolate-coated ice-cream stick in Australia! more
Sometimes two things come together in an unlikely union to create something spectacular. Like when a duckling and a golden retriever become best friends or when Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog start a cooking show. The latest collaboration to rock our worlds is Messina x Australian Brewery and its resulting invention – Gelato Ale. No need to pinch yourself, you’re not dreaming – now you can have your dulce de leche and drink it too. more
The human body is made up of 60 percent water. The earth? That’s 71 percent. Yet with all of this water around us we still seem to struggle downing our eight recommended glasses a day. It makes sense – it’s hard for water to compete with exciting beverages like bubble tea and frozé. In an effort to combat dehydration and revive our interest in water, Calm & Stormy Sparkling Mineral Water has created a range of fizzy and flavourful drinks with H2O as the main ingredient. more
Hemp is the multipurpose ingredient we’ve always needed. While everyone has been distracted by one controversial purpose in particular, innovators have been using the leafy plant in numerous ways – as a clothing material, in beauty products and in life-changing medical treatments. It was during his time working in the medical cannabis industry that Rhys Staley realised he could combine his expertise on hemp with his passion for DIY distilling. Not too much later, Rhys started working on Natural Distilling Co and now it has launched with two bespoke hemp-flavoured spirits. more
Christmas and alcohol go hand-in-hand – it’s called the silly season for a reason. We can’t imagine an office Christmas party without a few, or a family lunch without a little something to take the edge off! When Four Pillars announced a gin-infused Christmas collection of drinkable and edible treats, we knew they were onto something special that would get us in the festive spirit. more
Many an iconic city has been immortalised in beverage form – think Long Island iced tea and the Moscow mule. No doubt inspired by these drinks, Australian Distilling Co have taken a crack at bottling Brisbane. Yes, the essence of Brissy can now be mixed with tonic or added to your next negroni with the arrival of Australian Distilling Co’s Brisbane Gin. How does our hometown taste? You’ll have to head to your local bar or bottle shop to find out. more
Few beverages have as shaky a reputation as the premixed drink. It’s the troubled young star of spirits, associated with poor decisions and sickly sweet flavours. Pour one out at a party over the age of 25 and and risk raising a few brows. Where others saw a lost cause, Sydney distillery Poor Toms and Melbourne soft drink maker StrangeLove saw potential, so they came together to do the impossible – make a premixed drink that actually tastes good. The result is Love Can, which launched with an elegant trio of beverages that will make you rethink your premixed prejudices. more
Copenhagen is a kind of utopia where 62-percent of commuters ride bicycles, parental leave is 52 weeks long and interiors are so cosy they invented a new word to describe it – Hygge. It’s no surprise then, that this city is also home to Empirical Spirits, a company leading the spirits pack in flavour innovation. If Copenhagen is a little far to travel for your next knock-off drink, you needn’t worry. From Sunday December 1, Empirical Spirits will be available in bars, restaurants and retailers across Australia. more
If you've never heard of a seltzer let alone a hard seltzer, don't worry, you aren't on your lonesome. That being said, we're calling it now – it's going to be the drink of summer, particularly for those who have a penchant for day drinking. Australia, say hello to Quincy, Australia's first low carb and low sugar alcoholic seltzer. more
Look, we'll admit it – the vast majority of us here at The Weekend Edition are total turophiles. There, we said it. We don't just like cheese, we love it! We obsess over it and spend more time than we'd like to admit talking about it and thinking about it, which is precisely why we're so excited that Meredith Dairy has released its delicious marinated goat cheese in super handy 100-gram jars. more
Solving the ever-growing dilemma of what to drink when you're not drinking, Seedlip's boutique range of distilled non-alcoholic spirits have popped up in watering holes around the country giving people a tasty (and grown up) alternative to booze and now, the label has added a bottled NOgroni to the mix. more
Whether you've been eagerly counting the weekends until Christmas (there are less than 10, by the way) or you're firmly in denial that it's already October, Four Pillars invites you to sip some festive cheer with its limited-edition batch of Australian Christmas Gin. more
Between insane work deadlines and jammed carparks filled to the brim with frenzied shoppers, December is the definition of hectic. If you need a little something to look forward to at the end (or start) of the day, give yourself or a fellow whisky lover a real gift by way of a whisky advent calendar by Whisky Loot and have yourself a merry little Christmas. more
What do you get when an inner-city winery joins forces with a craft-beer dispensary? A seriously tasty tipple, that's what. City Winery and Zero Fox, two of Teneriffe's bonafide boozy hotspots, have come together to create a drinkable lovechild by way of a limited-edition bottle of pet-nat, or petillant-naturel for the uninitiated. Pet-nat varietals are gaining traction in the world of natural wines, but before you go thinking it's a new fad, it actually heralds a return to the ancient way of making sparkling wine. more
Sometimes wines are hit and miss. Some will make your tastebuds do a little happy dance and linger in your memory long after the last sip whilst others are destined to be erased. If you have ever experienced the pain of falling in love with a wine at a restaurant but have then forgotten the name of it when you went to find it again (possibly because you enjoyed it a little too hard) or you want to relive a special memory with a particular drop but have no idea where to find it, you need TextWine in your life. more
Known for its range of healthy and nutritional snack foods and sustainably sourced coffee capsules, Raw World Company is adding to its product portfolio with a range of dark-chocolate bars. The company is working with local farmers in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, aiming to empower them and ensure a sustainable economic future for the local cacao industry. more
Earlier this year, we revealed that Brisbane would soon boast a boutique inner-city gin distillery and cellar-door bar of its own in the form of Winston Quinn. After months of eager anticipation, the distillery is giving sippers the chance to taste the product for the very first time. Winston Quinn is rolling out its core range of artfully distilled, beautifully designed and incredibly tasty drops from this weekend, but we know where you can get a taste right now ... more
Whether you're one of the increasing number of Australians who are booze-free by choice or you're just looking for an alcohol-free alternative that doesn't feel like a kids drink, rip open a sachet of Freemahon, a premium non-alcoholic botanical compound infusion. more
It's Friday, you're standing in the wine aisle at your local bottle shop perusing the labels for something that stands out and captures your attention, something new. After several minutes, you become overwhelmed at the sheer volume of choice and you opt for the old familiar bottle you've had a thousand times before. If this scenario sounds a little too familiar or you're looking to step up your home sipping game, say hello to Act of Wine's subscription service for natural and organic drops – it could very well be the best thing since sliced bread, except it's better than bread because it's wine. more
Love beer? This is for you. Don't love beer? This is also for you. Let us introduce you to The Gatherer, the latest drop of tinnies from the team at Byron Bay-born indie brewery Stone & Wood. While it identifies as beer, it's a completely reimagined and totally delicious new take. more
