The Thirsty Travellers were given a unique opportunity earlier this month: helping to create NOLA Smokehouse and Bar’s new house-blend whiskey. In an Australian first, NOLA teamed up with US-based Reservoir Distillery and Sydney whiskey fans to add a new spirit to the mix. And The Thirsty Travellers – wearing our Drinks Digest hats for…

The Thirsty Travellers have been eager to visit basement bar Charlie Parker’s since it opened in 2016 … five years later we finally wandered down the stairs to the intimate venue, located below Fred’s restaurant in Paddington. Charlie Parker’s is part of the Merivale group and it’s a gorgeous space that feels like a secret,…

The Thirsty Travellers are calling it: Esteban serves some of the most delicious Mexican food we’ve tasted in Sydney. After trying Esteban’s sister restaurant – Tequila Mockingbird, in Paddington – a few years ago, we finally got the chance to take a seat at the bar of the team’s new venue after being thwarted by…

If you like mixing your art with your cocktails then you’ll love The Other Art Fair Sydney. The Thirsty Travellers dropped down to The Cutaway at Barangaroo for opening night of the fair, which provides visitors the opportunity to discover and buy contemporary art direct from emerging artists, with 109 artists selected to exhibit across…

The Thirsty Travellers skipped Halloween this year, preferring to toast the Day of the Dead with margaritas. The Day of the Dead (el Día de los Muertos), is a Mexican tradition where families welcome back the souls of their deceased relatives for a celebration. The holiday is marked each year from November 1-2. On the…

The Thirsty Travellers went to their first-ever sip & paint class this week to celebrate the launch of a new rose spritz beverage called ROSIE. Pernod Ricard has debuted ROSIE just in time for summer picnics, barbecues and catch ups. The drink features flavours of strawberries, juicy raspberries and a hint of cherry, and is…

The Thirsty Travellers are Wild Turkey Master’s Keep fans, so we were thrilled when a new expression, Bottled in Bond, arrived on our doorstep last week. The bottle had been individually engraved, which was a nice touch to an already stylish release. To be labelled ‘bottled in bond’, a whiskey must be the product of…

Following in the footsteps of the craft beer revolution and the ‘ginaissance’, it’s shaping up to be a seltzer summer for Aussies. Have you heard of seltzer? It’s alcohol-infused sparkling water with a hint of fruit flavour. The secret behind its success is the freshness of flavour and the lightness of the drink – most…

Cricketer Ricky Ponting and winemaker Ben Riggs have collaborated on a wine range called Ponting Wines and The Thirsty Travellers were lucky enough to join the pair for a virtual tasting this week. Each wine in the range reflects stages of Ricky’s life and has been carefully crafted using grapes from his favourite wine regions….