Patron Perfectionist NATIONAL WINNER || Anneliese Grazioli

On Tuesday 15th of October at Panama Dining Room in Melbourne, our own Anneliese Grazioli competed in the National Finals for Australia & New Zealand for Patron Perfectionist. AND SHE WON!!

Anneliese will now be going over to Mexico in January to represent Australia & New Zealand in the Global Finals.

She won with her cocktail Over & Above. Inspired by anyone & everyone who goes over & above to share agave with the world.

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Over & Above by Anneliese Grazioli

40ml Patron Anejo
25ml Mango Skin Vermouth
10ml Patron Mango Citronge
2 Dash Martini Bitter
Lemon Myrtle Olive Oil

AVAILABLE AT HOT TAMALE NOW!

Patron Perfectionist National Finalist! || Anneliese Grazioli

Congratulations to Anneliese for winning the state final for Patron Perfectionist! She will now be heading to Melbourne in October to compete at the National Finals.

Her cocktail Over & Above is inspired by the people, bars & brands in our industry that go over & above to share agave with the world.

Her cocktail is available now at Hot Tamale.

Patron Perfections Regional Final || Anneliese Grazioli

Congratulations to Anneliese Grazioli for being selected in the top 12 in the country for Patron Perfectionist!! She will be heading to Sydney in September to compete in the regional finals. Her cocktail Over & Above will be available at Hot Tamale in the coming weeks.

Over & Above by Anneliese Grazioli

Inspired by the agave industry, the people, the bars and the brands that have made it the quality industry it is today.

40ml Patron Anejo
25ml Mango Skin Vermouth [ wormwood, pepperberry, river mint, lemon myrtle ]
10ml Mango Citronge Patron
3 Dash Martini Bitter
Lemon Myrtle Olive Oil

CLICK HERE to see more about our competitions & awards.

Drinks World T25 || Hot Tamale Bar Team Named!

This week Drinks World released their list of the TOP 100 BARTENDERS in Australia! We were very excited to read FIVE names from Darwin on that list. FOUR of them work within our company & THREE of them at Hot Tamale!

Congratulations to Anneliese Grazioli, David Robinson & Matt Zarimis.

Top 25 in Australia will be announced in August, our fingers are crossed that we have a Darwin/ Hot Tamale representative in the mix!

READ & LEARN more about Drinks World T25 HERE!

“Drinks World magazine has been busy working with our 20 industry experts tirelessly and selflessly testing drinks (in many forms), service and knowledge across the country, to discover the people that make our industry as great as it is and create a truly fantastic, memorable experience for everyone! Stay tuned while we conduct the final stages of voting, peer-on-peer, to determine this years T25 Bartenders Australia – to be announced in August.”
Drinks World Magazine

The Perfect Blend 2019 || Hot Tamale Winners!

The Perfect Blend by Beam-Suntory

a bartending competition created for bartenders by bartenders. create a cocktail inspired by either [ ⭐ a moment in time ⭐ ]
or
[ ♻️ minimum waste, maximum taste ♻️ ]

Last year our bartender Anneliese Grazioli was selected and represented the NT in the state finals in Adelaide in February.

This year three of our bartenders have been selected to represent the NT in the 2019 Perfect Blend Competition!

Congratulations to Alex Johnston, Anneliese Grazioli & Al Simmons. These three will be representing the NT & Hot Tamale in March 2019. See their winning cocktails below.

Auchie & Betty by Alexander Johnston

Alex's Cocktail The Blend

Kaiserfleish Fat Washed Auchentoshan American Wood. Strawberry & Rosemary Sweet Vermouth. Grapefruit & Lavender Dry Vermouth. Orange Zest & Cognac Marmalade.

This drinks inspiration is 2 – fold; it takes me back to my Grandma’s garden as a child, but also by her connection with the Auchentoshan brand and the the memory it invoked to her childhood doing the same during WWII, a time important in Auchentoshan’s history and helps shows the brand’s true colours.

NOW WHAT? by Anneliese Grazioli

Knob Creek Rye. Mint Stalk Infused Honey. Triple Sec. Butterfly Pea & Orange Peel Soda.

Inspired by bartenders not only using an ingredient once, but more – coming up with the most creative ideas to create something delicious.

TOM & HUCK By Al Simmons

Basil Hayden’s Bourbon. Sun-dried Tomato Syrup. Blue Huckleberry Sweet Vermouth. Yellow Chartreuse. Fresh Lemon.

A simple and charming cocktail inspired by memories of growing up with my friends and family and a moment that defined who I would become. The moment of life when it was simple.
Picking wild huckleberries and honeysuckles with my grandparents in the honey golden fields of small town southern US. Running off with a best friend into the country to build a fort in the dense green forests on the outskirts of town.

A first kiss with the girl I liked, and carving her name in a tree. Running away and building a raft that didn’t float, but didn’t sink and returning home in the evening soaking wet to a hot supper with a full family around the table. Catching fireflies in a jar to rest on my bed stand at night to keep away bad dreams.

The moment when I was still innocent. This cocktail is for that all too brief moment of my life that I didn’t know to appreciate until the moment was over.

Great job team, can’t wait to see how you guys go in the State Finals!

Click here to see the rest of Australia’s finalist!

Click here to see our successes in other cocktail competitions.

Mango Madness || Hot Tamale Darwin

MANGO MADNESS

Mango Madness has started at Hot Tamale! Mango is used widely throughout Mexico, it grows in tropical humid climates. Who doesn’t love a great mango?

Every year we enjoy having a play with mango while they are around. This year we created a whole menu based around them! We have created some fun new cocktails for you to enjoy with some local mango! These will be available until we cannot get mango anymore! So get in quick to try!

Mango Sangria

$10/$35
mango. strawberry gum. sparkling wine.
spritzy, light and delicious! This sangria is great at any time of the day if you are looking for some light easy drinking.

Chillis & Mangos

$17
unaged tequila. jalapeno. mango. lime
CHIILLI HEADS GATHER! Who doesn’t love a great spicy margarita!? Match it with mango and BAM, the perfect match.

Smokin’ Mango

$19
mezcal. mango ferment. orange bitters.
smoky & straight forward. This guy has no apologies and gives a huge flavour.

Frothy Mango

$19
unaged tequila. lime. mango. thyme. whites. cream. soda.
Creamy, sweet, savoury, citrusy, fruity and absolutely delicious! Want to excite all your taste buds at once? Order this guy.

Snowy Mango

$16
mango. hibiscus. frozen. unaged tequila. lime.
Frozen (YAASS!) Mango (YAAAS!) Do we need to say more?

Mango Agua Fresca

$6
add tequila +$6
mango. soda. mint.
Innocent, non alcoholic little number. Mango Street Style Soft Drink.

Never Never by David Robinson || Cocktail Special

the ‘never never’ is the boss, David robinson’s state finalist cocktail for the 2018 patron perfectionist competition.

If you missed the news, David entered his cocktail and made it through to the state finals earlier this month, backing straight off his success in the competition last year where he made it to the international grand final and competed against five bartenders from all over the world.

READ ABOUT HIS TRIP TO THE DISTILLERY & THE GRAND FINAL HERE

We are all excited to see his successes this year and wish him the best of luck!

Never Never

cocktail picture

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patron blanco
rosella, riberry & strawberry gum sweet tea
cold pressed kensington pride comalie mango
fresh lime
saltbush tincture
fingerlime & green ant tincutre
green ant salt

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David’s cocktail, Never Never, is inspired by both our amazing Aussie outback, a place that is literally at my back door and Patrón process of crushing the agave, using both a modern technique, roller mill, and the ancient method of crushing, the tahona wheel.
Never Never is made with our amazing modern amazing flavour of the Kensington Pride mango (modern), intertwined with ancient, unique, Australian ingredients the Riberry, Fingerlime, Green Ants & Strawberry Gum to make a spirit forward, beautifully balanced Aussie cocktail.

Patron Perfectionist 2018 || DAVID ROBINSON

HE HAS DONE IT AGAIN

Our boss David Robinson, who competed in the international Patron Perfectionist Grand Final 2017 in Mexico has made the 2018 state finals. He will be heading down to Perth to compete against SA & WA.

READ ABOUT HIS TRIP TO THE DISTILLERY & THE GRAND FINAL HERE

This is his 2018 cocktail:

Never Never // patron blanco. rosella, riberry & strawberry gum sweet tea. brewed kensington pride mango. lime. saltbush tincture. fingerlime & green ant tincutre. green ant salt.

Alex Johnston takes the WIN!

Congratulations to Alex Johnston for taking out the De Kuyper win in Brisbane today! After winning the State Final he went to compete against 3 other bartenders from Darwin, Brisbane & the Gold Coast.

Cocktail King Dale De Groff loved Alex’s cocktail, The Mezcapolitan. After the competition, Alex attended a masterclass on all things De Kuyper.

By Alex Johnston

State Winner || De Kuyper The Works Cocktail Competition

De Kuyper is a Dutch distilling company that creates a range of liqueurs that are very popular in bars around the world – this year they challenged bartenders all over Australia to choose a classic cocktail and put their own twist on it. Judging the competition is Dale DeGroff, Dale is also known as the Cocktail King. From the USA, Dale has always been a strong part of the revival of the bartending industry.

The Northern Territory had around 15 different entries to the competition and our bartender Alex Johnston has taken one of the top 2 spots! He now gets flown to Brisbane in early August to compete against the National Finalist and is judged by Dale DeGroff.

Alex created a twist on the classic cocktail ‘The Cosmopolitan’

Mezcapolitan by Alex Johnston

40ml Ilegal Mezcal 15ml De Kuyper Apricot Brandy 10ml 7 Day Soaked Napoleon Mandarine Cranberries 8ml Lime Sherbet 3 Drops Orange Basil Oil