Entertainment
5 July, 2024
Liquor all-sorts at festival
EMBARK on a journey of flavour through a selection of curated local and international spirits while a vibrant music line up lulls you to paradise in this year’s Festival of Spirits.
The Festival of Spirits is back at Hemingway’s Brewery this Saturday, July 6, but with a twist by swapping the pop-up bar concept for an installation of four ‘spirit’ bars specialising in the differing styles of liquor with fun themes – a gin and whiskey bar, a tiki bar (rum), a party bar (vodka and tequila), and a cocktail bar.
This year, Hemingway’s is bringing back local spirits from Devils Thumb with their pineapple and spiced rums, cane spirit, rainforest gin, signature dry gin, and vodka, dry gin from Distil on the Hill, iridium dark rum, Mr Watkins whisky, a selection of agave spirits from Mt Uncle Distillery, Davidson Plum gin from Wolf Lane Distillery, and a single malt whisky from Wild River Distillery.
From 12pm until 9pm, not only will attendees get to experience their favourite local spirits and compare it to a selection of international spirits, but they’ll also be treated to unique entertainment aimed to make them feel like on a journey around the world with Highland and Irish dancers, a bagpiper, ukelele ensemble Jazzuleles, samba dancers and music with Sambalicious and a DJ.
Hemingway’s head of hospitality Roman Haslinger said the festival would make for the perfect Saturday day out.
“We’re doing something a little bit different than the last two years,” he said.
“For the last two years we invited lots of the local producers to put up their own outlet here, but this year we’re running it all by ourselves.
“We’ve bought spirits from all local distilleries and what we’re doing is building four different experience bars, gin and whisky bar, tiki bar, a party bar and cocktail bar and they’ll each have two tasting experiences with three local spirits and three international spirits.
“You’ll get to stack your local spirits with spirits from around the world, we’ll have entertainment throughout the day, so we’ll be the captain of the plane that takes you on a lovely journey around the world through spirits.
“Make a day of it, the festival it’s not just a drinking party, it’s an experience to be enjoyed by young and old, so come enjoy the entertainment, the drinks and the food.”
