Drinks 3000: The Future of Australian Drinking

Piquettes? Pet Nats? Beer-wines? Wines seasoned with fruits and botanicals? Category defying spirits? Native ingredients? The kaleidoscopic array of drinks peppering the Australian liquid landscape is fascinating, brilliant and firmly wedded to an increasingly progressive drinking culture.

Natural wine, artisan production of spirits, breadth in the brewing scene and an increasingly interesting non-alcoholic offerings, are all touchstones in Australia that speak of growing diversity and exploration of drinks producers. And the people behind it all are pretty colourful too.

Join P&V Merchants co-founder, drinks journalist and the Ace Hotel Sydney wine selector, Mike Bennie, for a unique night tasting and talking all things the future of drinking. Mike is at the forefront of drinks culture in Australia and will be presenting a dynamic array of beverages alongside snackable snacks from the Ace kitchen – expect six-or-so drinks, good conversation and a few tasty things on plates.