Drink

North of Northcote, High Street is the gift that keeps on giving. Thornbury is teeming with watering holes that keep raising the bar in the area. The only question: where to start?

It might be best known for its high-end fashion boutiques, but this slice of the southeast is raising the bar with drinking destinations old and new that are callin’ for a crawlin’. Welcome to Armadale.

The all-knowing professor of responsible good times returns with a handful of ciders for those who like theirs dry and delicious.

A multi-purpose "coffee + spirit" that performs at the top of all its classes.

A Victorian High Country answer to Chartreuse? Your wish is Michael Ryan’s command. “It’s a lot.”

It’s the biggest-selling spirit in France, and it’s being produced to an exceptional standard in the hills of Castlemaine.

Your guide to what's in the glass, with the head sommelier of Atria at The Ritz-Carlton, Melbourne.

A 150-year-old Collingwood pub reboots with a Latin American menu and the crew from Abbotsford brewery Bodriggy.

There’s collabs and then there’s collabs. In that second category – the kind that makes you sit up and take notice – you’ll find a new adventure that Attica has embarked upon with Melbourne kombucha kings Remedy.

You look parched; let's get you something extraordinary to drink.

It’s not coffee, it’s not tea, it’s not an energy drink and it’s not kombucha. It’s maté.

What’s better than a rooftop bar? A rooftop bar with a city view and a drinks list written by a legend of the game.