Celebrate Women, Gin and International Women’s day with three special sessions held by our expert bar team.
Blend Your Own Gin with Jami: 7 March @ 12 pm:
In a previous life, Jami hosted tours at Walt Disney World in Orlando—now she provides exceptional spirit experiences at the Archie Rose Bar. We couldn’t be happier to have Jami on our team, and you’ll understand why when you join her for an immersive Blend Your Own Gin Class. Learn how to blend a selection of Archie Rose pure botanical distillates to create two 200ml bottles of your own signature gin to take home and enjoy.
Blend Your Own Gin Class: $115 per person
Duration: Approx. one and a half hours
Class capacity: 30 people
Gin Sessions with Riahne: 7 March @ 12:30 pm, 3:30 pm:
Anyone who’s been lucky enough to attend a session hosted by Riahne will know that she’s a superstar—it’s evidenced by the countless enthusiastic reviews she’s received. If you haven’t met Riahne, this is your chance; she’s hosting two special Gin Sessions on Sunday 7 March, where she’ll be sharing her knowledge on the history of gin, how it’s made, and how we do things differently at Archie Rose. She’ll also be pouring three Limited Release Archie Rose Gins for you to sip and savour while you’re there.
Gin Sessions: $49 per person
Class capacity: 12 people
Duration: Two-hour class
An introduction to and a brief history of gin and how we make our own here at Archie Rose.
Three Gin & Tonics.
$10 discount on 700ml Archie Rose Spirits or Cellar Door Cocktails on departure.
Two-hour session total
An Archie Rose Signature Dry G&T.
A brief history of gin and how we make it at Archie Rose.
A guided blending session where you will add our individual botanical distillates into 200ml samples of our base gin, expertly created by our distilling team.
Two x 200ml bottles of your very own gin to take away with you.
This is a rare opportunity for gin lovers to create their very own gin according to their taste!
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re hosting a galvanising line-up of events at the Archie Rose Bar, and you’re invited.
Get familiar with the exceptional work of Alex Elliott-Howery from Cornersmith, City of Sydney Clover Moore Independent team councillor Jess Miller and Dr Lucy Buxton from the UTS—three women leading the war on waste. Hosted by Archie Rose Head of Marketing, Victoria Tulloch, this educational panel will discuss waste from a domestic, municipal and scientific point of view, including the importance of reducing our environmental impact, and the small steps we can all take to make a big difference. Your ticket includes a drink on arrival and a drink during the discussion.
Women on Waste Panel: $49 per person
Duration: Approx. one and a half hours
Class capacity: 40 people
Please note: Any groups larger than six, please email events@archierose.com.au for potential availability.
Alex Elliott-Howery is the co-founder of what has become a thriving and boundary-breaking food community in inner Sydney. She runs the Cornersmith cafes, renowned for their big hearts and strong conscience when it comes to sustainably sourced food. Alex teaches pickling and preserving workshops at the Cornersmith cooking school, the Picklery. She is the co-author of two cookbooks, Cornersmith Recipes from the Café and Picklery and the recent release Salads & Pickles. Alex has a passion for using traditional preserving techniques to reduce food waste in her home and business kitchens.
Jess was elected to the City of Sydney Council as part of the Clover Moore Independent team in 2016. Part of her motivation for being on council was to help ensure that the views of younger people were being represented in local Government (especially with regard to the 24 hour economy). She also wanted to help the City to set a global example of how to deal with the changing climate.
Jess’s key areas of expertise are in environmental systems, specifically urban ecology and urban forestry, and local food systems. She is an advocate for a slow city with lots of active and public transport, character, community, sport, colour and creativity.
Dr Lucy Buxton is a marine biologist, science communicator and strategist. Born in the UK, she has lived, worked, and travelled around the world exploring the sustainability of marine environments and communities that rely on them. Lucy’s jobs have been varied – she has managed large scale field research programs, developed international science research strategies in the university sector, and been helmswoman on a round-the-world sailing rally bringing attention to the effects of climate change on our ocean environments.
A passionate communicator and collaborator, throughout her career Lucy has worked with the public and private sectors to increase understanding or research and support the implementation of sustainable practices in business, management, and governance. In her current role, she is the Industry Engagement Manager in the Climate Change Cluster – a multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Technology Sydney.
You don’t want to miss this one-off whisky tasting with our wonderful distiller Lisa, taking place on 7 March. Lisa has visited more than 150 distilleries around the world, and back in 2017, when she was the visitor experience manager at a distillery in Scotland, was awarded the Best Visitor Attraction in Edinburgh, the Lothians & Borders—she beat a castle for that award! Needless to say, this is your chance to soak up Lisa’s extensive knowledge, experience her award-winning charm, and hang out with one awesome lady.
This special session includes tastings of our limited edition and sold-out new make spirits and whiskies, coupled with the story behind each expression, and how they have influenced Lisa’s wonderful, world-spanning career. You’ll finish off the session with an exclusive tasting of a work-in-progress spirit from our new distillery in Banksmeadow.
Whisky Chapters with Lisa Truscott: $65 per person
Duration: Approx. one hour
Class capacity: 30 people
Please note: Any groups larger than six, please email events@archierose.com.au for potential availability.