The RE team were joined by three members of the London Sexy Fish team: Alice Wakley, a 10-year veteran of Caprice Restaurants, having worked as part of the Sexy Fish London bar team for two years, and now managing all openings for new bars for the group. This involved shipping and using all the same glassware, all the same spirits, and all the same garnishes as those drinks being launched in the two official sites – a huge logistical challenge, and to quote RE’s owner Matt Whiley “Absolutely nuts on a whole other level”. 20 cocktails, one menu, one day, six bars, six continents. However, to my knowledge, there has never been an international menu launch quite so ambitious – not only were the team from Sexy Fish launching their menu here in Australia, but they were also simultaneously launching their menu across five other bars and in five different countries and continents. The concept of launching a menu overseas isn’t new: Sexy Fish did something similar back in 2018 with bartenders sent to Singapore and New York for example. 20 cocktails, one menu, one day, six bars, six continents.” “Not only were the team from Sexy Fish launching their menu here in Australia, but they were also simultaneously launching their menu across five other bars and in five different countries and continents. Sexy Fish, two restaurant bars under the same name (London, and Miami, Florida), part of Caprice Holding’s prestigious array of historically London-based restaurants, and winner of the Spirited Award’s 2022 Best International Restaurant Bar for their London Sexy Fish restaurant and bar, have arrived in Sydney to takeover RE to hold one of six global menu launches. Sexy Fish behind the bar at RE on Monday night On Monday 6th of March, the bartenders of Sydney got to experience the latter of these two experiences at RE, Matt Whiley’s award-winning zero-waste cocktail bar. They are a chance to make fantastic global connections, and try a phenomenal calibre of serves, especially if you don’t have the opportunity of visiting that bar yourself… that being said, there are takeovers, and there are takeovers. International bar takeovers are always a date for the diary and a must for any bartender worth their salt. Story by Wee James MacRae, Australian Brand Ambassador – Hendrick’s Gin weejammacrae
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