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MUCHO Tequila & Mezcal Festival 2025: Sydney Bar Week Highlights
Centro 86 was the place to be on Sunday for the annual MUCHO Tequila & Mezcal Festival, as part of Sydney Bar Week 2025. If you love tequila, mezcal and the weird world of agave as much as we do, it was a wild takeover.
Herbs Taverne joins Apollo Inn for one night in Melbourne
For one night only, the Herbs Taverne crew are flying down to join the team at Apollo Inn with a selection of signature drinks, to round out the Melbourne segment of Broadsheet’s Dine Out Festival. Together with Apollo Inn’s Lachlan Bentley stirring down the martinis, Herbs will be serving up their delicious Gold Negronis and amaro-spiked cocktails for our sister city.
Bar Planet is the World's Dirtiest Martini Bar
For one night only, Bar Planet becomes the World’s Dirtiest Martini Bar. Sydneysiders will be able to create the dirty martini of their dreams with the addition of a few extra-filthy garnishes. Take Bar Planet's mantra of the ‘Martini How You Like It’ to a whole other level! Think of it as the Inner West version of mastering your Subway order. Dirty. Dry. Never Never Oyster Shell Gin. With a Pickled Onion and a Chilli-Stuffed Olive. Delicious.
Broadsheet Dine Out 2025: Clarence St Dual Happy Hour
As part of Broadsheet's Dine Out Festival, Cantina OK! and Herbs Taverne join forces for the ultimate Clarence St Dual Happy Hour! Start at Cantina OK! and enjoy the world-famous Margarita OK! for just $12, then venture downstairs to Herbs Taverne a few doors down to enjoy Herbs’ Aperol Spritz for the same price. Don’t forget to swing past later for a nightcap, with both bars open late until 2am.
MUCHO Tequila Trail
Who doesn’t love free tequila?! World Tequila Day is July 24, and we’re celebrating it all week with Sydney’s free & first ever Tequila Trail! To celebrate, we’re inviting you all to join the trail as we pour tequila on the house at Centro 86, Cantina OK! and Tio’s. The trail features a trio of Herradura tequilas to try: Herradura Plata Tequila at Cantina OK!, Herradura Reposado Tequila at Tio’s, and Herradura Añejo Tequila at Centro 86.
Boothby Drinks 100 Australia List!
Bri, Daisy & Jeremy were nominated on the Drinks 100 Australia list, being recognised as the top 100 people shaping drinks and culture for 2025! We’re super proud to see so many of our team being recognised for the work they’re putting in, day in, day out!
Cantina OK! x The Calile
Jordan and Jax visited Queensland with a takeover shift at The Calile!
Tio’s Hot Sauce Festival Adventure
The HQ team ventured out to Sydney’s Superhot Chilli & BBQ Fest to taste some of the country’s spiciest hot sauces and bring some back to Tio’s! (We survived, but at what cost…)
Bar Planet’s 3rd Birthday
What a night!!
An absolutely endless thank you to Onnie O’Leary for running a pop-up BP tattoo parlour in the bar!
Many Dirtini martinis were consumed. Many olives were tattooed. I hope you had a slice of the Freddo Frog Ice Cream Cake. Those things are elite. So much nostalgia.
Tio’s Hollywood Quarter LA Takeover
The East LA Chia and Cucumber Marg. Tequila, Lime, Cucumber and Chia. A boozy take on the cucumber and chia fresca Cali street vendors serve in summer.
As part of the Hollywood Quarter’s LA Takeover, we also had a special Boyle Heights 7 Spice Guacamole available!
We’re proud to announce our brand new venue: Herbs Taverne!
We opened a Negroni bar!! Conveniently located right next to Cantina OK!, Herbs Taverne is dedicated to the strange joy of bitter drinks, featuring a curated selection of the most delicious, iconic and rare amaros from around the world, celebrating aperitif and digestif culture.
Mid-Century Euro in influence, yet universally inspired, it’s a bar for deep discussion, drinking and dancing! Herbs is a bar that gives you permission to celebrate.
Herbs is designed for maximum 'Ahh..’., before dinner, after dinner, or instead of dinner.
Everybody Herbs Sometimes!
Cantina OK! x Smoke & Bitters Takeover
Tequila, Mezcal, Iramusu, Lime, Pineapple, Silvertip Bitters.
Inspired by his recent trip to Sri Lanka and Sunset Shift at the incredible Smoke & Bitters, Jax created a weekly special built around the Iramusu and Silvertip Tea that was passed onto Jax as a parting gift.
Cantina OK! x Maybe Mae Takeover!
Jordan and Chris visited Adelaide with a takeover shift and Handcrafted Hospitality seminar at Maybe Mae!
Bar Planet x Hendricks Hot Air Balloon Adventure
Sienna and Kate travelled down to Australia’s majestic capital city of Canberra to break (or set?) the record for the World’s Highest Porron Pour from above the clouds in Hendricks Gin’s magnificent hot air balloon.
Cantina OK! x Goodwater Takeover
Chris and Jordan visited our besties at Goodwater for a legendary takeover shift and a Handcrafted Hospitality seminar for the wonderful people of Melbourne.
Centro 86’s 1st Birthday!
Our youngest is growing up so fast!! Centro 86 turned 1 and we celebrated by opening a few bottles of extra-fancy tequila!
Tio’s 13th Birthday!
Tio’s turned 13!!!! And we celebrated with a tequila ice luge! Time flies when you’re having fun!!
Cantina OK! x Lyaness Pop-Up
Storm and Jeremy continued their tour of Europe with a pop-up alongside London cocktail bar Lyaness! Held at The Umbrella Workshop with a very special menu of Patrón drinks for three days only, they had the best time!
Bar Planet’s 2nd Birthday!
Bar Planet turned 2!! And we celebrated with a truly diabolical olive themed cake!
Centro 86 Opening!
We opened a bar in a basement on Pitt St! Centro 86 is a whimsical Extra-Ordinary Margarita Bar that feels like you’ve stepped into another time and world! Thanks to everyone who came to check us out on opening night!