I have worked in the drinks and bar industry for 20 years, as a bartender, as a wine and spirits buyer, and today as a writer having spent eight years as editor of industry monthly Australian Bartender magazine.I’ve written for international publications Drinks International, The Spirits Business, and Imbibe UK among others, and my two cents on Sydney appeared in Neil Ridley and Joel Harrison’s book, Straight Up: More Than 550 Bars : The Insiders' Guide to the World's Most Interesting Bars and Drinking Experiences. I’m currently the Oceania panel chair for the World’s 50 Best Bars, I serve on Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards judging panel, and was the head judge of the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards for three years. I am likely Australia’s most experienced cocktail competition judge, having judged comps for Bacardi, Beam Suntory, SouthTrade, Disaronno, and many more.Once I was listed as one of the top 10 cocktail and spirits writers in the world at Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Awards, which I thought was neat. I’ve also hosted the prestigious Bartender Magazine Bartender of the Year competition before an audience of 650 people for seven years, and have hosted numerous panel discussions on the spirits and bar industries.