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Bar and booze fans, clear your calendars: two of Australia’s most acclaimed cocktail bars are joining forces in New York City for a single night behind the stick.
On Wednesday, June 3, Stone & Soil—the recently opened Japanese-inspired cocktail destination—will host a rare international takeover featuring Sydney’s Maybe Sammy and Melbourne’s Caretaker's Cottage.
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The collaboration marks the New York debut of Maybe Sammy, ranked No. 42 on The World’s 50 Best Bars list, while Caretaker’s Cottage arrives with equally impressive credentials at No. 19. Even more enticing for cocktail enthusiasts: It’s an opportunity to experience both award-winning bars under one roof, an event that rarely happens without an international flight and severe jet lag.
The takeover takes place at Stone & Soil, one of the city’s buzziest new cocktail joints. The venue has quickly drawn attention for bringing a Japanese-style approach to hospitality and mixology to Manhattan, drawing on the pedigrees of its founding team, whose résumés include Tokyo’s influential Bar Trench as well as New York favorites Bar Moga and Morimoto.
While specific cocktail details have yet to be announced, guest shifts from bars of this caliber typically feature limited-edition drinks unavailable anywhere else, along with appearances by the bartenders responsible for making the venues into international destinations.
The event also arrives shortly before Bar Convent Brooklyn commences June 9, the annual trade show for the drinks industry that offers networking opportunities as well as the chance to sip and taste the next big things and learn some new techniques. That makes this collaboration one of the most anticipated tickets of the week—and, unfortunately, likely one of the hardest reservations to score. But think of the bragging rights if you manage it!
For anyone who has wanted to sample cocktails from two of the world’s top-ranked bars without booking a flight to Australia, this is the closest thing to a shortcut you'll get. And it's the only kind of shortcut we appreciate when it comes to our drinks.