Jo AustinSep 21, 20212 minSpeed Rack Cayman - They let us do it!What is Speed Rack? Speed Rack is an exclusively woman high-speed bartending competition designed to highlight up-and-coming...
Jo AustinOct 11, 20192 minLet's Learn about SpiritsI've worked in the "Beverage Division" at Jacques Scott for 9 years now and learning about our brands is a lot more interesting than...
Jo AustinSep 18, 20192 minExpanding Your Horizons (to Poland)I just got off the phone with our Belvedere/Hennessy rep and (YAY) we get to try some cool new products! Let's step away from gin for a...
Jo AustinAug 6, 20191 minTonight we... Tanqueray!We're headlining one of my very favourite gins ever this year! TANQUERAY! Not only will we be sipping on G&Ts like Snoop Dog and Martha...
Jo AustinSep 4, 20182 minI Believe in a Thing called RUM!We have some brilliant rum events for you this year! I've listed some details on 3 of my favourites further down if you're just SEARCHING...
Jo AustinApr 25, 20181 minGetting Gin-spired with Soul MusicSo it turns out that our favourite thing is to sip Tanqueray cocktails whilst listening to James Brown and Aretha Franklin in a garden...
Jo AustinOct 11, 20171 minQuentin Tarantino... A Cocktail Dinner?I'm not sure we've ever had an event that I've been more geekily excited about than this upcoming dinner. This is the sort of Cocktail...
Jo AustinSep 20, 20171 minWanted: Secret Cocktail ShoppersWho wouldn't want to be a secret cocktail shopper?! This year we're looking for cocktail enthusiasts to drink free cocktails and let us...
Jo AustinJul 10, 20171 minA New Year! What fun things shall we do?It's officially started; Cocktail Week prep time. But that's OK because the best bit about Cocktail Week is coming up with new and...
Jo AustinOct 31, 20163 minWhisky! 10 things I now know...Last week was Cayman Cocktail Week and we organized Arturo Savage's 'Whisky Lab' event for the first time in the Cayman Islands. It was...
Jo AustinOct 19, 20162 minFlames, Fried Chicken and French 75sCocktail week events start this Friday and I can hardly believe it. I definitely don't have enough working hours to get everything done...
Jo AustinOct 8, 20162 minLet me plan your night out!This week has been menu week for me in the office. I've produced special menus with signature cocktails for over 20 of our amazing bars...
Jo AustinSep 30, 20162 minPop Pop Pop-up CocktailsI was going to call this post 'An Insider's Guide to FREE Cocktails' but I'm obsessed with pop-up bars so I went with this instead....
Jo AustinSep 16, 20161 minBring Back BlueIt's our 4th year and we felt like we should start trying to incorporate something meaningful for our islands during Cayman Cocktail...
Jo AustinSep 12, 20162 minIt's Dinner, but not as you know it...It's our 4th Cayman Cocktail Week this year and it's our 4th Agua Cocktail dinner too and it's safe to say that every year the dinner...
Jo AustinSep 6, 20161 minCocktails on tour!Our 2016 cocktail tour theme has been set and our surprise bartenders are doing their research and creating their cocktails in...
Jo AustinAug 29, 20162 minEver watched 'Chopped' the TV show?Ever watched 'Chopped' on the Food Network? Like it, love it, seen them all? Well have I got something fun for you! We created our own...
Jo AustinAug 5, 20161 minWhisky Lab. Something NEW for YOU!Behold! My first Cayman Cocktail Week event teaser! Last year during Cocktail Week we created a 'Gin-spirational' workshop with the very...
JoJun 24, 20162 minWorld Class Cayman! Another year of cocktails, laughs and stressed out bartenders!It's done! AND what a year it was for World Class! We've come a long way from my first year organizing the competition in 2013 - making...
Jo AustinMay 27, 20161 minLet's get planning!It's around that time of year again when I start to feel anxious thinking about October. This is the time before any serious planning has...