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Sam Bygrave

Critic · Journalist · Author — Australian bars, bartenders and spirits; the trade view of a drinks programme.

Listed with the critics and writers in Melbourne.

Sam Bygrave is editor of Australian Bartender, the country's bar trade title, and author of its bar features and Bar Awards coverage.

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• Australian Bartender, 'Byrdi, Melbourne: Luke Whearty & Aki Nishikura push Australian ingredients to new heights' (Sam Bygrave) ↗their review · 2020-01-24
  • ByrdiCBD

    “Byrdi is housed in a shopping centre of sorts in Melbourne Central, it's a little disorienting at first, and perhaps that is because you don't expect to find a world class, avant-garde cocktail bar here. But that's exactly what you get.”