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Sommelier SAMANTHA PAYNE presents her expert guide to cool, thirst-quenching tipples for a long, hot Australian summer.

These five egg noodles deliver with bounce and bite.

Mirin gives an interesting depth of flavour to the classic whisky Highball cocktail

Thanks to a new wave of Australian producers, vermouth is returning to drinks cabinets as the sexy sidepiece in a Martini or simply to enjoy solo, writes sommelier SAMANTHA PAYNE.

A vibrant cocktail primed for long weekend lunches or lavish dinner parties. Garnish with lime slices before serving.

Across continents and cuisines, there are few places untouched by chilli’s lovely heat. Find out the origins.

Elevate your snack game with these best potato chips, as tested by expert chip connoisseurs — us. Here are our top chip picks.

Add these flavour-packed XO sauces to fried rice, steamed greens, braised meats and even inventive, umami-flecked pastas.

A spritzy cocktail primed for dinner parties and lazy weekends. MATTY HIRSCH, introduces us to the Waratah Spritz from renowned bartender, Evan Stroeve.

We explore the origins behind one of Australia’s signature drinks: the Tramonto cocktail.

The fermented soybean and paste is fundamental to Japanese cuisine.

As "natty" fans questions the rules of engagement, we settle in for wine's next coronation. Long live post-natural wine!

With its more delicate, approachable styles, over the past decade demand for Japanese whisky has outstripped supply. Here are the Japanese whisky bottles to know about.

Melbourne's Bar Lourinhã shakes up a rummy twist on the classic Espresso Martini. Meet the Harlem End.

The south-west coast leads the way in defying inclement weather conditions with its sustainable biodynamic winemaking.

This nutty and sweet cocktail is a colourful way to welcome the new Lunar New Year.