Trends are cyclical; we see this in fashion, music, dining, and drinking. Drink trends, in particular, are charged by a swinging pendulum of nostalgia and emotion in response to the state of the world – à la Prohibition-era cocktails. And while the trend of retro drinks and the revival of classic cocktails may have been building slowly before the pandemic, it’s easy to connect the dots to see why people started seeking out classic cocktails and gravitating towards wine styles from simpler times.
There are winemakers, bartenders and sommeliers pouring liquid nostalgia all over Australia in the form of clarets and oaked chardonnay. As