We are obsessed with true crime stories the world over. They are dangerous, juicy and often death-defying. We listen to them on podcasts, watch them in documentaries and follow them on the daily news.
You are invited to an evening of local, national and international crime history through immersive storytelling followed by interactive crime trivia along with signature cocktails.
Tuesday, 14 May | Tuesday, 11 June | Tuesday, 20 August
6:30 pm arrival for a 7:00 pm start
$15 per person
History and drinking have always gone hand-in-hand in Sydney. Get ready to RUMble at Brix Distillers as we continue our fusion of crime history and local rum tastings. Rum, Robberies and Razor Gangs will slash into stories of gangsters, girls and grog during the roaring inter-war years of Surry Hills and Darlinghurst.
Friday, 30 August 2024
6:00 pm arrival for a 6:30 pm start
$115 per person
Over three delicious courses, we’ll bring to life Paddington’s chequered history; curious characters; extraordinary architecture and colourful crime stories within the wonderful (and warm) courtyard dining space.
Wednesday, 24 July & 7 August 2024
6:00 pm arrival for a 6:30 pm start
$65 per person
2.5 hr experience including four carefully curated whiskies, each with its own unique story to tell. Paired with delicious sharing platters.
New dates launching soon.
2.5 hr experience including carefully curated gin cocktails paired with delicious sharing platters.
New dates launching soon.
3.5-4 hrs experience with three to five course tasting menu, wine pairing, whiskey & true crime.
Each event has stories paired with speciality cocktails.
Gin City Sin City | Rum & Razor Gangs | Spritzes & Serial Killers
Robberies & Daiquiris | Cosmos & Cold Cases | Mulled Wine & Murder
Hot Toddies & Cold Bodies | Escapes & Espresso Martinis | Vodka, Crime & Soda
Pirates & Pina Coladas | Opium Dens & Old Fashioneds
as featured on Broadsheet
1.45 hr walking tour of the neighbourhood followed by an exquisite sit down lunch
Chowder Bay & Ripples Chowder Bay – Sunday, 14 April 2024
East Balmain & The Fenwick – Friday, 3 May 2024
History and drinking have always gone hand-in-hand in Sydney. While some convicts brewed beer in secret, their jailers rolled in rum by the shipload: with 65 000 litres arriving on the First Fleet alone. In the fledgling convict colony New South Wales, it wasn’t long before hard liquor became standard currency and no good story started without it.
This event will bring to life our rum-infused heritage of robberies, escapes, rebellions, murders, rum-runners, street gangs and sly-groggers as we sample the true spirit of Sydney in style.
Thursday, 27 June 2024
6:00 pm arrival for a 6:30 pm start
$115 per person
2.5 hrs experience with three to five course Chinese tasting menu, matching cocktails & true crime
Venue temporarily closed.
Crime historian and raconteur Max Burns-McRuvie will bring to life the sensational stories behind the bordellos and bruisers of Sydney in the 1920s and ‘30s. Expect an evening of cocktails and stories about the colourful (and cut-throat) criminal careers of old.
10 June 2022
As seen on Broadsheet.