COCKTAIL
Hot Mess Lollo W Melbourne MELBOURNE
Opening its doors in Australia’s cultural capital, W Melbourne’s bold debut is reinforced by its distinctive line-up of restaurants and bars – adding to the city’s impressive dining and drinking landscape. Helmed by chef Adam D’Sylva, allday restaurant Lollo celebrates the chef’s Italian and Indian roots with imaginative dishes, while creative cocktails devised by Garth Welsh, W Melbourne’s Director of Beverage & Food, are designed to lift spirits using flavourful ingredients and high-impact visuals. “We try to be playful and fun, but it all starts with a solid foundation of carefully selected ingredients, put together with care,” explains Welsh. “We are looking for bold but balanced drinks with locally made products playing a starring role.” Capturing attention with its rosemary scented smoke bubble, Hot Mess is testament to the team’s thoughtful curation process and willingness to experiment. “This particular drink blends the caramel and sweet and spicy notes of Buffalo Trace with Amaro Montenegro, which adds balance with its bitter elements, while the pineapple provides tropical fruitiness, and the Champagne adds a touch of dryness to lighten it all up,” says Welsh. Showcasing exotic and complex flavours, the bubble adds a final flourish, with the concoction served in a Riedel cocktail glass. Welsh concludes: “The glassware is luxurious and elegant, but the bubble, the name and the drink itself is playful and rebellious, just like W Melbourne.”
