Make it yourself
The Antipodes
By Tim Philips, Bulletin Place
Highball inspired by what was popular in Britain in the 1930s and how those ingredients are making a renaissance in cocktail culture today. The cocktail aimed to bring together those elements in an elegant, contemporary and refreshing way.”
Philips adds it wasn't just the allure of the Business Class ticket to London that saw him enter the comp. “I've always been attracted to coming up with ways to better serve guests interesting drinks on board aeroplanes, especially with the limitations associated with air travel. That, as well as potentially having the chance to have my name and drink served on board British Airways flights, were the main reasons I entered.
“I'd like to thank Time Out as well as British Airways for putting on such a wellrun and well thought out competition and I look forward to seeing my name on a BA menu at altitude soon.”
Time Out Australia CEO, founder and chief judge, Michael Rodrigues, says the idea of a cocktail competition where the winning drink was served in First Class was about doing something “unique, different, creative and rewarding”.
Fellow judge and British Airways' regional commercial manager for the South West Pacific, Nicole Backo, says the calibre was top shelf and she wishes the airline could have served every one of the finalists' cocktails on board.
“Tim's knowledge and use of ingredients popular in the 1930s – the decade we started flying to Australia – really wowed all the judges,” Backo says. “We currently only serve a specific British Airways cocktail in our Concorde Lounge at our home at London Heathrow, so I'm thrilled our Australian passengers in First Class will be presented with Tim's cocktail, exclusively for them. We're also extremely thankful to Time Out, which was the perfect partner for this campaign based on its unrivalled knowledge of the Sydney bar scene and the relationship it holds with the industry. We couldn't have done this without them.”
An announcement will be made soon as to when the Antipodes will be served at 38,000 feet.
To book your next trip to Singapore or London, visit www.britishairways.com