Elite Event: A Wine Affair To Remember

I’m totes stealing the gin, tonic, and capsicum cocktail for my next dinner party. Sorry not sorry!
My guests and I were greeted with a cocktail of choice — G&T+veg or an espresso martini – heaps of them. After that I practically had to refuse refills. First world problems, much? The canapes that I had were delicious, though few. I felt majorly bad for the woman bringing them by-​it was like watching a hunt every time she came back from the kitchen. Slow your roll, y’all!
Shout out to Über for the ride out from CBD!

Not quite sure what «dress to impress» meant, but I donned my favorite swishy dress and hoped that worked! It’s nice to dress up every now and then, and it was awesome seeing my fellow Unilocalers look spiffier than usual.
This event allowed Elites to bring plus threes! Which would’ve been awesome, unfortunately, none of my friends were able to go because of silly reasons like class/​work/​illness (I have friends… really!) Thank goodness there was an abundance of friendly Unilocalers around so it was a good night catching up with fellow Elites (and their friends.)
I don’t remember what cocktail I had. The bartender did explain the different ones to me. I picked one that looked like a mojito even though he’d said it wasn’t a mojito, because I like mojitos. Took a sip. It still wasn’t a mojito, but it was good.
Wines flowed freely throughout the night. All good, with the waiters seemingly having a sixth sense as to when glasses needed refilling…
And thanks to Über, I didn’t have to worry about how I was getting home! Thanks Ben & the rest of the Unilocal crew for an amazing night!

Awesome evening ! I was definitely wine’ed !
Thank you Ben for organizing such an amazing event. Two thumbs up for ya !
Even though the bar (One Moncur) was located in a quieter area of Woollahra, it had a lot to offer.
#1: Beautiful interior deco — love the display of wine & liquor bottles on the shelves at the bar.
#2: The drinks were good. The G&T was really refreshing !
#3: Excellent service. The crew was friendly and… very generous with the wine.
#4: Aesop soap in the ladies. hmmmm
You might not have noticed but there is an unlabelled bottle on the bottom shelve (at the bar), first on the right. That bottle actually contains home made rum — made by friendly Shaun’s (bartender) friend.
PS: Very happy that I met more Unilocalers through this event. Looking forward to the next one !

What an evening!
Thank you Ben for organizing this amazing event! Thank you for letting us to bring guests too.
I loved everything about it– the place, the drinks, the WINE, food, UBER, GUS and everyone outfits too. Such a classy evening.
Loved it!

Very impressed Ben! Very impressed!
It’s nice to frock up and feel fancy every now and then isn’t it? This event was perfect for doing just that! The venue was so swish, the waiters were so suave and the atmosphere was simply spiffy.
I used my free drink token for the Gin and Tonic. Not a single regret was had that night. Ever since I hit up the Gin Palace in Melbs I have been dissatisfied with the G&T’s I have been given in bars and clubs. When I took my first sip my brain said ‘FINALLY!’. That sirs and ladies, was some damn fine gin. And now my cupboard wil foreverl be stocked with The West Winds Gin.
I don’t think my glass was ever empty that night. The waitstaff were so attentive and on the ball with refils! I really enjoyed the Krinklewood Rose. It also had Swiggity Swag the Nightmare Stag (Hannibal fans make yourself known) on the bottle, so extra points.
I was slightly dismayed when I saw it was in Woollahra which is quite inaccessible by good old public transport but $ 50 UBER RIDE! And if you were smart and sober enough like we were we used one for the ride there and one for the ride back to Central station.
Although as a side note I am a bit grumpy with the good people of Über. I entered my promo code and the fare was charged to my card nonetheless. So we’ll see how that pans out…
Kudos for another cracking Elite event Ben!

The best Unilocal event I’ve been to!
Thanks for organising a brilliant event at One Moncur Ben. I was amazed when I could invite three to such a great wine bar.
We started with G&Ts, and moved on to three different (as in wine varieties I’ve never tried before) wines which were all fabulous and something I would look out for in the future.
The matched canapes were tasty but oh-​so popular.

After a short hiatus from Unilocal Elite events, we finally made our triumphant return, and as has seemed to be the norm for Sydney shindigs thrown by sweet Bennie, this one was better than the last! And to clarify, I thought the last one was silly sweet, so this one has left me without superlatives to adequately address its dopeness…
Needless to say, swanky fun was the order of the night, and it seemed to be had by all. Still can’t get over the fact that this was a +3 event! I’d have felt lucky to get to come all by my lonesome, but getting to bring a trio of pals just made it that more outrageous!
I’ve reviewed One Moncur already on its own, but I will say here that it is a cool little spot, with a lot of potential to become even cooler once it settles in. Loved the décor, the staff, the location, the everything! This place will be a survivor, and if everything else on the menu is as tight as the beef-​cheek sliders, then it’ll be rocking and rolling in no time. Great vino and cocktails lead the way, but the food will keep them coming back.
Thanks again to Bennie, Celeb et al for the blast we had, appreciate all the hard work! And look forward to spreading the gospel of Unilocal farther and wider than usual!!!

What can I tell you about my relationship wine? It has been a tumultuous journey from the Hunter to the Barossa, with different people, and different affairs in my life taking me down different roads. All have been tinged with both good and not so good memories Both sweet and sour… «life can be sweet and sour, but I am in control»… 80s flashback moment. I digress…
My most recent relationship with wine has been cautious. Suddenly and explosively discovering an acquired allergy to Preservative 220, late last year, I was hesitant to try the White and the Rose at this event, until I spoke with one of the gracious hosts, Gus. He assured me that while there was traces of my arch nemesis, the preservative Suphite in these wines, they were very minimal.
The White, Tellurian, Marsanne from Heathcoate was dry, one might say drier than a camel’s. and almost as dry as my sense of humour became after we were very very generously served about 3 glasses of the golden nectar. We pondered for a minute on the whereabouts of Heathcoate, then came to our senses and googled it. I can’t say I’ve often had a Victorian wine. But I will seek this one out again, as I liked it and, thankfully had the intestinal fortitude to stomach it. Gus was right!
This gave me confidence to try the Rose’. Krinklewood Francesa Mourvedre Rose from the Hunter valley. That Rose’ is the Princess Bride of Rose’ It should have a guilt box to accompany the bottle. Sweet merciful mother of grapes. A dedicated Rose’, was, like my 80’s hit memory, both sweet and sour. Company recalled Oak flavours, I was thinking of somewhere where the Summers are endless. My kind of place. I was happy to try a Rose again, after abstaining from it’s fresh kiss for so long. Welcome back to my life Rose’, I’ve found a place for you in my heart, and in my glass again.
Piece de resistance. Tscharke. A wine entitled «Matching socks» did well to encapsulate what a lucky find it is! This took me instantly on a journey to a café in Paris. Where we sat and drank from balloon sized glasses beside the River Siene, while it poured rain one afternoon. It was just that kind of taste. A place in my memory, returned to me by a flavour. I loved this wine, and certainly did my best at a couple of these.
What an excellent event, which while I could have done with a few more Canapes to cope with my enthusiastic «tasting», was well orchestrated, the staff were excellent in their customer service and were I to find myself back in Woollahra again soon, I would definitely bring friends here for a classy experience.

OK, first off, three plus ones was a good effort, big ups for that, although olé Marky-​no-​mates only rustled up two gorgeous ladies.
The venue was great, a fantastic tart-​up for an old pub in such a lovely area.
We didn’t do the Über thang, opted to drive and risk it! Woops! And scored a park right outside, so the gods smiled on us.
Loved the G&T– great start! Woulda liked another… expresso martini was highly recommended by my companion.
The wines — loved the red and the rose, the white not so much, but you get that from us red drinkers. The rose is sure to make an appearance on my table over the summer.
The food — well maybe we had a bad spot, because we didn’t see a lot of it. What we did see was great, the beef cheek sliders and the seared tuna standouts. Just woulda liked a bit more to soak up the wine — anyhow it was free so shouldn’t complain.
Ben, great job man, loved it, and you looked spesh all dressed up.
I only give 5 stars to absolute standouts, and for me this was not there, but my 4 star is a pretty good recommendation.

So… much wine…
Another great Unilocal event organized by the Sydney Unilocal crew.
Apart from the cocktail at the start (I chose espresso martini because it was my fav drink), We were able to try 3 different wines starting with the tellurian which is a very smooth and fruity tasting white wine (one of my favorites which comes from Victoria wine country), the rose (was very refreshing and comes from hunter valley), and the red wine (Tscharke which comes from South Australia).
The canapés was definitely good too, although wish there was more to go around (with all the wine we were drinking) but the crab one was my favorite.
The place is a little bit out of the CBD but thanks to the a Über sponsorship, we were able to get there and back without paying a cent (assuming you brought at least another friend to ride share!).
Looking forward to seeing everyone again in October!