This week, CityMag tries some very special whiskies with the co-founders of East End staple NOLA. NOLA was at the vanguard of the city’s small bar licence openings and this weekend turns ten.

It’s a big year of celebrations across Adelaide as the beneficiaries of mid-2010s legislation permitting the operation of small bars turn 10.

An East End favourite, NOLA, is one of them. The small bar, inspired by New Orleans whisky and fried chicken culture, was the first real attempt from co-founders Oliver Brown and Josh Talbot to open a serious venue.

They’ve since gone on to build a veritable hospitality empire via their outfit The Big Easy Group. That company now operates Anchovy Bandit, Bottega Bantido, The Stag, Bowden Brewing, Masa Kitchen, La Louisiane and – most recently – Tarantino

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