meet the team
The in-house Gin lovers
As Australia's first dedicated digital gin bar, Box Bar is brought to you by a team of experience hospitality professionals. Collectively, we have more than 50 years experience in wine, gin, whisky, cocktails and hospitality service.
Talking to us is just like being at favourite small bar, except we go wherever you go! Got a gin question? Ask away ...
James
James started his career in the wine industry working for Cellarmaster Wines and learned everything he know about alcohol and drinks there. After a decade long interlude in corporate land, he returned to Hospitality at The Fox Hole and now leads The Fox Hole and Box Bar teams to deliver great stories starting with a drink.Â
This Friday's cocktail: Charlie ChaplinÂ
(Made with Plan B Sloe & Mulberry Gin)
Brad
Brad has always had a passion for good hospitality, utilising his skills in project management, organisational design and his natural ability to identify how an experience or story can be elevated to great, he brings creative flair to our projects. He's also the brains behind the food menus at The Fox Hole.
This Friday's cocktail: NegroniÂ
(Made with Brunswick Aces Spades Gin)
Rupert
Joining the Box Bar team during the 2020 lockdowns, Rupert was responsible for quality control during the first Christmas with Box Bar. Not satisfied with simply identifying boxes that are not up to scratch, he prefers to shred them into a million pieces all over the warehouse floor.Â
This Friday's cocktail: Water
(With a piece of dried apple that fell on the floor)