Kane and Able: Making an impact in the cocktail space

Danny Kane has a long history in the wine business, having held senior roles at Yarra Valley producers Oakridge, Mandala and Levantine Hill. 

But he and his wife Rebecca Grey, who are co-owners of Luton Wine Bar in Hawthorn, are today making waves in the cocktail space. 

Two year ago the couple wondered if there could there be a natural, plant-based way to give cocktails a silky foam finish with no egg whites required.

They decided to find out and created Aquafab. 

It has been 12 months since Aquafab hit the market and it gone national, being used over in 700 venues across Australia. Over 400,000 cocktails have been mixed, shaken, and sipped using Aquafab, which has just gained global reach through the cruise ship industry. 

A container will soon land in Miami as Aquafab joins the drinks lists aboard cruise lines Seabourn, Princess, Disney, Holland America, Celebrity Cruises, and Royal Caribbean.

Aquafab is made from 100% Victorian fava beans (also known as faba beans) -  grown in the Wimmera region in western Victoria. 

“We just wanted to make life easier behind the bar,” says Kane. 

Darren Burton, the bar manager of Adelaide restaurant Kiin, says: “When I sat down with a representative carrying Aquafab I was delighted to see an expression of egg white alternative which has a long shelf life and imparts minimal flavour while creating a wonderful texture. 

"Ever since, I have endeavoured to utilise Aquafab as a component of many of my cocktails, especially for dessert and non-alc uses. 

"It's always great to be able to reassure anybody with allergies or dietary preferences that all of our foamy cocktails are safe for them!”

See https://aquafab.au/

A 500ml Aquafab has an RRP of $19.99. 

Images: Andersen Studios and Bonnie Savage

It’s a wonderful story and I’ve attached the press kit - with pics, a cocktail recipe and the press release here.