Jun 15, 2026 – 5.00amFrom our table at Icebergs Dining Room and Bar, Larry Emdur points across the waves rolling in to Bondi Beach at the northern headland known as Ben Buckler. This knuckle of sandstone, dotted with small apartment blocks and oceanfront residences, is where the teenage Emdur kissed his first girlfriend, smoked his first cigarette, and slept off more than a few big nights with mates. There are three streets on Ben Buckler Point, and Emdur has lived on all of them at one time or another.Now this little-known nook of Sydney has its name stamped on the bottle of the celebrity TV host’s first foray into whisky. And, fittingly for a man who won the 2024 Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, The Ben Buckler has already won multiple gold medals at some of the world’s most prestigious spirits awards.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Maxim DonniProduction editor, Life & LeisureMaxim Donni is the production editor of Life & Leisure at the Financial Review, based in Sydney. He writes about dining, hospitality and culture, and was previously editor of Time Out and Concrete Playground.Fetching latest articles