Butchers Axe Demo & Tasting

Free · Melbourne · 35 spots only

Meet the team from Butchers Axe BBQ. Taste championship-winning rubs.

Meet the competition BBQ team behind the Butchers Axe range. Watch the 2019 Australian BBQ Champions cook live, discover how they build award-winning flavour, and taste their rubs fresh off the BBQ.

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35
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90-minute in-person Butchers Axe Demo & Tasting presented by Butchers Axe BBQ on 24 October 2026 at 10:30 AM.

 

Location 59 Brunel Road, Seaford, VIC, 3198
 
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Meet the champions.
Taste their craft.

Butchers Axe BBQ are one of the biggest names on the Australian competition BBQ circuit. This is your chance to get up close and personal with the team, hear what goes into a championship cook and watch them work over live fire.

The Butchers Axe team will do the cooking, using the rubs they developed through years of competition experience. You'll see how they choose flavours, season different cuts and turn careful technique into award-winning results.

No sales script. Just top Australian BBQ cooks sharing practical advice, answering your questions and serving up food for you to taste.

Melbourne mates.
Australian champions.

Butchers Axe BBQ is a Melbourne competition barbecue team that turned a shared love of cooking into one of Australia's most respected names in BBQ. They claimed the 2019 Australian BBQ Championship and have continued competing at the top end of the national circuit.

Their results include a Grand Champion win at BBQ at the Bend and perfect 360 scores in both lamb and brisket. The rubs you'll taste at this event come from that same competition experience.

This is a rare chance to meet the people behind the brand, learn directly from championship-winning cooks and discover how they approach flavour, fire and timing when the pressure is on. Below are just some of the competition achievements that have helped earn Butchers Axe BBQ their reputation.

2019 Australian Champions Named Australian BBQ Champions, with multiple Reserve Grand Champion results including Meatstock Bendigo.
2023 Brisket National Champions Crowned national champions after a standout year that included a first-place perfect 300/300 brisket score at the Australian Invitational in Port Macquarie.
2023 Australasian BBQ Invitational Finished 12th overall from 40 elite teams, securing third place in brisket and sixth place in pork.
Perfect 300 Lamb Claimed first place with a perfect 300 score for their lamb hand-in at Albury's Apex Sausagefest.
2026 Meatstock Gippsland Finished fourth overall, with first place and a perfect 360 in lamb, fourth in brisket and fifth in pork ribs.
Grand Champion at BBQ at the Bend Claimed the Grand Champion title after a strong overall performance across the competition categories.
Butchers Axe BBQ competition team
Butchers Axe BBQ championship cooks

Learn from the team who proved it

Five reasons this is more than a standard product tasting.

01

Meet championship-winning BBQ cooks

Get up close with the Butchers Axe BBQ team and hear how they approach competition cooking.

02

Championship rubs in action

See how the team chooses, layers and applies its rubs to suit different meats.

03

Live cooking by Butchers Axe BBQ

Watch experienced competition cooks manage seasoning, heat, timing and resting from start to finish.

04

Taste the results

Try freshly cooked meat seasoned with the Butchers Axe range and taste what sets it apart.

05

Live Q&A with Butchers Axe BBQ

Bring your questions and get practical answers from some of Australia's top competition BBQ cooks.

No.1

Meet the champions

Learn directly from the team crowned the 2019 Australian BBQ Champions.

No.2

Taste competition-proven rubs

Taste freshly cooked meat seasoned by the team that developed the Butchers Axe range.

No.3

It's small

Only 35 spots, so you'll have the chance to speak with the cooks and ask questions.

No.4

Run by people who compete

Butchers Axe BBQ will be doing the cook and sharing the techniques they use on the competition circuit.

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Your ticket to the tasting

BUTCHERS AXE BBQ · DEMO & TASTING · BBQ SPIT ROTISSERIES · MELBOURNE
Butchers Axe demo & tasting
Where
BBQ Spit Rotisseries
59 Brunel Road, Seaford, VIC, 3198
When
24 October 2026 at 10:30am
 
Presented by
Butchers Axe BBQ
Format
In-person
Duration
60–90 minutes
 
Spots
Limited to 35
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35 spots. Australian BBQ champions. Your move.

Meet the Butchers Axe BBQ team, watch championship-winning cooks at work and taste the rubs that helped build their reputation.

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