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  • Black Pearl in Melbourne Named Best International Cocktail Bar

    A Melbourne Bar “Black Pearl” has won the Best International Cocktail Bar title at the 2017 Spirited Awards held in New Orleans.

    The establishment happens to be celebrating its 15th birthday next month.

    The bar recently also won Best Cocktail List in 2016 at the Australian Liquor Industry Awards (ALIA), also having won Best Bar in 2015.

    The Spirited Awards recognise the best writers, brand ambassadors, bartenders and bars internationally. The winners are chosen by 2 panels of more than 100 industry experts.

     

    For more about the awards and the full list of winners visit http://theshout.com.au/black-pearl-named-best-international-cocktail-bar/

  • Shocking Number of People Dying from Alcohol Abuse

    New research reveals that tens of thousands of people in England are dying from the effects of alcohol abuse. Heavy drinking now will lead to problems like liver failure and in the next five years, almost 63,000 people will die from similar effects.

    Experts have called on the British government to crack down on alcohol advertising and pricing, to avoid thousands of deaths between 2017 and 2022.

    The findings came out of Sheffield University’s Alcohol Research Group who also discovered that treatment for misuse will cost the government £16.74 billion within the same time frame.

     

    See more at http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/thirtyfive-people-a-day-will-die-from-alcohol-abuse-over-next-five-years-experts-say-a3594376.html

  • BuzzFeed Employee Tries Pranking Co-Workers with Vodka Filled Chocolate

    Would you eat a chocolate with a full shot of vodka in it? Sounds delicious. But what if you were expecting a regular piece of chocolate and when you bit in, the vodka came oozing out? Would your reaction be good, bad, pleasantly surprised or mortified? Let’s see how these Buzzfeed employees react.

  • Koreans Try Cocktails

    It’s hard to believe there are people out there who have never tried a cocktail, although they have consumed alcohol. I know what you’re thinking, they don’t know what they’re missing right?

    Well let’s see if cocktails are as popular as we think. In this video Koreans try cocktails for the first time, let’s see what their reactions are.

     

  • Does Alcohol Make People Age Faster?

    Scientists from Japan’s Kobe University have discovered that consuming a lot of alcohol can make your cells age.

    The scientists say heavy drinkers are at risk of age-related diseases such as diabetes, cancer, dementia and cardiovascular disease.

    The Japanese scientists found evidence that heavy drinking causes biological aging at a cellular level.

    To live a healthier lifestyle, make sure you’re drinking moderately. Find out more https://www.pharmacynews.com.au/News/Latest-news/Why-alcohol-makes-people-age-faster

  • Is the $208 Cocktail Worth It?

    Would you spend $208 on a cocktail or are you more for quantity over quality. Well thankfully these guys have done the taste test for you, so you don’t have to spend your hard earned money unless it’s really worth it. Let’s see if the $208 cocktail beats the good ole’ $6 cocktail?

  • Is Alcohol Altering Your Personality?

    While we know alcohol has a way of making us more outgoing, are we aware of how much our own personalities change when we drink?

    According to a study by a team of psychologists from Missouri, we see ourselves differently when drunk to how others see us.

    The study examined the behaviour of 156 participants before and after drinking, with half of the group being given alcohol and the other half given a non-alcohol drink.

    Participants were questioned on what they thought their personality traits were when they were intoxicated as compared to when they were sober and according to researchers the most surprising revelation was that people’s personalities didn’t change as much as they thought.

    Find out more https://particle.scitech.org.au/people/personality-change-drink/

  • Drinking Game Ends in Tragedy

    A teenager is dead after playing drinking games with here family and friends on her 18th birthday.

    A Perth inquest has heard that the teen, Nicole Emily Bicknell, had a fatal blood alcohol reading of 0.319 per cent after playing the drinking games.

    She consumed large quantities of melon-flavoured liqueur, pre-mixed vodka drinks and 95 per cent Polish spirit at the celebration in November 2014.

    The three-day inquest is being held to draw public attention to the dangers of drinking games.

    Read more http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/wa-teen-died-after-birthday-binge-drinking-game-20170523-gwb1m1.html

  • Cocktails That Look More Intricate than They Are

    If you’re looking for an easy cocktail to make with a “wow” factor, why not try this Honey Thyme Tom Collins which is fancy but simple enough for anyone to make.

    Watch how easy it is here.

  • Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Linked to Youth Deaths

    According to a coronial inquest, foetal alcohol spectrum disorder is a major problem contibuting to mental health problems and suicide among WA’s youth.

    While we’ve long been aware that pregnancy drinking and resulting foetal alcohol spectrum disorder leads to facial and physical abnormalities in the child, we only now becoming aware of the link to youth suicide.

    The inquest was investigating a cluster of youth suicides in WA’s far north. Of the 13 youths who committed suicide, five were children between the ages of 10 and 13.  Read more at http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2017/07/04/pregnant-drinking-linked-youth-deaths