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Author: Peter Cutforth

  • Sydney 2016 Craft Beer Week Program Launched

    The program has been just been launched for Sydney 2016 Craft Beer Week which will be running from Friday 21 October to Sunday 30 October.

    The program this year will include over 100 events at over 75 different venues including international brewery guests, beer and dessert pairing, beer history lessons and so on.

    The organisers say the event is for everyone from connoisseurs to the occasional drinker and will feature fun for everyone.

    Craft beer is one of the fastest growing drinks in popularity and this year’s program aims to reflect that.

    Find out more at: http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/beverage/sydney-craft-beer-week-launches-2016-program

  • Cocktail How-to Guide

    The Old-Fashioned is one of the oldest cocktails compromising of a few main ingredients and whisky being the star of the show.

    Known as a gentleman’s drink, in this video you’ll learn how to make this cocktail to perfection.

  • Try These Campside Cocktails

    If you thought you couldn’t enjoy a cocktail when you go camping, think again. Just because you can’t carrying alot of stuff, it doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice on taste. In this video you’ll get an idea of how to make popular but simple cocktails that you wouldn’t think you could enjoy around a campsite.

  • Brisbane to Get a Brauhaus this year

    Brisbane will be the latest location for the expansion of the Munich Brauhaus brand. The brand has a flagship venue in Melbourne as well as a recently launched Sydney location.

    The 3 floor venue will also have 5 bars, a 150 seat rooftop bar and a 250 seater bar garden.

    It will offer a authentic Bavarian beer hall with imported beers on offer, served in one litre steins.

    Read more at http://www.theshout.com.au/2016/07/20/article/Brisbane-gets-a-Brauhaus/LGITEGNVWV.html

  • Essential Rum Cocktail Recipe

    It is believed that the first distillation of rum happened in the 17th century on the sugarcane plantations of the Caribbean.

    Since then rum has become a firm favourite the world over, not just on islands where sugarcane, the main ingredient for rum, is grown.

    If rum is your thing, you’ll want to watch this video of the world’s best rum cocktails.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1lnzPQVEP4

  • A Delicious Use of Ginger Beer – The Moscow Mule

    Whether you’re patrons are consuming beer, hard liquor or cocktail after cocktail, it’s important to ensure you’re abiding by Responsible Service of Alcohol principles.

    RSA training is mandatory for all servers of alcohol to ensure that they do not serve alcohol in excess or to minors, that includes serving alcoholic cocktails.

    Once you have your RSA certificate, you can serve alcohol in a pub, bar or restaurant in Australia.

    Now learn to make a Moscow Mule Cocktail to impress your patrons.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLE6NTRgBms

  • Try this Spicy Bloody Mary Cocktail

    Although the bloody mary has become a popular cocktail especially for brunches, many people still don’t know how the drink came about or how to make it.

    The bloody mary is actually around 80 years old and was created in a Paris bar. The original recipe went something like this:

    • 1 oz. Stolichnaya vodka
    • 2 oz. Tomato juice
    • 1 dash lemon juice
    • 2 dashes salt
    • 2 dashes black pepper
    • 2 dashes cayenne pepper
    • 3 dashes of Worcestershire sauce

    Garnish with a lemon wedge and celery stalk.

    If you refer a more modern version, watch this video.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msWn4x8oC08

     

  • Making Easy Beer Cocktails

    Following news that the Smithsonian is hiring a beer historian, I decided to find my favourite beer cocktails.

    If you’re a fan of beer, but want a new twist on it, try one of these beer cocktails. Although these are summer drinks, I think they work perfectly no matter the season.

     

  • Cocktail Apps We Can’t Get Enough of

    When summer rolls around you’re going to want to have enough cocktail recipes under your belt. Here are some free apps to help you slay your summer cocktail game.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezgroyrh6Z0

  • Learn to Make a Watermelon Mojito Here

    Havana Cuba is the birthplace of the Mojito so it comes as no surprise that when you sip a Mojito you’re transported to a tropical paradise.

    This is a particularly fabulous version, the Watermelon Mojito which goes down well for ladies nights or just for happy hour.

    Let’s learn how to make it,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92p2G-DfaoY