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  • Essential Home Bar Equipment

    If you’re looking to start your own bar at home here’s a list of the essentials that you’ll need. As you can see it’s pretty easy to start a cool bar at home for your parties and barbeques. Let’s watch this video to see what you’ll need to get started with most basic cocktails.

  • Campaign Launched to Reduce Drink Drowning

    Drinking before you swim is a dangerous activity, as one in four drowning deaths over the past 10 years has proven. According to statistics 1932 men have drowned overall in the past decade.

    This has prompted Royal Life Saving (RLS) to launch a campaign for drowning prevention, aiming to reduce the number of men who drown after drinking alcohol.

    The ‘Don’t Let Your Mates Drink and Drown’ campaign was developed with the support of the Federal Government to address the culture of drinking around water, which is more common amongst men. Research shows men are four times more likely to drown that women.

    Find out more http://www.theshout.com.au/2017/04/10/article/Campaign-launched-to-reduce-drink-drowning-deaths/RULEEKTPVW.html

  • How to Make Churchills Breakfast

    Winston Churchill is known to have chased his breakfast each day with a whisky and cigar, and he lived to the ripe old age of 90.

    Tell that to anyone who says drinking before noon is bad for your health.

    In this video we learn how to make the cocktail that’s an homage to the man himself.

  • Three Venues Get Extended Licenses in Sydney

    There are now 3 more venues in Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross that have been granted an extra half-hour licence extensions, in addition to the other 11 that were previously granted extensions bringing the total to 14.

    The 3 venues are

    1. The Basement at Circular Quay,
    2. O’Malleys Hotel in Kings Cross and
    3. The Republic Hotel on Pitt St.

    The extensions which we announced recently allow these venues to admit customers until 2am and serve drinks until 3:30am.

    Currently Liquor and Gaming NSW are considering another 16 applications for licence extensions.

    Read more http://www.theshout.com.au/2017/04/05/article/Mixed-reviews-for-Sydneys-late-night-licence-extensions/HJJGLRYNIV.html

  • How To Make Clear Ice

    If you’ve never made clear ice for your cocktails before, you don’t know what you’ve been missing.

    Although this is considered an advanced technique, you can learn how from this video and impress your friends or patrons with elegant drinks.

  • How to Stock Your First Bar

    If you’re thinking of starting your own bar at home to make your favourite cocktails, there are a few basics other than the ingredients themselves that you’ll need first.

    In this video you’ll learn about the most important equipment needed when getting started, it’s that simple.

  • Growing Trend of Drinking After a Workout

    Bier Yoga is the latest exercise trend to hit Sydney and it’s popularity is growing Australia-wide, after first starting in a New York City gym where members got to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine after a Friday night workout.

    If you’re one that likes to enjoy a drink after a workout, you’ll be pleased to know that this practice isn’t necessarily that bad, provided it’s done in moderation.

    According to researcher from The University of Houston in the US, alcohol and working out trigger a similar response in the brain’s reward centre.

    Both alcohol and working out trigger reward circuitry, so engaging in one could trigger a desire for the other.

    See more http://coach.nine.com.au/2017/04/07/13/30/alcohol-after-exercise

  • How To Make Simple Syrup

    Any good cocktail maker knows that you need a good simple syrup to accompany a number of sweeter alcoholic drinks.

    Once you get the basic recipe down, you can begin to make various flavours to add some depth to your cocktails.

    Watch this video to see how simple it is,

     

  • Amazing Fire and Ice Cocktail Trick

    If you want to step up your cocktail making game, this cool technique inspired by everyone’s favourite fantasy show Game of Thrones is definitely one you should try.

    The Song of Ice and Fire cocktail technique may seem a little complicated but the effect is totally worth it. Just watch and see.

  • How to Make Cocktails for a Group

    Once you’ve got the knack of making basic cocktail recipes down, you’ll probably notice more and more of your friends will expect you to make them cocktails but perhaps you haven’t yet mastered the art of making cocktails for a group.

    Here’s some tips for large batch cocktails.