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  • Learn to Make a Sazerac from a Brooklyn Bartender

    Although this cocktail is a classic, it has an exotic taste, refreshing with a kick. An added benefit is that you’ll be learning from a New York veteran bartender. Watch the video below.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AeH2CTlv2U&list=PL9FC84254ED90E8D2&index=4

     

  • Breathe in Alcohol at Brisbane Bar

    alcohol vapour bar
    Source: DailyMail.co.uk

    A bar where you literally breathe in alcohol has been launched in Brisbane.

    A Brisbane bar is the first in Australia following success of the concept in London.

    The alcohol cloud allows patrons to breathe in alcohol instead of drinking it as usual. It also apparently prevents a hangover.

    The bar, called Alcoholic Architecture was set up for a Brisbane festival. After 40 minutes in the bar, patrons would have had the equivalent of 2 drinks.

    Patrons’ bodies are covered when they enter the bar but their face is left exposed to absorb alcohol through their eyes and lungs.

    Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3219041/Bizarre-alcohol-vapour-bar-launched-Brisbane-literally-breath-drinks.html

     

  • Adding Smokiness to Your Cocktails

    To add another dimension of flavour to your cocktails and take the taste to the next level, why not add a hint of smokiness to enhance the drink?

    Here’s how.

    1. Add smoke with spirits

    The writer of the DrinkStraightUp.com blog suggests rinsing a glass in a scotch such as Compass Box’s The Peat Monster, or popular Laphroaig.

    2. Try Charcoal Aging

    Put what you want to age into an air tight container and add some natural hardwood charcoal.
    Seal and store in a dark, cool dry place. Taste every few days to check when its ready.

    3. Try a Smoked Tea

    Use Lapsang Souchong tea, a black tea with a smoked flavour. Either infuse the spirit you want to use with the tea or use it to make a simple syrup.

    4. Smoking the glass

    Find out more at http://drinkstraightup.com/2013/09/26/the-smoked-cocktail/

     

  • Bartending Tips Every Guy Should Know

    Here are some useful tips for bartenders, but even if you’re just bartending at home for your friends, these are some useful things to know how to do.

     

  • Canberra Outdoor Bars Allowed for First Time

    There are fears that outdoor, alcohol-fuelled crimes will rise in Canberra now that ACT laws have been changed to permit the sale of alcohol outdoors by licensed venues, if they apply for an outdoor bar.

    The state government said the move would be a boost for small business and would make a night out in Canberra more enjoyable but there are some that are concerned that we may see a risk in violence linked to alcohol on Canberra streets.

    Servers of alcohol will need to be more vigilant when enforcing responsible service of alcohol.

    Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/outdoor-bars-to-open-for-first-time-in-canberra/6598568

     

     

     

  • Effects of SA Lockout Laws May be Exaggerated

    According to research by University of Adelaide law lecturer Dr Mark Giancaspro, the benefits of SA 3:00am lockout laws on alcohol fuelled violence may have been exaggerated.

    According to Dr Giancaspro lockout laws might not be the only reason why levels of alcohol-fuelled violence have dropped in South Australia. It probably has more to do with a combination of measures including requiring licensed venues to use particular forms of glassware; limiting the drink varieties sold, providing first aid officers and public transport information and managing queues outside premises better.

    Find out more here.

  • Metropolitan Pubs Do Better Than Regional Pubs

    Corporate Advisory firm Ferrier Hodgson recently reported that only 69 per cent of regional pubs were confident about future trading profitability, yet the majority of pubs in the metropolitan were more optimistic.

    Most of the country’s hospitality sector is booming, with pubs in metropolitan areas confident about future trading, whereas pubs in regional areas cited declining populations and the aging of hoteliers as part of the problem.

    Source: HospitalityMagazine.com

  • Video on New London Bar where your Absorb Your Alcohol

    Following our report recently about the new London bar where you absorb alcohol through your eyes rather than drink it out of a glass, we’re posting this video which provides you with some more information…

  • London Bar where People Get Drunk Through their Eyes

    No drinking cocktails to get a buzz at this bar, you simply take your glasses off and absorb alcohol through your eyes and lungs.

    A bar in the basement of a Victorian building in Borough Market, South-East London, that was once the site of a monastery has been transformed into a Gothic bar where alcohol is released into the air using humidifiers.

    Patrons at the bar absorb the equivalent of a large drink through lungs and eyes in 40 minutes. If this sounds like your kind of bar, click here for more information.

     

     

  • Melbourne Relaxes Drinking Laws For Small Bars And Music Venues

    Melbourne has relaxed its drinking laws for small bars and music venues, removing the ban on serving alcoholic drinks after 1am.

    In a post on TheMusic.com.au it was revealed that the liquor licence that stopped boutique bars and small music venues from serving alcohol at a certain time was introduced in 2008. It was hoped this would lower drinking-related violence in the streets, but Liquor Regulation Minister Jane Garrett said research reveals those venues are low risk, hence the changes to the law.

    Source: TheMusic.com.au