If you’re planning a party, one of the worst things to do is plan what cocktails you’re going to serve, mostly because everyone has varying tastes and preferences. If this is a familiar concern for you, then try this Jungle Juice recipe, its easy, delicious and will appeal to almost everyone. Also you can make one big batch and you’re sorted for the entire evening.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcsFsGvqlVA
If you could have a full flavoured beer that was only 0.9 per cent alcohol volume an 0.2 standard drinks, would you choose it?
Well it is now a possibility with the release of Lion breweries, Hahn Ultra beer.
The low-alcohol beer has only 0.9 per cent alcohol volume but still delivers that full bodied flavour we’ve come to expect from a full strength beer.
Now customers don’t need to compromise, they can have a low-alcohol, full tasting beer anytime of the day, anyday of the week.
See more at: https://www.marketingmag.com.au/news-c/lion-makes-first-move-low-alcohol-beer-category-hahn-ultra-launch/
Over the last 7 years the council has increased the number of alcohol-free zones in the city from 149 to 400 which led to widespread criticism of the city. Many labelled the city boring and dead which is why the mayor has decided to follow the example of cities like Las Vegas and Berlin who have lifted the alcohol bans in streets and parks.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore recently said adults need to be treated as adults and cited new crime statistics to justify removing 62 alcohol free zones in and around the city.
Guests to Sydney often mocked the city for the harsh rules, leading the hospitality industry, music industry and backpackers etc. to welcome the news.
In a submission set out by The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), the price of the cheapest alcohols would rise, in a measure that would reduce consumption and raise government funds.
The modelling was commissioned by FARE and would include an overhaul of how wine is taxed and would add 10 per cent to current excises.
FARE’s Pre‐Budget Submission 2016‐17 suggests wine and cider be taxed in the same way as beer, base on the volume of alcohol rather than on its selling price, as is the current method of taxation.
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2016/03/07/australia-alcohol-tax_n_9405532.html
The World Whiskies Award was recently organised by Whisky Magazine and this year had a record number of entries.
The overall winner which was released in September was the peated Old Pulteney 1989 vintage which has a smoky flavour after being aged in American oak, ex-bourbon barrels.
The brand says the world’s single malt is popular among whisky enthusiasts and Old Pulteney devotees.
The Old Pulteney 1989 Vintage has been described as natural in colour, non-chill filtered and bottled at 46 per cent.
Find out more at: http://www.theshout.com.au/2016/03/21/article/Old-Pulteney-named-worlds-best-single-malt/FQJREGPIMK.html
A new strategy involving trouble-spotting reliant on emergency room data of alcohol-related injury will be rolling out in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, based on the work of ProfessorJohnathan Shepherd.
Welsh Professor, Johnathan Shepherd’s ‘Cardiff Model’ strategy in collaboration with Deakin University has recently won a $1.4million grant from the National Healthh and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
This method collects information from hospital emergency departments to identify epicentres of alcohol-fuelled, violent behaviour. The information is passed on to police and public health organisations.
The Cardiff Model which has proven successful in other parts of the world including Cardiff, will be implemented in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra over a five-year period.
As of this year up to 5000 drivers will be forced to have alcohol interlocks installed in their vehicles, at their own expense.
Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said this would help reduce the number of drink driving incidents that we see on the road.
The alcohol interlocks are like breathalysers that prevent high risk offenders from driving a car while drunk.
As of the second half of the year, devices will become compulsory for all motorists convicted of driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of 0.15 and those with more than one excess 0.08 offence. Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-20/interlocks-will-cut-dui-rates-liza-harvey-wa-minister/7261206
For those with a gluten intolerance or on a gluten free diet, there’s a new vodka available made from sugar cane molasses that’s completely gluten free.
The vodka will be launching in bars and clubs across the country.
Beenleigh Cane Cutter Vodka is the new artisan vodka created by Beenleigh Artisan Distillery, the country’s oldest registered distillery. The drink is made exclusively of Queensland cane, water and yeast.
The vodka differs from others which are traditionally created from grains because its made from molasses. Source: http://www.hospitalitymagazine.com.au/beverage/gluten-free-vodka-hits-the-market
The festive season may be over, but the Easter holidays are coming up and what better way to get through the family dinners and awkward conversations with relatives than with one of these delicious cocktails?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYL-IsWF8W0
Sydney’s lockout laws have been hailed by some as a blessing and condemned by others as a curse, having negatively impacted the city’s music community and nightlife.
According to a recent article the attempts by government to curb alcohol fuelled violence have actually killed the music scene in the city.
The article cited the work of expert, Dr Anne Fox, a British anthropologist who’s specialised in the study of drinking cultures and studied Australian and New Zealand drinking cultures in 2013. She found that live music is “good at preventing alcohol fuelled violence”, the writer claims.
Get all the details here.