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  • 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.

     

  • 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.

  • Sydney Drinking Laws Relaxed for More Venues

    The lockout laws in Sydney have once again come into the spotlight with the NSW Government relaxing trading restrictions for more venues.

    An additional 7 pubs and clubs in the CBD and Kings Cross precinct will be allowed to keep their doors open until 2:00am instead of 1:30am. They will also be allowed to serve alcohol until 3:30am instead of 3:00am.

    The 7 venues are as follows:

    • Potts Point Hotel (formerly Sugar Mill)
    • Kings Cross Hotel
    • Establishment
    • Slip Inn
    • Burdekin Hotel
    • ARQ Sydney
    • The Cliff Dive
    • Kinselas

    This brings the total number of venues which have had their trading restrictions eased to 20.

    NSW Racing Minister Paul Toole saidif people continued to “do the right thing”, the government would continue to look at relaxing lockout laws.

     

    Find out more at http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-10/sydney-lockout-laws-relaxed-for-more-venues/8693006

  • Northern Territory Drinking Age Should be Raised to 21, Doctors Say

    Physicians from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians say the legal drinking age in the Northern Territory should be raised from 18 to 21.

    They also want the rest of Australia to consider raising the legal drinking age to 21.

    Doctors have also suggested the NT Government ban alcohol advertising on public transport and during sporting events.

    According to Dr Catherine Yelland, the college’s president, a minimum price per drink should also be set.

    There were 74 submissions that were made public from health, legal, community, Indigenous groups and hotel and alcohol industries.

    Many of them made mention of the fact that alcohol harm in the NT is the highest in the country. Over a third of drinkers aged over 12 are at risk of harm in The NT. Read more at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-10/nts-legal-drinking-age-should-rise-to-21-doctors-say/8693562

  • Low in Calories, High in Taste

    Low alcohol, low calorie cocktails don’t have to be vile. Although cocktails have gotten a reputation for being high in calories and diet-busting, it is possible to have delicious cocktails that aren’t doing harm to your body.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMFphtTfLw4

  • Shimmer Cocktails Made Easy

    Here is a delicious way to turn your cocktail into a centrepiece with shimmer-infused vodka cocktails.

    These will really add that touch of class to your party and its simpler than you may think.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnydIAkaio4