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  • Australian Alcohol Trends

    As a member of the hospitality industry its important to give the customers what they want, so learning the current trends in alcohol is a good idea.

    According to The Australian Bureau of Statistics craft beer is one alcoholic beverage that is enjoying popularity among Australian drinkers as well as gin, Shiraz and Sauvignon blanc.

    Normal beer and white rum are waning in popularity and brandy sales also appear to be down.

    Malty whisky sales are up and vodka remains steady.

    Find out more at http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/drink/what-were-drinking-alcohol-trends-of-2015-20150904-gjdb5p.html

  • How to Make a Big Batch of a Gin Cocktail

    When you’re throwing a party, the last thing you want is to be in the kitchen whipping up cocktails, so this big batch recipe is one way to keep your guests and yourself happy at the same time.

     

  • Gin Becoming Australia’s Favourite White Spirit

    According to the latest Roy Morgan research, gin is steadily overtaking vodka as Australia’s favourite white spirit.

    Excluding ready to drink beverages, over 1.1 million adults in Australia drank vodka in a 4 week period. This is more or less the same number that was drinking 5 years ago, despite the fact that the population has grown since then.

    The average number of monthly gin drinkers on the other hand has increased from 633,000 adults in the year to March 2010 to 860,000 today.

    Find out more here.

     

  • Try this new Gin Cocktail Recipe

    With a resurgence in the popularity of gin, here is a cool way to incorporate it into your cocktail menu. Okay so it isn’t new, but it will probably be new to most of your patrons as it was once popular in the Prohibition era but hasn’t been since then, I wonder why given that its so delicious.

    Ingredients

    • 50ml gin
    • 10ml runny honey (use the best you can, its flavour will shine)
    • 5ml water
    • 15ml fresh lemon juice

    Directions

    Stir the honey into the water until dissolved to make a syrup. Pour into a cocktail shaker with the gin, lemon juice and a couple of ice cubes. Shake and strain into a cocktail glass.

    For more delicious cocktail ideas click here.