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  • Best Mimosa Recipe Ever

    The Orange Cranberry Mimosa is the ultimate Christmas cocktail, whether you’re celebrating a white Christmas or a warm Southern hemisphere festive season.

    Here’s how its made…

    You will need:

    • 1/2 c. fresh-squeeze orange juice, plus orange pieces for serving (about 2 oranges total)
    • 1/2 c. fresh cranberry juice
    • 3 c. seltzer or sparkling wine
    • Fresh cranberries, for serving

    Then:

    1. Combine the orange and cranberry juices and refrigerate up to 2 days.
    2. To serve, divide among glasses, then top with the seltzer or sparkling wine, if using (about 6 tablespoons per glass).
    3. Garnish with orange pieces and cranberries if you like.

    Source: http://www.womansday.com/food-recipes/food-drinks/recipes/a56806/orange-cranberry-mimosa-recipe/

  • Melbourne Pub Licence Breaches

    A Melbourne pub has been stripped of its licence after repeated reports of responsible alcohol service breaches. The pub had its liquor licence revoked after instances of underage drinking and intoxicated patrons meant authorities had had enough.

     

    The establishment in Melbourne, Pine and Pickle in Frankston, has been stripped of its alcohol serving rights for the next 2 years. In total the pub received 14 licence breaches from October 2009 to December 2011, an unacceptable number according to authorities.

     

    According to the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor regulation the pub needed to be dealt with because it presents a hazard to the area. The VCGLR said the pub presents “serious potential for the misuse and abuse of alcohol to continue”.

     

    Other venues can consider this a warning that the irresponsible service of alcohol will not be tolerated by authorities, especially in light of the alcohol fuelled violence that authorities have been trying to combat recently.

     

    Serving unduly intoxicated patrons is one of the factors contributing to the spike in violence and one of the issues that servers need to avoid. Serving minors is also something that needs to addressed, make sure that you are not caught committing these offences or you could end up like the Pine and Pickle in Melbourne’s Frankston.

     

  • Responsible Alcohol Service Update: Learn how to recognise Signs of Intoxication

    1. Look at the patrons physical characteristics such as the speed which they walk or speak. Consider their size and gender in proportion to how much they drank. Women have a lower tolerance than men.
    2. Be on the look-out for the customer’s inhibitions to become lowered. They will usually display signs of louder talking, more sociable and talkative, outgoing beyond what is normal for them
    3. Often intoxicated patrons will behave in a way that is unlike their normal behaviour such as using bad language, being louder than usual, becoming overly flirtatious and displaying generally poor judgement.
    4. You could also observe their physical appearance because their eyes may become red and bloodshot, their speech slurred or may even display signs of being forgetful. Talking slowly or moving slowly is also a sign.
    5. A common sign is showing lack of coordination that causes stumbling, swaying, falling down, dropping glasses etc.
    6. The person may stink of alcohol and be sweating more than normal.

    By watching out for early signs, bartenders, waitrons and other alcohol service staff can prevent customers getting to the stage of over intoxication which is usually when it becomes a problem.