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  • RSA Course Update – Bar Tips

    What Garnishes Do I Use?

     

    The garnish is for setting a mood that the drink does not set on it’s own. The drink garnish is a way of saying ‘this drink resembles a part of the world’ or ‘this drink represents a lifestyle choice for me!’ So the drink garnish is actually pretty important. When you are on holidays, it just makes the trip to be sitting there on a tropical beach with a drink that has a lot of ice and a good garnish.

     

    On the other hand, if you are sitting at a laid back, classy bar, you expect an olive in the martini and a lime wedge in a corona. It is basic garnishes like this that make or break a bar and it’s atmosphere. People drink for enjoyment and a garnish sets you apart as someone who recognises that.

     

    Types Of Garnish

     

    There are several drink garnishes you can use to make a drink really special.  You cant stick a cucumber garnish on a scotch based drink, it just wouldn’t work! But what you can do is use that kind of garnish on a lighter and more fun drink.

     

    The same goes for orange peels and other citrus based fruit garnishes. You want to pick something that will suit the drink and keep it classy! Either way, make it worth it, twist up your citrus peels, top the drink with a cherry, or even make a berry bouquet! These kinds of additions to a drink will set it apart from the competition and will keep guests entertained and happy.

     

    New Interesting Drink

    The Southern Mint Julep is an interesting drink to make, and not a lot of people have heard of it. But this is a good thing, if you can serve it, then people will appreciate a different and new drink. Check out how to make it below!

     

     

    Remember that you can only serve this at a licensed venue if you have finished the RSA Course which is fast and straightforward online. Start anytime!

     

    Home Bar

     

    There are several things that you will need to know when thinking about starting your own bar, and it is really best explained in  the video below! Remember even serving at a home bar, you should have your RSA certificate. You don’t have to – but what you learn from the course can really help you serve responsibly!

     

     

    Some people like to have bars like these, and they can be hard to stock, so i hope you learned something. Apart from home bars, if you want to serve at a real bar and be paid for it! You have to complete the RSA Course first, so get started.

     

    Drinking behind the bar

     

    There is a very firm policy on the topic of drinking behind the bar, and every bar upholds this policy. It is strictly prohibited, and after taking the RSA Course you should know that it is simply ridiculous to consider having a drink when serving people who are drinking. The job of the bartender is to serve responsibly and their judgement becomes impaired when they themselves start to drink. This leads to unsafe circumstances.

     

    If you don’t know about these drinking rules and regulations then you should brush up on them by taking the RSA Course online again, even if you have done it already. If you haven’t done it yet though, then you should consider it as it will allow you to serve alcohol at any establishment that is licensed in Australia!

     

    So Grab Your RSA Course Certificate Today!

     

    The RSA course certificate will allow you to work in a bar or restaurant and serve drinks with garnishes that you feel are appropriate. As such, you can have fun with the job and still be paid for doing something that you love! This can be interesting work that pays off in the end, so give it a go today. Get online and start the RSA Course to start applying for jobs in bars and restaurants today!

     

  • Working Bar Tabs and Responsible Service of Alcohol

     

      The responsible service of alcohol course teaches you several things that need to know about working in a bar.When you are busy keeping up with bar tabs can be difficult.  The bar tab is designed to keep your bar functioning in a faster manner, but  it complicates situations when people use other peoples bar tabs. Can you be sure this person is entitled to use the bar tab or are they using it to get free drinks all night!

    Applying the Safety Techniques

     

    You need to be prepared to turn people away if you don’t think they are the real owners of the bar tab. Or invent a system such as coloured cards that the owner of the tab can give to designated people.

    One thing to look out for is people who are constantly ordering on a tab, who seem to have no regard for the amount remaining on it, or what the charge is up to. These are the people who maybe riding someone else’s tab. If you don’t cut this off at the beginning, then violence or fights may outbreak.

     

    Binge Drinking

     

     

      Binge drinking is really not that hard to define as all it really is, is the process of drinking a large amount of alcohol over a short period of time. This can easily happen when there is a bar tab that has a limit on it. In America, they define binge drinking as having drunk over 5 beers in a row, in a short period of time, over the past two weeks. Heavy binge drinking is known as doing this three times or more in the past 2 weeks.

     

    This is a dangerous habit and can lead to becoming an alcoholic, and while people may do it, they don’t realise the effect it is having on their body. The RSA Course Online teaches you to serve drinks responsibly so that people don’t binge drink heavily, as responsibility with alcohol is paramount, as you realise when you get your RSA Certificate.

     

    Complete Your Responsible Service of Alcohol Course Today!

     

    There is a lot to learn from the responsible service of alcohol course, such as how to serve safely, so that once you work out all the kinks in serving efficiently, you can serve more and more safely. Knowing what to do is one thing, and being able to apply it is another! For more information on how people get bar tabs and how they work, check out this yahoo answer to the question!

     

    There are so many reasons that it is better for you to complete the RSA course online, and the list goes on and on. But first and foremost, it can be a real nuisance to have to take time out of work just to complete the RSA course, with the RSA course online, you can complete it in sections at any time you want. If you fail a section, you can also just simply re-take it.

     

    By taking it online you are still getting a personal experience with straightforward and clear instructions being delivered to you, so that you can understand how you are supposed to serve people responsibly and safely. This ensures that the liquor market remains a safe and secure one, where minors cannot be served and where people can drink responsibly under the care of a bar tender! The RSA Course‘s first priority is keeping patrons safe and out of harms way at all times!

     

  • Some Fun Bar Items – Not in the RSA Course!

    No, you wont find these kinds of fun items in the RSA Course online, but they can be useful to know about when you are working in a bar or restaurant, because fun items lead to a fun atmosphere. But then again, you always have to consider the situation, that you would probably not use novelty fun items in in a more relaxed bar or restaurant, they are really not designed for that. But if you work in a night club that’s really all about fun, then these items could liven up the atmosphere just as you might need. Check out some of these fun items!

    Shotz Bar Pack

    The ‘Shotz Bar Pack’ is an interesting set of novelty items for your bar that all involve shot glasses. This pack gives you, first of all – 500 shot glasses that are plastic. This is useful firstly, because as the RSA Course teaches, glass shot glasses can be dangerous as glass tends to cut and break, whereas plastic doesn’t. In addition  there are 500 shot glass caps, a shot glass tray, a bandolier to carry shots, and a belt for easy access to shots. These also come in different colours, depending on what suits your bar.

    The Leather Shooter Belt

    A leather shooter belt is exactly how it sounds, it is simply two leather belts that go around and over your chest and hold shot glasses. This adds atmosphere to a bar and adds excitement to serving. Give it a go and see if it adds to the environment of your bar!

    Jager Bomb Cups!

    That’s right, they are essentially specially designed cups that are designed for jager bombs (red bull and jagermeister). These cups can be easy to use and also mean that there is less chance of glass falling anywhere.

    Test Tube Shot Glasses

    There are another type of shot glass out there, and they simply look like a test tube. This is interesting and different, it gives people a new way to take shots, and again, they are plastic so they do not pose the danger that you would have with glass shot glasses. These test tubes also come in racks, and add a different type of atmosphere to the bar, one that steps away from the conventional shot glass approach.

    Grab your RSA Course Certificate To Use Such Things

    Before you can work in a bar and use any of these new tools, you first need to go online and complete your RSA Course, to get your RSA Certificate. This ensures responsibility and safety when serving.

     

  • Complete Your RSA Course Online Today!

    The RSA course online is fast and straightforward, it allows you to complete it any time at your leisure. This means that you don’t have to take a massive amount of time out of your life to attend a class on getting the RSA Certificate.

    So don’t waste any more time, get online and complete the course, thus expanding your range of job opportunities, and allowing yourself to work behind a bar which can actually be a lot of fun!

     

  • Australian Drinking Etiquette – RSA Course

    The RSA course does not teach drinking etiquette, instead it teaches how to serve safely. But don’t think that drinking can be done in any way! There is a particular etiquette to it in Australia that you may not realise, so whether you work behind a bar or visit the bar often, always remember that drinking is a (sometimes) classy routine! In Australia we don’t have a lot of expectations when we start drinking, it’s a casual thing that you do with your mates to have a good time.

    Australian Drinking Heritage – Not in the RSA Course!

    Australia has a prominent drinking culture that was defined when the convicts first came over. Now it’s not fair to call Australia the country that drinks the most, but it was called that back in it’s early days. We were estimated to drink the most of any other country per capita when Australia was first settled, not fun for RSA course bar tenders if it had existed back then. But one tradition was noted back then, and has been kept ever since. This tradition is that you do not drink alone. It  is considered ‘poor form,’ and one observer stated it best when he was in Australia through 1887. He stated,

    All through Australia, in every class, it is not considered good form for a man to drink by himself. Very few even of the most hopeless drunkards ever do so. The consequence is, that when a man feels inclined to drink, he immediately looks out for someone to drink with” “At whatever hour of the day a man meets another whom he has not seen for say twelve hours, etiquette requires that he shall incontinently invite him to come and drink. This is a custom that pervades every class in the colony, and cannot be departed from without something more than a breach of good manners.”Finch Hatton 1887

    The RSA Course Blog – fun stat!

    It was reported that when Australia was first inhabited, the colonizers brought enough food for two years, and enough grog for four. With all this alcohol, there was obviously a lot of violence and unsafe dealings – something that a RSA Course would help with! But there is so much more to the drinking culture in Australia you should be aware of such as shouting (buying a round of beer for everyone) and if you want more information on this, check out this website!

    If you would truly like to be a part of Australia’s drinking culture, then you should get online and grab your responsible service of alcohol certificate this week with the fast and simple online process, so that you can serve alcohol responsibly!

     

  • RSA Brisbane – Service With a Smile

    RSA Brisbane Teaches – Bar Tending is as Fun as You Make It

    On the whole, bar tending should be fun, and RSA Brisbane (and any city/state) will teach you how to have fun and serve correctly. Days should fly by, while you make new friends, and most people are happy to see you. On the days that are less than joyous, keeping a smile on your face can be difficult. Anything can ruin your day, from a rude customer to having your tip jar stolen. Here are a few ways to keep that frown turned upside down. Rudeness: Put yourself in their shoes. They may have just had the worst day ever and all they want to do is to sit down, relax with their favorite drink. But you either screw up the order, don’t know how to make it, or are out of an ingredient, so they snap at you. You were their last chance of salvaging something good out of this horrible day. Smile out of pity, and remember that you have days like this, too. RSA Brisbane for example, will teach you that you cannot snap back, it will only make the customer more angry. Do Your RSA Brisbane Course Online Today and Learn More about Responsible Service Of Alcohol in Australia. Personal Issues: Your significant other keeps an argument going by calling or texting you. Kindly remind them that you are at work and your foul mood is scaring off the customers, you are turning off your cell and will see them later. Smile out of relief that you don’t have to argue for at least eight more hours. Professional Issues: You despise your coworker. She is too flirty, shows too much skin and steals customers, while ignoring others that don’t look as wealthy. A group of well dressed young businessmen walk in and she jumps in your way, takes all of their orders before you have a chance to breathe. Smile, just smile. It is the only way to keep from yelling at her and remind yourself that while she is ignoring the other customers, you can have all those tips to yourself. Health Issues: Even though you told your supervisor that you were ill, they insisted that you came in because they are short handed. Smile, you will make pity tips. Pity tips are tips earned because of unique circumstances like, illness, first day on the job, last day on the job, pregnancy, divorce… but tips can also indicate that you are doing a good, safe job that complies with RSA Brisbane (and any state/city’s) standards. The trick to finding a reason to smile is to not harp on how bad a situation is, but to look for ways that you can benefit from the bad situation.

    Do Your RSA Brisbane Course Online Today and Learn More about Responsible Service Of Alcohol in Australia

     

  • Doing Your RSA QLD Course?

    Doing Your RSA QLD Course? No No’s: Things you should never allow.

    People that have been drinking alcohol can be very entertaining, but remember that it is your job to not allow their antics to go too far. Being the life of the party is a blast, but when the party tries to take you home it isn’t. Never allow a female to leave with a group of males that she obviously does not know, especially if she seems a lot more drunk than she should be. A good rule of thumb is to snap a picture of anybody that seems suspicious to you. Girls get their drinks spiked in all kinds of bars, don’t think it won’t happen in your bar. If you are able, ask the girl if she knows the men and offer to call her a cab. Get Your RSA QLD Course Online and learn more about Responsible service of Alcohol. Never allow a very intoxicated person to buy a round, always make sure they know that they are doing it. Sometimes they are talking out of their drunken state and don’t have the funds to pay. Many times, especially with credit card charges a sobered-up person may dispute the charges. Never turn your back on a customer at closing. While it is easy to get their last drink and start on your closing duties, it is just as easy for that person to steal from you or harm you. Just make polite conversation, reference the security cameras and how they need dusting, or say that your manager is late getting back. This will imply that they could be a witness or that he would be caught on camera, if he were to try to steal. Get Your RSA QLD Course Online and learn more about Responsible service of Alcohol.

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    Never allow a person drunk or sober to dance or stand on a table or bartop. Never bad mouth co-workers, management, or other patrons to customers. Never allow a patron to serve themselves. Never allow two members of the opposite sex in a gender specific bathroom. Never let people strip their clothes, this might be entertaining but can offend other customers and you might lose their business. Never allow an argument to last for more than a few minutes. Never allow a customer to be made fun of or the butt of a cruel joke. It is your job to make friends, not enemies.

    Get Your RSA QLD Course Online and learn more about Responsible service of Alcohol.

     

  • RSA QLD – Video

  • RSA QLD – Mix It Right

    RSA QLD presents ideas in mixing

    Recipes are great. They give you instructions, ingredients, and even ideas about how to make drinks. But some recipes are not very specific about how to put the drink together. Words like “combine” or “mix” can leave a bartender a little confused about the best way to go about it. Some call for shaking, others call for blending, while some drinks don’t tell you anything but a list of ingredients. Mixing does make a huge difference in the taste and quality of a drink. For instance, a Sex With an Alligator needs to be layered, not mixed, otherwise it tastes like rust. The flavors need to be in a certain order to deliver the desired effect.

    RSA QLD – Course Online

    A thought to keep in mind when there are no specific instructions is to look at the ingredients. Drinks that call for pureed juiced or very thick mixes should be “rolled”. Rolling is pouring the drink from one glass to another, until completely mixed. The purpose is to avoid making the drink overly frothy, like shaking would.

    Drinks containing sugar, milk or regular juices should be shaken. You can use a regular metal shaker with a lid or a pint glass. If you are mixing a drink using sugar, a pint glass, instead of a lid, will allow you to see if the sugar has dissolved better.

    Drinks that call for stirring are typically made with soda or tonic. Shaking these would cause them to go flat. They are, often, very simple, typically a mixer and one alcohol.

    Floating or layering keeps the ingredients, in a drink, separate. You can layer a drink by slowly pouring a liqueur down a rod, back of a spoon or the edge of the glass. The order is very important, as some liqueurs are heavier than others. The temperature is also important, colder is heavier and thicker. Most layered recipes will call for it specifically.

    Blending a drink usually will call for ice, though some creamy drinks don’t. Most drinks that are shaken can also be a frozen drink, if you just throw everything in a blender. A blended drink should usually cost a little more, since it is a small amount of extra work.

    The RSA course Online (RSA QLD, RSA NT, RSA WA, RSA SA) allows you to serve alcohol in Australia.

    Get your RSA Qld or Queensland certificate here at RSA course online

  • RSA Brisbane – Bar Essentials

    Have you done your RSA Brisbane course and need some tips for working in a bar.

    RSA Brisbane and Making Juice

    When you squeeze fresh citrus fruit, you are essentially putting enough pressure on the tiny juice sacs to cause them to burst and expel juice. Hand squeezing produces juice fastest, but produces the least amount of juice of any other juicing method. One way to maximize juice production is to cut limes in half by width, like you do when making fruit wheels. Stab the fruit with a knife or fork several times from the inside of the fruit, making sure that you are slicing through to the other side. Try to break as many juice sacs as possible.

    RSA Brisbane – Tiki Bar Essentials

    The perfect addition to an outside affair, is a tiki bar. It gives an exotic flair to business, formal or, otherwise, humdrum occasions. While other bars and wait staff may be serving shots, champagne or elegant drinks, the tiki bar serves fun in a glass! Setting one up can be just as fun. This calls for imagination when choosing your supplies. Here is a list of basics. At least 2 blenders 3 shakers Cocktail glasses Margarita Glassed Hurricane glasses Shooters Collins or pints Rum, rum and more rum, flavored (especially coconut), lite, dark and spiced Tequila Vodka Flavored schnaps, butterscotch, melon, cherry, peach, apple, berry… Coffee flavored liqueur Triple Sec Sweetened Lime Juice Grenadine Fresh Fruit: lime, lemon, pineapple, orange, grapefruit, papaya, mango Fresh mint and ginger Coconut cream, pina colada mix Regular sized straws, not cocktail straws Sugar Salt Fruit Juices Umbrella skewers Maraschino cherries Grater Muddler Cutting board Paring knives Measuring spoon Fresh flowers, such as orchids Rose water Milk or Cream Daiquiri mixes, strawberry, peach, passion fruit… LOTS OF ICE!

    RSA Brisbane – Perfect Mojito

    Why use a Mojito Mix, when you can look like a pro making this easy and refreshing drink from scratch? Perfect Mojito 2 oz of Lite Rum club soda or tonic water a few sprigs of fresh mint ½ shot glass of white sugar 1 fresh lime In a pint, muddle 3 sprigs of mint, sugar and tonic water or club soda until sugar is almost completely dissolved. Tonic water will make a sweeter drink. Cut lime in half. Squeeze both halves into drink and drop one half in, discard THE other. Add rum, fill with ice and stir. Garnish with lime wheel and fresh mint sprig. To make and serve these drinks in Australia you will need to do the RSA course (RSA Brisbane , RSA WA, RSA NT, RSA SA)