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  • Alcohol Suspected in Car Wreck in which 5 were injured

     

    A woman whose state of mind was impaired by alcohol is alleged to have been the cause of a car crash in which 5 people were injured. The woman crossed the centre line of the road, going over onto oncoming traffic and striking another vehicle. The woman was also travelling over the speed limit and according to police was not wearing her seatbelt. In addition to being injured herself, the driver also caused the injuries of other innocent road users, an example of the real cost of drink driving, in addition to the financial costs of fines and penalties.

    Read about the accident below with a post from www.news-record.com:

    Eden police said they suspect a woman was impaired from drinking alcohol when she crossed the center line and crashed into another vehicle Thursday evening, injuring herself and four other people.

    Eden police said Rhonda Reid Wood, 49, of Eden was driving her Chevy Malibu above the speed limit west in the 100 block of East Aiken Road about 7 p.m. when she crossed the center line and struck a Toyota Camry.

    Wood and the driver of the Camry, a 29-year-old Eden woman, were taken by helicopter to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Wood was listed in serious condition Friday morning. The driver of the Camry had been released from the hospital.

    The three passengers in the Camry — a 36-year-old man, a 7-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy — were taken to Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden.

    The adult passenger was later released. Information about the children was not immediately available.

    Source: http://www.news-record.com/news/787889-63/number-of-victims-unknown-in

    Although this incident occurred in The USA, similar situations are occurring on a regular basis in Australia and it is a relevant topic because statistics for Oz show that almost all fatal crashes involve drink drivers.

    Responsible service of alcohol employees need to understand the role they play in ensuring patrons do not drink and drive. Not serving too many drinks to the same person and stopping patrons from driving if you are aware that they are intoxicated or over the legal limit are part of a server’s responsibility, whether you are a waiter, bartender or sommelier. Any worker of a licenced venue as well as licensees need to undergo Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training in order to understand their duties and RSA responsibilities.

    The fact that 30 per cent of all fatal drink drive crashes occur between 9 pm and 3 am on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights indicates that RSA staff need to be extra vigilant at these times, which could be a challenge because bars and pubs are usually most crowded around these times.

    RSA staff should assist patrons that are visibly intoxicated to call for transport home, whether it bea taxi, a friend or family member and encourage them not to drive. If necessary call the transport for them and do your part to keep our roads safe for all Australians.

     

  • Palm Islanders Launch 580 Separate Appeals in Court against AMPs

    The state government is currently in the midst of reviewing its alcohol management plan (AMP) that will address “sly-grogging” matters as the  AMPsare challenged in the High Court. But Palm islanders are trying beat charges of “sly-grogging” according to an article on TheAustralian.com.au and feel that the alcohol management plans are discriminatory towards them. They have subsequently lodged 580 separate appeals in court in an attempt to avoid fines and jail time.

    The High Court will soon deliver its decision about a case brought to court and argued by Joan Monica Maloney that Alcohol management plans are discriminatory. Should the court rule in Maloney’s favour and find that AMPs are discriminatory in terms of the Commonwealth Racial Discrimination Act, the police may be liable to pay thousands in compensation for all the alcohol they’ve seized as part of the AMPs.

    The police however have called upon the government to maintain the AMPs which it believes are keeping violence and sexual assault somewhat at bay, especially against women and children. The police say if the court rules in Maloney’s favour, the number of women and children abused as result of alcohol will “skyrocket”.

    According to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service solicitor quoted in the article, the prohibitions contained in the AMPs would just drive the problems to continue underground. While those that lodged the appeals are not arguing that all AMPs were wrong but that the plans legislated were not discussed with the community.

    Read what he and others had to say about the issue from the post on TheAustralian.com.au:

    “There is a huge amount of organised sly-grogging happening on Palm Island. Just about any type of liquor can easily be bought from the sly-groggers,” he told The Courier-Mail.

    “As an example, one can only buy one six-pack of XXXX Gold beer at a time from the only hotel on Palm Island at a cost of $30 … $120 a carton.

    “Sly-groggers will deliver a carton to your door, chilled, for $110 a carton. Compare this with $37.99 a carton and $12.49 a six-pack in Townsville. Sly-groggers therefore have a (huge) profit margin.”

    Only low-strength beer can be legally bought and consumed on Palm Island.

    The office of the Attorney-General, Jarrod Bleijie, confirmed there had been 580 appeals lodged in Townsville District Court relating to charges of sly-grogging..

    “Irrespective of the current High Court challenge it still remains an offence to possess alcohol in a restricted area.

    “Alcohol management plans were introduced as a special measure to reduce violence and increase social cohesion within communities, and that will continue to be the focus of Newman Government programs and services,” Mr Bleijie’s spokesman said.

    Source: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/binge-on-prohibition-appeals-as-high-court-set-to-deliver-alcohol-management-plan-discrimination-rulling/story-e6frg6n6-1226581452927

    Ian Leavers, the police union president has argued that the people of Palm Island have never enjoyed such safety and anyone who believes that the AMPs are discriminatory are not aware of the just much alcohol has devastated these communities in the past.

     

  • Best Way to Get Employed in a Night Spot

    Any person wishing to obtain employment in the nightclub industry must first undergo responsible service of alcohol training.

    All bar staff, managers and licensees must be formally trained in responsible service of alcohol in order to keep the laws that govern the sale of alcohol to customers.

    The consequences of serving unduly intoxicated patrons can go beyond fines for licensees and their staff, people can get hurt and lives can be lost if responsible service of alcohol rules are not applied.

    RSA training will enable servers to understand their obligations in serving liquor responsibly and the types of strategies that can be implemented to make a venue more responsible in its supply of alcohol to customers.

    RSA training applies to any worker in a licenced venue including, licensees; approved managers; staff, including promotional staff, involved in the sale, supply and service of alcohol; volunteers, including club directors, who have liquor service responsibilities and security officers with crowd control duties.

    So the best way to get start a new career as a bartender, waitrons, security staff or even bar manager, in fact any employment in a licenced venues, is to undergo your RSA training. This can be done cheaply and conveniently online and upon successful completion of the course you are issued with a photo card which will permit you to work in a licenced venue anywhere in Oz.

    For more information about how to register visit our homepage.

     

  • Pub Staff and Patrons Fight to Keep Pub Open

    Liquor authorities recently suspended the licence of 2 popular Subiaco night spots after police lodged a complaint against the 2 bars which operate under the same licence at the same property. The action has left around 50 staff in limbo as the venues that employ them face an uncertain future, so do they.

    Police requested that authorities take action against the licensee for breaching licence conditions, although they have not made public what these breaches were. The venues were forced to close despite petitions from staff and patrons.

    The staff are the ones suffering the most because most of them depend on their jobs at the nightclubs for financial survival. Employees are concerned that as the venues are closed they will not get paid and will therefore not be able to pay bills and make ends meet. Some staff may have to be laid off.

    Read an excerpt from a post on Au.News.Yahoo.com that details further the predicament staff of the venues find themselves in:

    On Thursday, director of liquor licensing Barry Sargeant issued a Section 91 order, which suspends the venues’ licence. The order means the Gold Bar and Red Sea cannot trade until the suspension is lifted.

    “This is a very serious situation for the licensee of the venues which employs 40 part-time staff and seven full-time staff,” a spokeswoman for the licensee said.

    “For the majority of staff, their position at the nightclubs represents their only source of income.

    “The nightclub owners will have to assess which staff may need to be laid off.”

    The spokeswoman also said the owners were trying to notify patrons of the situation. Functions, including an Australia Day event, birthday parties, hens’ nights and charity events – have been cancelled.

    Gold Bar bar manager Caleb Bloomer works up to four shifts a week at the venue to support himself as he studies commerce at the University of WA.

    He said staff and patrons had been aware of the complaint since last month and had been signing a petition to keep the nightspot open.

    “It’s come as a bit of a blow to me because, financially, I am trying to support myself and not many places are looking for workers at this time of the year,” Mr Bloomer said.

    Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/15957603/liquor-bans-on-subi-nightspots/

    This story is a very harsh reminder of what can happen if staff and licensees do not enforce Responsible service of alcohol laws. Although it is not known what was the cause of this licence being suspended we can only speculate that since the police were involved it was RSA related.

    Other licenced venue owners and staff should learn a lesson from this incident because the excerpt above points out, while patrons may lose their hangout, staff are the ones who really suffer when licences are suspended or revoked.

    This should encourage staff at other venues to do all they can to reduce the alcohol fuelled violence surrounding their venues, by not serving unduly intoxicated patrons, not serving alcohol to minors and limiting the number of drinks they sell to any one patron, as well as enforcing all other responsible serving rules.

    More about how to serve alcohol responsibly and avoid a similar situation at your venue can be obtained by completing your Responsible Service of Alcohol training. Not only is RSA training mandatory for work in a licenced venue but it will ensure that your source of income (the club or venue that employs you) is protected from similar situations and you and your employer do not hold any legal liability for incidents that occur in the area.

     

  • Only Way to Serve Alcohol Responsibly

    RSA Training

     

    Although we don’t like to admit it, especially when we’re having a good time, alcohol is a drug. It’s a depressant, and when it is taken in excess, it fills the body with toxins. Your body reacts as it would to any drug overdose, attempting to metabolize and get rid of the toxins.

     


    The liver is the organ that undertakes this task of removing the alcohol from the body. That is why drinking in moderation is so important. Excess and binge drinking can cause irreparable damage to the liver, resulting in other life threatening conditions.

     


    Normally a healthy liver removes alcohol at the rate of one standard drink per hour but not so with a damaged liver.  This willvary according to a person’s size, gender and general health.

     


    What people often don’t remember is that it takes time for them to sober up, this is especially important before driving. Allowing customers to become intoxicated and giving them an hour to sober up is not an effective strategy. Depending on the amount of alcohol consumed, and other physiological factors people may still have alcohol in their systems the next morning.

     


    The old wive’s tales do not work, like taking a cold shower or drinking black coffee etc. Servers of alcohol should understand that these beliefs are false. Once drunk, only time will allow a person to recover as the alcohol is expelled from the system by the body’s organs.

     


    If customers do not have the time to allow this process to occur, they need to pace themselves, rather than drink at a rate faster than the body can break down the alcohol. You as a server have a responsibility to ensure you do not contribute to this drunken state and adhere to your RSA training.

     

  • How to make Natural Cocktail Sweetener

    A favourite in most bars, grenadine has long been the go-to sweetener for a bevy of popular cocktails. Traditionally grenadine is a pomegranate based sweetener which forms the base flavour for numerous cocktails. Unfortunately as Australians become more and more health conscious, we are searching for more natural alternatives to artificially produced old favourites. Today grenadine is a cheaply made, chemically sweetened syrup, devoid of any real pomegranate juice.
     

    Nowadays grenadine is filled with high-fructose corn syrup and food colouring, nothing at all like the original which was fresh and preservative free. Why not make your own, not only will it be a healthier alternative but it will also enhance the flavour of any cocktail.
     

    How to Make Grenadine
     

    It so easy any one can give it a try. We found 2 very popular methods to concocting your own grenadine, one that involves cooking on the stove top and one that doesn’t.
     

    1.       No Cooking Method
     

    Ingredients: pomegranate juice, a bag of sugar and a jar.
     

    Method: Combine one cup of the pomegranate juice and one cup of granulated sugar into a jar. Shake the container well until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add some more sugar and shake again vigorously.
     

    The final result is a syrup like mixture that tastes bright and fresh which can sweeten and enhance any drink without adding harmful artificial colouring and additives of most commercial grenadines. The sugar content can be increased according to your preferences.
     

    2.       Stove-top Method
     

    The other method of making grenadine is to cook it on the stove. Use the same ingredients as the first method but start by adding 2 cups of pomegranate juice to a saucepan and bringing it to a boil. Once the juice comes to the boil reduce heat and allow to simmer for a few minutes, allowing the liquid to reduce nicely. Add one cup of sugar, and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
     

    What you are left with is a silky and rich red grenadine which can significantly enhance the taste of your cocktails.
     

    Obviously these 2 methods will produce different flavours but try them both and see which one you prefer.
     

    Alternatively you could add some vodka or grain alcohol to act as a preservative and prolong the shelf life of your grenadine.  
     

    Homemade grenadine can make your cocktails richer and fuller flavoured without masking the flavours of other ingredients. Similar to homemade simple syrup, home-made grenadine is a great addition to any bar.
     

    Another useful bar staple is simple syrup. This can be used in a wide variety of drinks.
     

    Simple Syrup
     

    Also known as Bar Syrup or Sugar Syrup, this simple to create mixture is a supersaturated mixture of sugar and water. As a liquid, it easily dissolves in drinks where a bit of added sweetness is called for.
     

    To make, gradually pour two cups of granulated sugar into a cup of boiling water and simmer for about ten minutes. Keep in the refrigerator until needed.
     

    Popular Cocktails Using Grenadine
     

    Use what you have just learned to whip up some of these delicious grenadine cocktails.
     

    Mai Tai Cocktail
     

    Ingredients
     

     2 parts dark rum
     

     2 parts white rum
     

     1 part curaçao
     

     1 part grenadine
     

     2 parts pineapple juice
     

     dash orgeat syrup
     

     1 part lime juice
     

    Directions: Shake all ingredients together well. Strain into highball glass over ice cubes. Garnish with pineapple spear on rim and paper umbrella.
     

    Tequila Sunrise Cocktail
     

    Ingredients
     

     2 shots white tequila
     

     glass orange juice
     

     1 shot grenadine
     

    Directions:
     

    Pour tequila into chilled highball glass filled with ice cubes. Fill up with orange juice stir and pour grenadine on top, although it should sink to the bottom creating a beautiful sunrise effect.
     

    HAWIIAN PUNCH Cocktail
     

     Ingredients
     

     0.25 oz amaretto
     

     0.5 oz southern comfort
     

     0.5 oz vodka
     

     1 splash grenadine
     

     1 splash lemon lime soda
     

     1 splash orange juice
     

    Directions: Pour all ingredients over ice, shake and strain into a large glass. Serve with large slices of lemon, lime and orange.
     

    Daiquiri Cocktail
     

     Ingredients
     

     1 part grenadine
     

     2 parts lemon juice
     

     4 parts white rum
     

    Directions Mix one part grenadine with 2 parts lemon juice and 4 parts white rum then pour over ice in a cocktail glass. Add whichever fruit you like blended with ice to make the popular classic cocktail.
     

     Posted by Peter Cutforth
     


     

  • RSA Update on Wine

    Are there benefits to Wine drinking?

     

    There has long been raging a debate as to whether or not wine presents any benefit to the health of its drinkers. Certainly a good argument has been that In ancient times when wine was the alcohol of choice people lived longer and healthier lives. In countries where wine is produced and forms part of everyday life the life span seems to be longer, such as in Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Spain. So does drinking a glass a day really have health benefits?

     

    Well according to numerous studies done wine has many health benefits, when enjoyed in moderation, a few glasses a week. Red wine in particular can be good for you although white wine also presents its benefits. According to research drinking red wine can lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and Alzheimers, due to the grapes that make up the wine.

     

    Grapes contain in their skin miracle nutrients and are packed with Resveratol which actually protects the body’s cells. Saponin also contained in the grapes skin binds together with bad cholesterol and sifts it out of the body. The third magic component Flavonoids interfere and interrupt the multiplication of deadly cancer cells in the body.

     

    Non-alcoholic phytochemicals in wine, such as flavanoids and resveratrol, act as antioxidants and prevent molecules known as “free radicals” from causing cellular damage in the body.  Although some studies which have focused on the health benefits of resveratrol use much greater dosages than you’ll find in an average glass of wine, resveratrol has been shown to prevent blood clotting and plaque formation in arteries by altering lipid profiles and plasma viscosity.  Findings from a recent study suggest that resveratrol can produce potent anti-thrombotic agents that can potentially improve cardiovascular health and lower the risk for coronary heart disease.  In animal studies, resveratrol reduced tumours forming by affecting one or more stages of cancer development.

     

    The Documented Benefits of Wine Drinking

     

    It reduces the risk of a heart attack. Evidence collected by The Harvard School for Public Health suggests that moderate wine drinkers suffering from high blood pressure are 30 per cent less likely to have a heart attack than non-wine drinkers.

     

    Wine apparently promotes longevity.  Wine drinkers have a 34 per cent lower mortality rate than beer or spirits drinkers according to a Finnish study of 2,468 men over a 29-year period, published in the Journals of Gerontology, 2007.

     

    Wine can also reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes in drinkers according to a study by Amsterdam’s VU University Medical Centre who conducted studies on 369862 people found that moderate drinkers were 30 per cent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes that non-drinkers.

     

    Wine drinkers have a lower chance of a stroke because the possibility of suffering a blood clot–related stroke drops by about 50 per cent in people who consume moderate amounts of alcohol. This according to a study of 3176 people in 2006 by a Columbia University. The university also found that the problem of brain decline is another problem that aging causes. Brain function declines at a markedly faster rate in non-wine drinkers than in moderate drinkers.

     

    A problem that often plagues aged people, cataracts can be reduced by 32 per cent compared to people who drink beer.

     

    Wine consumption also cuts the risk of colon cancer by an astonishing 45 per cent, research by a Stony Brook University revealed in 2005.

     

    Although the benefits of wine have been well documented and the fact that moderate amounts of alcohol can raise your good cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) and thin your blood there are also negative consequences of wine abuse. Red wine in particular is better for your health than spirits and beer.

     

    Red wine provides much more resveratrol compared to white. That’s because the longer the skin is kept on the grape during the wine making process, the greater the concentration of resveratrol in the wine. In white wine production the grape skin is removed before fermentation giving white wines a lower concentration in resveratrol compared to red wines.

     

    The Negative Side Effects of Wine

     

    Higher Risk of contracting breast cancer. Studies have shown alcohol can increase oestrogen levels and raise tumour progression in women rather than destroy it as in other cases.

     

     Causes Migraines. Wine is often a big trigger for people who suffer with migraine headaches. Although white wine contains more sulfites than red wine (sulfites are added to white wine to preserve its light color), red wine seems to be a much bigger migraine trigger due to the accumulation of histamines and tannins from prolonged contact with the skin.

     

  • Responsible Service of Alcohol Update:

    10 Priciest Wines Named

     

    An interesting post this week named the top 10 priciest wines that we would all love to get our hands on but most probably never will. For those that can, these are the kinds of wines that experienced wine drinkers and collectors would love to have aging in their cellar.  According to thehuffingtonpost.com these are the smoothest, most expensive wines on offer. (All the prices are US$)

     

    1. DRC – No it is not a hip-hop group, it’s the single most sought after domain in all of Burgundy, and all of the world for that matter. The Domaine de la Romanee Conti has long produced some of the finest Grand Cru Burgundy, but lately its wines have reached dizzyingly high prices. These are wines that require a bit of age on them to show their full potential. You can get a glimpse of that after just a handful of years in lesser vintages, but it’s still going to cost you. How much? Consider the following prices for DRC’s low, medium and high priced bottlings in a good vintage, a great vintage and a mature vintage!

     

    DRC Echezeaux: 2004 – $700 2009 – $900 1990 – $1,200 DRC La Tache: 2004 – $1,700 2009 – $3,200 1990 – $6,000 DRC Romanee Conti: 2004 – $11,000 2009 – $14,000 1990 – $18,000

     

    2. Le Pin – Burgundy is the reigning champ of bucket list wines, but Bordeaux is not far behind. Many people might think of Petrus as the ultimate Bordeaux bucket list entry, but the minuscule quantities of Le Pin make it both harder to find and more expensive, two qualifications that make it ideally suited for this list.

     

     Once again, prices for an average vintage, a great vintage and a mature vintage leave us all feeling a little poorer than we might actually be.

     

     Le Pin Pomerol: 2001 – $2,300 2010 – $2,500 1990 – $4,500

     

    3. Krug Clos d’ Ambonnay – Staying in France for just a moment, let’s take a look at the ultimate luxury wine: Champagne. Why would I characterize Champagne like this? For the most part, Champagne is a blend designed for consistency and thus it tends not to express terroir or vintage character, two traits that are essential for truly great wine.

     

    On the other hand, single vineyard vintage Champagne does show both, but you’ll need to pony up the Benjamins if you want to add this wine to your bucket list. Krug is one of the greatest Champagne houses, Clos d’Ambonnay one of the greatest vineyards. Put them together and we’re talking mortgage payment folks.

     

    There have only been three vintages made of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay. At this price, how can you blame the folks at Krug? A tight supply is the best way to maintain a floor on pricing, and that is one hand-rubbed, old growth forest Mahogany floor if I’ve ever seen one.

     

    Krug Clos d’Ambonnay: 1995 – $3,500 1996 – $2,200 1998 – $1,800 4. Vega Sicilia Unico

     

    – I now turn to Spain, if only because I’ve already mentioned several Italian wines in a previous bucket list email. Spain is a great source of value wines, though over the past several years, its top end wines have begun to receive much more attention from wine lovers and bucket list makers.  Vega Sicilia Unico: 2002 – $380 1990 – $350 1968 – $1,200

     

    Read more at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gregory-dal-piaz/super-expensive-bucket-list-wines_b_1652658.html?utm_hp_ref=food#s1190701&title=Bruno_Giacosa_Collina

     

    While the list identifies the top expensive wines, it’s probably out of most people’s budget.

     

    So how do you choose a good wine that won’t break the bank?

     

    Be open to suggestions. A wine tasting is an awesome way to try new wines and develop your own preferences.  Keep an open mind to wines and don’t be afraid to try wines from different regions, chances are you may be surprised at how delicious they are, be adventurous.

     

    Also pay attention to the tastes of different wines. Because there are so many out there from virtually every part of the world that grows grapes, it’s important to pay attention to the wine and make note of your favourites.  This is your go-to list for all occasions and can be consulted at any time to ensure a good choice.

     

  • RSA Course Online and Dealing With Sudden Crowds

    The RSA course teaches you how to serve alcohol safely and responsibly. This means there is no excuse for not serving safely, even when you feel you are swamped with work. There will be situations where a sudden crowd may appear. This could be because an event has kicked on to your bar/club, or it could be because people have planned an event at your bar with a lot of people. You will find that around half the time, these groups will call you and tell you about the crowd that will be coming, but the other half of the time you will have no idea, and a quite Monday could pretty quickly turn into a massive influx to your bar. Then the problem lies in the fact there is simply not enough staff to cater for such a large crowd. But in this case, you only serve as fast as you can while still having safety precautions in mind, there is no excuse for a lack of safe serving – people can get hurt.

     

    So How Do I Handle These Crowds Of People?

     

    There are several things that you can do when confronted with a large crowd on a usually slow night. The first of which is to simply call in more people to serve that night which is the safest option. I know this can be an almost impossible task, but regardless it is necessary for the safety of the bar and it’s patrons. If you can’t get more people in to work, then people will simply get their drinks a bit slower. But you will probably end up having more people working behind the bar than out on the floor. However you always need to consider things like the fact that you still need people cleaning up glasses on tables and in the bar as this will ensure that there is less broken glass and the bar is less cluttered, and safer.

     

    Why Did I get This Crowd?

     

    Music is often the thing that defines a bar or a club as either good or bad, and you will find that most clubs have a DJ, or a pre-mixed CD so that people are not hearing something they have heard before – it’s new. This can often be how people decide whether a club is good or bad – simply by listening to the music they are playing. So if you have particularly good music the word may get around. If you have no DJ at a club: A club is different to a bar and is often in requirement of some sort of house/club music.

    For the Bars: In a bar it is a bit harder to define what needs to be played as it is really up to what atmosphere you want to create. A slow and casual bar will have different music to one that often gets busy/crowded at night. So you really have to make the call of what to play.

     

    Being a Bouncer:

     

    If you are prone to sudden crowds you may be wise to get some good bouncers

    If you think that this is for you, you might need to complete your RSA Course online, as bouncers can end up handling a lot of alcohol as employees of a bar. So do the course to get the RSA Certificate and start working today! Watching for Minors in a crowded bar

     

    It is a well known fact that there will be people who are under the legal drinking age that will try and get into a bar, or get served alcohol anywhere. But the RSA Course teaches you that this will incur a fine anywhere from $7,000 up, so you should really never be doing it! The RSA course teaches you, amongst other things, how to check if a minor is using a real id or not. It tells you what to look for in the case that the ID may be fake, or someone’s they are borrowing. Another tip, though, is to ask them questions about the ID just in case they are using someone elses. If they don’;t know their address, you can tell it’s not theirs!  ——-

     

    So Grab your RSA Course Certificate Online!

     

    There are a few options when considering the RSA Course, and the online version of the course is fast and straightforward whilst it still gives you the best information on how to serve safely. This means that you can get to applying for jobs faster, and you can start working sooner!

     

  • 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!