Your Post-Dry July Guide: How to Keep the Good Habits Going
By Dry July Foundation on
Congratulations! You made it through Dry July.
Whether you signed up to support people affected by cancer, to challenge yourself, or simply to see what a month without alcohol might feel like, it’s an achievement worth celebrating. Along the way, you may have noticed better sleep, more energy, a bit of extra money in your pocket and hangover-free weekends. Most importantly, you’ve shown yourself that catching up with friends, winding down and having fun don’t have to centre around alcohol.
Now that July is over, what comes next?
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The good news is Dry July doesn’t have to be all or nothing. For many people, it’s a chance to reset, build more mindful drinking habits and make more deliberate choices about when, why, and how much they drink.
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Lyre's G&T
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
- 45mL Lyre's Gin Alternative
- 120mL Premium bottled tonic water
- 1 Pink grapefruit slice
- 3 Dashes aromatic bitters
Method
Add ingredients in glass, stir, fill with ice.
Glass
Highball
Garnish
Rosemary sprig
Libations!
For more recipes like this, head to lyres.com.au
Lyre's Paloma
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
- 60mL Lyre's Tequila Alternative
- 15mL Lime juice
- 7.5mL Premium agave syrup
- 90mL Bottle pink grapefruit OR blood orange soda
Method
Add ingredients in glass. Fill with ice. Stir.
Glass
Black salt rimmed highball
Garnish
Pink grapefruit wheel
For more recipes like this, head to lyres.com.au
Lyre's Negroni
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
- 30mL Lyre's Gin Alternative
- 30mL Lyre's Vermouth Alternative
- 30mL Lyre's Italian Orange
Method
Stir briefly over fresh cubed ice.
Glass
Old Fashioned
Garnish
Orange slice
For more recipes like this, head to lyres.com.au
Lyre's Margarita
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
- 60mL Lyre's Tequila Alternative
- 15mL Premium agave syrup
- 30mL Lime juice
- Pinch of salt (optional)
Method
Shake briefly with ice. Fine strain into glass.
Glass
Old Fashioned
Garnish
Lime wedge
Libations!
For more recipes like this, head to lyres.com.au
Lyre's Venues
By Dry July Foundation on
Heading out this Dry July? Thanks to Lyre's Spirit Co, these participating venues have a dedicated Dry July menu with delicious Lyre's non-alcoholic cocktails. Even better, $1 from every Lyre’s cocktail sold will be donated to Dry July.
VenueSuburbStateO Bar and Dining
Library Bar NSW
Above 319 (Vibe Hotel)
Foys Kirribilli
Maybe Sammy
El Vista
Dean & Nancy on 22
El Primo Sanchez
Chambers Cellars Tramsheds
Bar Tilda
Hotel Palisade
Captain Cook Hotel
Oceane Hotel
Encasa
Hotel Morris
Moretti
Studio Amaro
Rossi
Kingston Hotel
Lulie Tavern
Cafe Gummo
Holy Diver Bar
The Three Crowns
Le Meridien Hotel
Hotel Sorrento
Beverly Rooftop
Hyde Melbourne
Flying Duck Hotel
Ho Chi Mama
Spaghetti Club
Straight...
What Happens To Your Body When You Give Up Alcohol For One Month
By Chloe Mcleod on
We all love to indulge in alcohol every now and then, but a night out with friends brings social pressures in regards to frequent drinking. It can feel impossible to dodge having a drink when you want to be part of the group vibe - and before you know it, you’re waking up with a dry mouth and a nasty hangover again.
Dry July is a great way to reassess your relationship with alcohol consumption and see the health benefits of taking a month off. If you’re signing up to raise money, you’ll also be helping people with cancer.
Here are a few ways the human body can benefit from abstaining from alcohol for a whole month.
#1 Improvements to mental health
Alcohol may seem like a mood elevator when you’re dancing and having a great time...
Why are young people drinking less than their parents’ generation did?
By Sarah J MacLean, Amy Pennay, Gabriel Calluzi, John Holmes and Jukka Törrönen on
As we head towards the end of the year, office get-togethers, Christmas lunches and New Year’s parties are upon us. It seems like a prime opportunity for young people to be drinking the night away.
But something unexpected has happened since the start of this century. Young people in Australia, the UK, Nordic countries and North America have, on average, been drinking significantly less alcohol than their parents’ generation did when they were a similar age.
During COVID lockdowns, some surveys indicate this fell even further.
Our research suggests this is unlikely to be due simply to government efforts to cut youth drinking. Wider social, cultural, technological and economic changes seem to be key to these declines.
Researchers...
Navigating drinking culture in the workplace when you're sober
By ABC Everyday / By Flip Prior on
This year, I've had plenty of time to reflect on what influenced my past drinking habits since quitting on January 1 — and colleagues have emerged as a strong theme.
Look, I'm not about to try to blame Bob in accounts for my own after-work boozing, but given how much time most of us spend at work (and how stressful that environment can be) it's not surprising workmates loom large in shaping drinking behaviour.
Hanging out with colleagues in social situations often brings a not-so-subtle pressure to drink — it's ubiquitous, especially in the media industry, and opting out can feel uncomfortably weird.
And like lots of situations in which drinking is involved, habits can be ingrained after many years until they eventually feel normalised...