Lyre's Old Fashioned
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
• 60mL Lyre's American Malt
• 5mL white sugar syrup (1:1)
• 2 dashes aromatic bitters
Method
Stir briefly over fresh cubed ice
Glass
Old fashioned
Garnish
Orange peel
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Lyre's Salted Caramel Espresso Martini
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients
• 15mL Lyre's Spiced Cane Spirit
• 45mL Lyre's Coffee Originale
• 45mL premium cold drip or fresh espresso
• 15mL premium salted caramel syrup
Method
Dry shake, 1/2 fill shaker with ice, shake hard briefly, fine strain into glass.
Glass
Cocktail coupette
Garnish
3 caramel popcorn float
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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...
Strawberry & Basil Fizz
By The Mindful Mocktail on
This combination of strawberry and basil refreshing and healthy, plus it tastes great.
Ingredients
3 strawberries, chopped
4-6 basil leaves (depending on your taste preference)
Juice of half a lime
1 tsp sweetener of choice
Sparkling water or kombucha
Method
- Add strawberries, basil, lime and sweetener (if using) to a glass.
- Muddle together for about 1 minute. If you don’t have a muddler, use a wooden spoon or similar - anything that will ‘smoosh’ all the ingredients together!
- Top with sparkling water or kombucha and stir.
- Add ice and garnish and Enjoy!
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We’re getting really good at making alcohol-free beer and wine. Here’s how it’s done!
By David Bean and Andrew Greenhill on
Non-alcoholic drinks have been on the market for decades, but for a long time their range was limited and, in most cases, the flavours were inferior to their alcoholic counterparts.
Now online retailers (some of which specialise in non-alcoholic drinks) are stocking up to 100 different low- or no-alcohol beers and a similar number of non-alcoholic wines – with the majority produced in Australia.
What’s behind the big boom in this side of the industry? And where might it go from here?
It all starts with fermentation
Alcoholic beverages are produced via microbes, most commonly yeasts, which convert sugars to ethanol (alcohol) in the process of fermentation.
In addition to producing ethanol, fermentation also leads to other desirable flavour...
Lyre's Margarita
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 45mL Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit OR Lyre's Agave Reserva Spirit
- 15mL Lyre's Orange Sec
- 30mL lime juice
- 7.5mL white sugar syrup (1:1)
- 1 dash of orange bitters (optional)
Method
1. Shake ingredients briefly with ice.
2. Fine strain into a half salt-rimmed coupette.
3. Garnish with a lime wedge.
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Lyre's Negroni
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 30mL Lyre's Dry London Spirit
- 30mL Lyre's Aperitif Rosso
- 30mL Lyre's Italian Orange
Method
1. Stir briefly over fresh, cubed ice.
2. Serve in an old fashioned glass and garnish with an orange slice.
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Lyre's Mojito
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 75mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
- 30mL lime juice
- 15mL white sugar syrup (1:)
- 8-10 mint leaves
- 30mL premium bottled soda water
Method
1. Add all ingredients into glass and fill with fresh, cubed ice.
2. Add soda water and stir.
3. Pour into a Highball glass.
4. Garnish with a lime wedge and plump mint sprig.
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Lyre's Espresso Martini
By Lyre's Spirit Co on
Ingredients (serves 1)
- 45mL Lyre's Coffee Originale
- 15mL Lyre's White Cane Spirit
- 45mL premium cold drip or fresh espresso
- 10mL premium vanilla syrup (not vanilla essence)
Method
1. Dry shake all ingredients to mix.
2. 1/2 fill shaker with ice, shake hard briefly.
3. Fine strain into a coupette and garnish with a coffee bean float.
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