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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.

• Chiswick

• North Bondi Fish

• The Lookout - Echo Point

• Arrana

• QANTAS Lounges

• Woodcut

• Infinity - Sydney Tower

• Reign 

• ESQ.

• Bar 83

• Miss mi

• Terrace

• Walt & Burley

• Strike Bowling 

• Holey Moley Golf Clubs

• Archie Brothers - Cirque Electrio 

• MÖvenpick Hotel & Resorts

• Mister Percy

• Promenade Bondi Beach

• Henry's Neutral Bay

• Brooks Jordan Springs


 

 

Woodcut Dry July Au Venue 700 X 700 

  

 

 

 

 






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Lyre's Amalfi Spritz

By Lyre's Spirit Co on

Ingredients

• 60mL Lyre's Italian Spritz

• 60mL Lyres Classico (a homage to prosecco)

• 30mL Premium bottled soda water

Method

Add all ingredients in glass, stir, fill with fresh cubed ice.

Glass

Large or stemless wine glass

Garnish

Orange slice



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Lyre's Watermelon Chili Margarita

By Lyre's Spirit Co on

Ingredients

• 60mL Lyre's Agave Blanco Spirit

• 60mL watermelon juice

• 15mL premium agave syrup

• 15mL lime juice

• 2 thin slices jalapeño round OR 1/2 bird's eye chilli

Method

Briefly shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into glass over block ice.

Glass

Chilli Salt* Rimmed Rocks

 *CHILLI SALT, 1 part Kosher salt, 1 part chilli flakes combine

Garnish

Thin watermelon wedge


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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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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...

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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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