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Skyy Vodka Flair Bartending Competition Finalist 2011
Skyy Vodka Flair Bartending Competition Finalist 2011

Antonio Mantelli placed first with this performance in the Skyy Vodka Flair competition this year.

While waiting six minutes for your drink might be a bit much, it is certainly an art form and it would be great to see a bit more of this in your local bar rather than be dealing with increasingly strict Responsible service laws and incredulous amounts of intoxication.

Around the world we are seeing bars taking a more interesting direction, away from groups of young men engaging in drinking games to a more social and vibrant atmosphere, hopefully the change will transform the nightlife and the publicity Skyy vodka has brought will inspire more bartenders to throw a few bottles around.

Are you a flair bartender? What is your idea of the perfect bar/pub? think, reflect and remember... Disqus!!!

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HPD Official British Royal Wedding Day Drinking Game
29 apr  |  HPD presents the Official British Royal Wedding Day Drinking Game - to be played while watching the big day. So without further ado...

Choose a member of the Royal Family as your partner, any close-up of your partner deserves a 1 x Drink cheers

1 x Drink for anytime the commentators say Britain/British with gusto

1 x Drink anytime you see a Kate and Will tea-towel 

1 x Drink for the naming and onscreen shots of any current or former Head of State

1 x Drink for any time the Charles Diana wedding is mentioned

1 x Drink for any tears, drink again if the person is a member of the Royal family, male or old. E.g Prince Charles = 4 drinks

1 x Drink for anytime Prince Charles looks awkward

Any time Prince Harry appears all players must produce a Nazi salute. The last player to do so must drink

1 x Drink for anytime the Queen purses her lips and looks as if a doctor is using some ice-cold implements on her nether regions

If Elton John is spotted the last person to shout "Candle in the Wind" must drink

Finish vessel and lower Union Jack if the Bride runs 

Finish your vessel if/when the Bride gets given away

Sink your vessel and sing "Rule Britannia" for the balcony kiss

The winner of the game is the last one singing "God Save The Queen" who actually means it.

Are you playing our drinking game? Are you feeling feverently British? Tell us and remember....Disqus!   . . read more

The Gruen Transfer: The Pitch: Lower Drinking Age
17 aug  |  The Gruen Transfer: The Pitch: Lower Drinking Age . . read more
The Bartender Hates You
11 sep  |  Something every bartender would love to be able to do. . . read more
The pointless battle against binge drinking
5 may  |  By Stephen Myles

Since the days of Alexander the Great, binge drinking has been a very popular past time - leading to him apparently killing a friend and burning down Persepolis while drunk.

Those are some Great shoes to fill.

Yet, governments, schools and the media have repeatedly tried to teach us of binge drinking's dangers. 

Dartmouth University has taken the lead, instigating a new nationwide policy to curb heavy drinking by their students.

Pour me another glass.

Binge drinking is defined as "the consumption of five or more drinks in a row by men — or four or more drinks in a row by women — at least once in the previous 2 weeks. Heavy binge drinking includes three or more such episodes in 2 weeks."

Seems I don't know anyone who isn't a heavy binge drinker.

Do you think this definition should be changed or should we change people's attitudes? Or should you follow HPD's no fools guide to drinking a lot but not dying?  . . read more

The Freeloader's Guide To Easy Living: Drinking
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The Opening of a New Era- by Simon Moore
26 jan  |  The Sydney bar scene has for quite some time remained stagnant. The same places have been providing similar service and concepts with stoically rising prices. This summer saw a rebirth of creativity, there was the pop up bars like 7 metre bar, that focussed on our environmental issues as a live art piece and there was the pond near oxford, which provided a fantastic array of meals as well as drinks and intriguing decor, not to mention becks festival bar which as part of Sydney festival gave us some fantastic and different artists constantly throughout the last couple of weeks. . . read more
HPD Fiesta Forever: Birthday boy dead after drinking 10 shots in one glass
5 may  | 

Graham Parish, a British man celebrating his 26th birthday pretty much ticked all the boxes of what to avoid when enjoying a big night out. Breakingnews.ie reports that:

"A Tipperary court has heard that a hotel guest downed up to 10 shots of spirits in one glass for a party trick before he died from acute alcohol poisoning."

So what are the lessons for students about to hit it hard on their summer or winter holidays.... 

 

 



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HomepageDAILY presents: Mexico Spring Break 2011
1 may  |  The HomepageDAILY team has now been on the road and travelling for nearly a year now while studying and until now have not embarked into the world of visual media.

Combining the intense rigour of investigative journalism with self-harm, abuse and larrikinism the boys in Mexico bring you the first Homepagepresents, travelling halfway across Mexico to the picturesque Puerto Vallarta, we take a serious look into the lives of young Mexicans as they struggle to make it through the difficulties and obstacles faced as a University student.

"Poignant, moving a piece of documentary brilliance, this is only a preview of what homepageDAILY can do" The Herald

"Bringing tears and laughter at the same time, Sean Maguire is an absolute genius who's work shall surely spiral him into the Hollywood A-list of Directors" - Entertainment Los Angeles

Have you recently returned from Spring Break? What are your stories of glory? Watch, think and remember... Disqus!!!  . . read more

Don't Drink and Drive
3 nov  |  Jacqueline Saburido was hit by a drunk driver and although horribly disfigured lived to tell the tale. See how the simple act of getting behind the wheel of a car after a few drinks can affect many lives. . . read more
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