soft drinks

  • Join the Cool Kids’ Club With a Dark ‘n Stormy

    Join the Cool Kids’ Club With a Dark ‘n Stormy

    One thing I noticed during my cocktail training is that a lot of bartenders are super horned up over the Dark ‘n Stormy. Pre-shift, mid-shift, after-shift, a Dark ‘n Stormy — or Frothy Boi as I have heard them called — seems to be the go-to for many of my favourite cocktail professionals. This has…


  • The Slow Death Of The 1.25-Litre Soft Drink

    The 1.25-litre soft drink has been an Australian institution for decades. Order a pizza, grab a bottle of Pepsi, Coke or Fanta to match that large Hawaiian. Hit the supermarket, stock up on lemonade, tonic water and ginger ale for the long weekend. Sadly, much like the elves of Middle-Earth, the 1.25-litre is, gradually, departing…