The 2008 Annual Bartender Magazine Australian Bar Awards are upon us! This will be the first year that Tiki Lounge and Bar has been serious about going for gold in these awards. We’re particularly interested in the Cocktail List of the Year award.

Voting is open to members of the liquor trade. So if you kinda fit that profile, then please help us out by casting a few votes in our direction at www.barshow.com.au and casting a few votes our way.

In related news, the 3rd revision of our cocktail menu is currently in the design phase and is getting closer to being completed. To give you an idea of what you’re voting for, please be sure to check out our Cocktail Menu Page. The final design will be an homage to the vintage “placemat-style” Tiki Cocktail menus of yore with lush illustrations provided by our talented “web-marm” Fiona.

Here’s an example of the style (along with some very cool old-school Tiki ice sculpturing!):

Heya,

I have returned recently from 3 weeks of holidaying in the USA.  I have chronicled my trip in the latest episode of my Cocktail and Bar culture Podcast, SOUSED, here.

Just thought y’all should know!

Kev.