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5 Things You Need to Know Before Renting a Car in Australia

December 21, 2016 / Bullz-Eye Staff

Australia is one of those countries, like the US, that was designed to be explored by road. While there are some great train journeys for overseas travelers to experience, most notably the Ghan, which travels from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south, due to the distances involved and the sights along the way, hiring a car or mini bus is hands down the best way to explore the Great Southern Land. If you’re planning to travel around Australia soon, the following five things you need to know before arranging car hire will get you off to a great start on your journey.

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5 BBQ Recipes and Ideas to Die For

December 20, 2016 / Bullz-Eye Staff

If you’re planning a summer BBQ, you might want to consider the menu, and with so many delicious foods that can be grilled, the choices are indeed varied. The first thing to do is make sure your cooking equipment and garden furniture are up to scratch, and if they meet the standard, then it’s just a question of the menu. Here are some great ideas to brighten up your next alfresco party.

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Drink of the Week: The Modern Cocktail (No. 2)

December 16, 2016 / Bob Westal

Today, we have part three of our latest series of related cocktails with The Modern Cocktail (No. 2.) If you go back and look at the prior two (The Modern Cocktail and The Modern Cocktail (No. 1)), you’ll see that what they all have in common, aside from the name, is Scotch and number of similar ingredients measured out in dashes. The latter two appear in Harry Craddock’s “The Savoy Cocktail Book,” but the first is a more complete obscurity recently resurrected by cocktail historian David Wondrich. Upon reflection, I think it’s pretty clearly the best of the three.

Nevertheless, today’s selection is not a bad runner-up because, like Wondrich’s discovery, it mellows out the Scotch with a healthy amount of sloe gin. This drink, however, tamps down the whiskey somewhat and gooses up the gin-based cherry liqueur. You could say it’s on the sweet side.

The Modern Cocktail (No. 2)

1 ounce blended Scotch whisky
2 ounces sloe gin
1 dash orange bitters
1 dash absinthe
1 dash grenadine

Combine the ingredients in a cocktail shaker or mixing glass. Stir or shake — Harry Craddock and I say you should shake this, but most cocktail snobs will prefer to stir — and strain into a well chilled cocktail glass. Congratulate yourself if you’ve ever actually eaten a sloe berry. (I haven’t.)

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Dry Herbs, Waxes and Oils: Top Tips for Choosing the Right Vape Device for You

December 16, 2016 / Bullz-Eye Staff

If you are one of the millions of people who are turning to e-cigarettes as a safer alternative to smoking traditional tobacco, then you may have a few questions. There’s plenty of things you should know so that you choose the right vape device and accessories to enjoy the experience.

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The Importance of Good Distillers Yeast in Home Distilling

December 16, 2016 / Bullz-Eye Staff

If you are into home distilling, you likely know that you have to use yeast to get alcohol. However, if you understand why you need yeast, it can help you understand why it is important to get a good quality yeast. As you will see, knowing how yeast works and the role it plays in fermentation makes it much easier to see how important the yeast is, which in turn enables you to pay a bit more attention to the yeast you are buying.

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