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For the last few posts Comments have been switched off.  This is just to let you all know that you can now comment to your heart’s content! Like what you hear?  Let me know! Don’t like what you hear?  Tell someone else! Please comment if you feel the need.  It’s great to get feedback and questions, and I will endeavour to respond. Cheers, Kev

Listen Here! 66 mins - 46.1 mb. Hi y’all! As a lead in to World Cocktail Week (May 8th - 13th), I decided to interview Melbourne’s pre-eminent Cocktail Historian and all round nice-guy, Sebastian “The Mad Scientist” Reaburn (kinda sounds like a wrestling name doesn’t it?). Sebastian is proprietor of Melbourne’s 1806, a wonderful bar dedicated to cocktails through the ages. Seb and I talked at length about various topics ranging from the academic; Molecular...more

Listen Here! 19 mins - 17.5 meg. Aloha! Welcome back to SOUSED for yet another year! I hope you have had a chance to enjoy our “Shakerfaces of Melbourne” video where we checked out half a dozen of Melbourne’s best cocktail bars, and some of Melbourne’s top cocktail bartenders. This episode sees me reminiscing about some of the notable bars I visited in the US including the ancient La Mariana Sailing Club in Honolulu, Hawaii, the world-leading Tommy’s Mexican Rest...more

SOUSED’s ongoing mission is to be the “voice” of Melbourne Bartenders. To this end we’ve decided to showcase some of our favourite bars and bartenders throughout the city in an audiovisual extravaganza video which takes you to some of Melbourne’s best bars; Seamstress, 1806, Golden Monkey, Murmur and last but not least, Tiki Lounge and Bar (where I work!) To make this a little more interesting we took SOUSED on a roadtrip. Now the “shakerface”, that i...more

Heya, Thought I should drop you all a note about what I’ve been working on lately.  You may have heard me talking recently about the Tiki Bar that I work at here in Melbourne - Tiki Lounge and Bar.  Well, I’ve been working on a Blog for the bar which can be found at http://tikiloungeandbar.com.  Be sure to check it out if you’re in town! Cheers, Kev.

Listen Here! 43 mins - 19.7 meg. Take Two! This episode is part two of Angus Winchester’s seminar from the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup. This show completes the seminar. We get to hear about some of the more colourful cocktails that Angus has sampled in his travels - my favourite is the Cecil Baker. I’d like to thank Angus for helping us out here at SOUSED. Angus is doing great things for the bartending trade, and always has a good word to say about the meek and mild bartending scen...more

Listen Here! 40 mins - 18.7 meg. G’day All! This episode sees the highly anticipated return of “The People’s Bartender”, comrade Angus Winchester. Angus has kindly shipped over several reels of tape containing a recording taken at the 42 Below Cocktail World Cup, where he presented a Seminar on the serious business of having fun in the bar. This Episode of SOUSED is part 1 of his seminar, part two will follow next episode. During this episode I give a shout out to ...more

Listen Here! 29 mins - 13.3 meg. Well we’re back!  FINALLY! This episode we’ll ease ourselves back into form with a seminar I did about the pop culture phenomenon of the Tiki Bar, and the style of Bartending associated therewith. This is a topic especially close to my heart as I now spend my weekends working at Melbourne’s only Tiki Bar - Tiki Lounge and Bar .  In future I’m sure you will hear FAR more than you ever wanted to know about Tiki drinks from me, but that&...more

Listen Here! 25 mins - 17.3 meg. Hi there! This week we bring you a fascinating interview with a special international guest from the Melbourne Bar Show (www.barshow.com.au). This episode we were very lucky indeed to meet up with jet-setting Bartending and Cocktail expert Angus Winchester. Angus is known around the world for his benevolent work in spreading the good word of great cocktails and skilled bartending. I’ve never before met a person with such an extensive knowledge of the bus...more

SOUSED Weekly #006 (MP3 - 26MB - 38 mins) Listen Here! 38 mins - 26.6 meg. Hi there!  This week we are back with a vengeance! First off let allow me to point you towards the beautifully redesigned website for our host bar Der Raum (www.derraum.com.au) We continue our World tour of Cocktails by exploring the cocktails of Europe. We talk about some of the significant figures in British cocktails, including the creations of Salvatore Calabrese (from the luxurious Converted casino Fifty in London...more