I was in a bar last week with a dear friend. We were waiting for his colleague’s flight to arrive, but he was delayed and decided not to join us. We had the best time! It’s a tiny little gin bar with a lovely bartender who went out of his way to find us cocktails to suit our very great needs 😄
Anyway, while the bartender was advising my friend which whiskey to buy his mum for Christmas, I thought of how Andy spends his time in bars taking beautiful pictures, rather than drinking too many drinks. I have to confess, I did both!! For Lucile’s Photo101Rehab, all photos were taken on my iPhone 6 and edited with Camera+.
A big shout out to the Dutch Courage Officer’s Mess, in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane – yummy tapas, fabulous huge cocktail selection, and great service.
x desleyjane
musingsofafrequentflyingscientist.com 
Nice! The two of you are going to force me to go out and get smashed.
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That’s the plan!
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Love these pictures! A drink sounds quite nice right now, as a matter of fact.
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Thank you. It’s 10am for me, so I will have to hold off for a little while 😉
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Oh wow… Lost for words. Better pour a drink and say thank you!
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Oh no, thank you!
But yes, have a drink on me!
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The Drunken Botanist book really jumped out at me. And, those are some interesting drink garnishes too,
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Drunken Botanist?! I must know more!
Yes, the pink one had a nashi pear sliced thinly and fanned out on a stick. The G&T had a sprig of rosemary that he rubbed around the lip of the glass and then burnt the end with a lighter before popping it in the drink. The last one is lime peel, curled.
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Did you see that book on the third shelf? Do you think it is a bartending guide-for a scientist? Fancy drinks! Merry Christmas!
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Well spotted. I saw it on the night but didn’t notice it in the photo. Thanks – Merry Christmas to you too!!
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It’s Christmas Day, so the perfect excuse to start drinking right from the morning… Excellent photos, and I command your decision to shoot AND to drink. Andy was doing it wrong to choose only one of these activities. 😛
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LOL thanks dear. I suspect Andy had a sneaky tipple or two. When I’m with this particular friend, it’s pretty rare for us to not have a drink. Plus, it was a gin bar. Couldn’t be helped!
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Bar photos are always nice. It’s great that Andy could inspire you to take these!
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Looove the first one! Texture, variation and contrast! The others are also swell. Cheers!
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Thanks, they were tasty too!
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Love these and I tried to emulate you and Andy yesterday but my mulled cider didn’t quite cut it photographically !
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LOL. I bet it tasted good!
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I had two!!! Must have been good…cant remember :-p
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That explains a few tweets 😉
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Lol…gasps…what do you mean? It is proposed in all seriousness! 😀
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Oh yes of course, just a silly joke ☺️
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Phew i thought you were ditching me at the alter! Or is it registry office? Looks around
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LOL!
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Too funny. 😀
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😀
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Great shots! A very good reason to spend more time in bars. Perhaps we could start a weekly bar photo challenge. 😉
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Now that’s an idea! 🍸
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