ANDREW BENNETT WINS BACARDI LEGACY AUSTRALIA

Andrew Bennett claims his award

Well, after five months of promoting their Bacardi Legacy drinks, the Australian leg of the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition is done and dusted.

The winner? It is none other than Andrew Bennett, from The Classroom, WA, with his winning drink, The Seventh Art.

At a gala dinner held at the Cell Block Theatre in Sydney on Tuesday night, the crowd and extended Bacardi familia gathered to taste each of the Three Most Promising’s drinks, and watch as the Australian winner was unveiled.

This now means that Bennett is the Australian 2016 Bacardi Legacy champion and will go on to San Francisco to compete against the world’s best – and hopefully bring home the title to Australia. Take a look at his recipe below.

THE SEVENTH ART by Andrew Bennett

50ml BACARDÍ Carta Blanca
10ml Yellow Chartreuse
20ml Fresh Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
1 handful of Popcorn
1 pinch of Salt

METHOD
Muddle popcorn in Boston shaker and combine all liquids with ice before shaking hard for 10 seconds. Double-strain into a chilled glass and garnish with a small ramekin of popcorn beside.

INSPIRATION
Cuba has a golden history of cinema dating back to 1897, when silent movies were first shown on the Island. Known as the ‘Seventh Art’, cinema has been influential in defining the changing Cuban identity and how they view their place in the world. Celebrating this legacy, this cocktail is refreshing, modern and will remind you of your favourite movie experience with that quintessential popcorn flavour, while keeping the classic taste of BACARDÍ Carta Blanca front and centre.

This article originally appeared on Australian Bartender on Feb.16th, 2016.

Dan's Monthly Update: February 2016

Welcome to 2016!
Though it come as a late welcome we can report we have been busy with all the new venues opening around town; Congratulations to:

Globe Hotel, Rambla on Swan, Back Beach Bar, Margaret River Brewhaus, Ivy and Jack, Odyssea Beach Café – all major venues opening over the festive season.

As the resource industry continues to slow, the hospitality sector continues to grow with new development at Elizabeth Quay, City Square and Perth Stadium. Keep an eye out for the new Perth Stadium venue of which I have seen some grand plans. Also the new Ku De Ta function centre managed through Palmer wines will add a new mix of City venues.

On a surprising note, Venueswest has selected Stadium Australia as the operator for the new Perth stadium, leaving the consortium of WA companies eager to manage the venue with many questions to be answered.

Across the River to South Perth, Michael from Atomic is working on his new brand – Automatic is underway. With the Rush of New apartments being built this precinct look to evolve as much as our city skyline is looking across the river.

Looking forward to an exciting year!

Dan

Dan's Christmas 'Wrap - up'

I am particularly proud of the 21st Century team this month; with the mad rush of venues opening before the Christmas rush we are proud to say our team managed to make all systems Go! - on time and on budget.

January 2016 brings the opening of the Hampton, Odyssea and Globe Hotel, just three of a growing list of great Perth venues to come; along City Square and the New Perth Stadium.

Santa stopped by 21st Century early this year to gift our Technical Department with a full office refurbishment! It will be business as usual in early 2016, with renovations due to take place between January and March. 

“Our Opening Hours for the Christmas / New Year Period will be as follows:

December 24th -
December 25th - CLOSED
December 26th - CLOSED
December 27th -
December 28th - Open
December 29th - Open
December 30th - Open
December 31st -
January 1st, 2016 - CLOSED
January 2nd, 2016 -
January 3rd, 2016 -
January 4th, 2016 - Open

Our team will be on-call during the festive season to assist your business.”

While it's easy to get to excited about the future, we're grateful that 2015 has been a prosperous and stimulating year for us. As the final weeks of 2015 approach, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all our clients, staff, partners and associates a very happy and safe festive season.

Safe travels to all and see you in 2016!

Dan and the 21st Century Team.

Andrew Bennet: Award Winner and ImPOS Advocate

Andrew Bennet and his venues are both Industry award winners, with two of his venues and the man himself, taking out several awards at Australian Hotels Association (WA) Awards for Excellence.

When Andrew's first venue installed IMPOS several years ago, the team at 21st Century Business and ImPOS have supported Andrews venues installing ImPOS at Lucky Chan’s Laundry and Noodle bar and the recently opened Dutch Trading Company (DTC) in East Vic Park.

At the awards ceremony, the Classroom won Cocktail Bar of the Year while Lucky Chan’s Laundry and Noodle bar took out the Themed Venue Award. To top it all off, Andrew himself was awarded Cocktail Bartender of the year.

21st Century and ImPOS is also proud to partner with Andrew as a sponsor for The Seventh Art Bacardi legacy.

Congratulations, Andrew!

Dan's Monthly Update: November

With the weather warming up, so are WA’s new venues and developments.

Driving East across the Swan River there are some awesome construction projects which are taking shape -  particularly the new Perth Stadium and Crown Towers.  These forthcoming entertainment precincts will host many new taverns, bar and restaurants, and on many local operators will be looking to stamp their mark on this new district.

Another significant development for Perth is Elizabeth Quay - a $440 Million dollar project which is ripe and ready for investment. The Reveley is the name of the new Tavern and is set to open in March 2016 and boasts 3 levels of dining . On the ground floor will be Bar/café with Alfresco dining onto the deck, overlooking the new waterways. The first floor will be an eatery overlooking the Quay, and the top floor will be an open air roof top bar with 270 degree views of the Quay and the City.

There is also excitement in the South-West with Marco Pierre White headed to our shores and cooking at Wise Winery at the recent Taste Margaret River, owner Heath Townsend has been polishing the kitchen and cutlery which proved to be yet another great foodie festival.

Make sure you check out Margaret River Brewhouse, which is a new comer to the region.  After many years developing the concept, Aaron and the team is ready for the busy festive trade. Our team is also installing PixelPoint this month at the $3 million dollar newly rebuilt Equinox Café.

While you're travelling the South-West, be shore to visit Busselton and the recently refurbished foreshore. In Bunbury, Aristos on the Waterfront has upgraded his seafood offering,  adding Pizzas to their repertoire and designing a brand new Menu .

back up in Perth, movers and shakers Paul Aron and Michael Forde have opened the highly successful Mary Street Bakery no.2 in West Leederville - those with a sweet tooth will love their Salted Caramel Donuts. Even sweeter still, rumours continue that the boys have a few more developments planned in 2016!

As for 21st, we've been busy providing solutions for heaps of WA local businesses. If you’re looking for somewhere new to dine check out our new ImPOS and Pixel Point clients- Hola on the Beach in Cottosloe, Little Angel Coffee at Exchange Plaza, Waterford Tavern in Karawara, Meatball Bar in Mt Lawley, General Sherman at Fiona Stanley and The Dough Room in Attadale.

Until next time!

Dan

21st Century wins Industry Award

The Team at 21st Century Business were honoured to accept the Best Restaurant Supplier for 2015 at the recent Australian Hotels Association awards for Suppliers.

Awards Night: Dan (Centre) and Chris (Right) proudly accept 21st Century's Award

Through our dedicated 24/7 service and support team we are passionate about Point of Sale and Business Equipment and look forward to representing this award when we service all our new and existing clients.

See the full list of Winners for 2015 on the Australian Hotels Association Awards website HERE.