Take a Sexy Trip To Europe This Spring

Spring is in the air and there are few better times to sit back, kick up your heals and sip your favorite libation. 

Do your taste buds call for a gin and tonic? A rye and ginger? A lager or a stout? Nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. It's what you've always known and you're OK with that.

Then there are those who's palettes are perhaps tantalized by a more flavorful concoction? Something out of the norm for North American folk?

Have you ever tried a 

EUROPEAN SWINGER?

• 4 oz sauterne
• 1 oz dry vermouth
• 1/2 oz Chambord
• 3 oz club soda
• 3 blueberries for garnish

Pour wine, vermouth, and liqueur into a mixing glass. Add ice, stir to chill, and strain into a white wine glass. Top with club soda, stir gently, and garnish.

Some Summer Drinks for Fancy Occasions

KIR ROYALE

Ingredients

Kir Royales:

• 1/2 oz crème de cassis per glass
• 5-6 ounces sparkling white wine (Cava)
• One piece of orange zest
• A cluster of mini grapes or other fruit for garnish

Directions:

Kir Royales:

1. Pre-chill champagne flutes with ice cubes filling the glass. Empty before filling with cocktail.
2. Peel a strip off an orange (avoiding the pith), squeeze to allow the oils to rise to the surface and rim the glass with it . Then drop it in the bottom.
3. Pour the crème de cassis into glass and fill with bubbly (to come ¾ way up the glass). Garnish with fresh fruits. Cheers!

SNOW CRAB BLOODY CAESAR

Ingredients

Snow Crab Bloody Caesar:

• 2 wedges of lemon
• Steak spice
• Handful of ice
• Salt and pepper
• Dash Worchestershire sauce
• Dash hot sauce
• 1 tsp fresh, grated horseradish
• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz Clamato juice
• 1 celery stick
• 1 Snow Crab claw

Directions:

Snow Crab Bloody Caesar:

1. Rim your glass by running a lemon wedge around the edge, then dipping the rim into a small dish of the steak spice.
2. Put ice into a tall glass.
3. Add a dash of salt and pepper to the ice.
4. Add dashes of Worchestershire and hot sauce.
5. Peel and grate some fresh horseradish into the glass.
6. Add the vodka (or omit if you are making a non-alcoholic drink)
7. Top up with juice.
8. Garnish with a lemon wedge, celery stick and crab leg.

What Are Your Plans This Year?

Liquid Assets Professional Bartending Service is looking forward to being part of many wonderful events in the coming year. Although we are involved with dozens of private affairs such as weddings, there are also many events that are open to the public.

On May 21 2009, Obakki, located at 44 Water St. is hosting a preview event for the Inaugural Unite With Art Auction and Gala on June 3rd 2009 at the Storyeum Museum, located at 142 Water St.. This event is to raise awareness and support for the children and mothers affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

May 9th is the Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association Fundraiser at 640 Poirier St. in Coquitlam. About 600 guests are expected. Do it for the kids.

On the 27th of June 2009 is an event that we cannot yet reveal because it is a secret. Rest assured Mr.Ziff will make sure it is spectacular none the less!

Then Soundwave is right around the corner on July 10th-12th 2009 in beautiful Ucluelet on Vancouver Island. If you have not been to this festival before you should this time around. We will be providing a juice bar since this is a alcohol free event.

Later in July, the 24th-26th to be exact, the Bass Coast Project in the amazing Sunshine Valley, Squamish. This festival is going to be locally driven with many different groups coming together to create a unique experience for party-goers. Sustainability is the theme of this event.

Of course, next year Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We will be part of no less than 15 seperate events at several different venues in and around Vancouver.

We hope to see you out at some, if not all of these events. 

kindly,

Scott & Jason

The UBC Boathouse is a Dream Location

Last night Liquid Assets had the pleasure of being part of a wedding at the UBC Boathouse in Richmond. If you haven't been to this venue I suggest you find a friend who is getting married and suggest it to them. Located out on the water with breathtaking views of the mountains and channel water ways, it is surrounded by industry so as not to be disturbed.

The guests were all so lovely and warm and the ceremony was an absolute pleasure to behold.

The catering was supplied by Izumiya in Richmond. A delicious fusion of Japanese and Chinese dishes that made your taste buds soar.

The wedding planner Jozen Deguangco, had taken care of every detail wonderfully and we can't wait to work with her and her husband again.

Scott

Liquid Assets 'Unites With Art' in 2009

Unite with Art is a series of art auctions to benefit UNICEF’s Unite for Children, Unite against AIDScampaign. The inaugural Unite with Art Auction and Gala was held on June 21, 2008 in Vancouver and raised over $276,000 for the campaign. 

On June 3rd 2009  Liquid Assets is proud to again be part of this years gala event, being held at the former Storyeum Museum located at 142 Water St. in the Gastown area of Vancouver. A pre-event will be held at OBAKKI, located at 44 Water St. We will be there as well as we support the children and mothers affected by HIV/AIDS, and to the eradication of this pandemic.

Further events will be held in cities across Canada. Each event will showcase high profile regional and national artists in several mediums. The gala events will be comprised of a live and complimentary silent auction plus entertainment. Through the generous contribution of artists, galleries and volunteers, Unite with Art aims to donate 100 percent of the art proceeds to UNICEF. The event has been designed to bring awareness to this important initiative as well to celebrate the artistic skills and talents of the artists.

Please come and give your support to such a worthy cause.

Liquid Assets and Obakki on Water St.

Obakki had a party at it's Water St. location on Thursday April 23rd 2009. The night was a complete success with the lovely Amber and myself behind the bar. We were shaking Lychee Martinis made from Skyy Vodka, opening Heineken's and pouring South African cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc.

On the decks was none other than the legendary DJ Dickie-Doo, one of the best damn DJ's there are in this city hands down.

Many a "scenester" graced the event looking the part of a New York fashion week party. 

What a great event! Thank you CJ!

kindly,

Scott

When You Demand The Best For Your Event.

We have the most professional service staff in Vancouver. Having done over 70 events in 2008 with no complaints and only satisfied customer, we are confidant that our product is far superior to our competitors.

Our success comes from knowing how to anticipate your needs before, during and after the event. 

Basically we know how to treat the host and guest with respect. That respect is not only shown by our smile and demeanor, but also by our knowledge of what we are doing and how we do it.

When you hire Liquid Assets Professional Bartending Service, that is exactly what you will get. Professionalism and Service.

kindly,

Scott Musgrave

Vodka Anyone?

Vodka may not seem the most obviously useful ingredient in the cocktail cupboard, in the sense that it is typically just a neutral, coulourless spirit that at most can only add a further shot of alcohol to a mixed drink. However, many of the modern cocktails are based on the principle of blending a range of different, often exotic fruit flavours over an alcohol base that doesn’t interfere with the taste of them. If there are surprisingly few vodka cocktails from the classic era, that is because vodka wasn’t then generally commercially available.

Grape Vodka Froth
	Ingredients
	1 1/2 oz. Vodka 1 oz. Grape Juice 1 oz. Lemon Juice 1 Egg White
Directions: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into an old-fashioned glass over ice cubes, and serve. Drink Type: Cocktail Glass Type: Old Fashioned Glass Emerald Vodka Martini Ingredients 1 1/2 oz Vodka 1/2 oz Dry Vermouth 1/8 oz Chartreuse Twist of Lemon Directions: Stir with cracked ice in a shaker and pour into a chilled cocktail glass. Twist a lemon zest over the drink and float the zest on top. Drink Type: Cocktail Glass Type: Cocktail Glass

This Friday April 17th

Hang on to your glowsticks Vancouver and get ready for the first real party of the summer!



Thats right we are throwing yet another party, but this one is going to be a banger.
And what better way to kick summer off right, but with a big ass raving dance party!

We pulled out all the stops on this one, boys and girls.

- Spring Summer 09 Green Screen Fashion Show.
- Western Canadas Largest Laser (this thing fills GM place)
- Smoke Machines & a whole lot more.

This is also the first party we have ever thrown in our new office space. 
So come down check out the new building and lets make some party.

Private Party?

Not only do we just have bartenders for hire, we also supply servers to help you at your private residence. For example, tonight we will help host a party for a very prestigious art collector in the Strathcona area of Vancouver. 

There will be 30 guests enjoying martini's, wine and beer as well as the cullinary delights from PanOPan Catering. We will be making the martini's and pouring the wine, while at the same time making sure the risotto balls are heated properly. 

If this is something you require please contact Liquid Assets for a booking today. Our friendly staff is always looking to make your event run smoothly, so you don't have to worry about anything except having a good time. 

Happy Easter from Liquid Assets!

Liquid Assets Professional Bartending Services: Bass Coast Project

Liquid Assets Professional Bartending Services: Bass Coast Project

Bass Coast Project

www.basscoastproject.com

Events During the Olympics and Staffing

Today we received a call to provide service for a massive Olympic venue. The details must remain secret for the time being. This is not the only involvement that Liquid Assets Professional Bartending Services has with the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. We have already officially booked no less than 23 seperate events between Feb 1st - March 28 2010. One event will be working with brandeLIVE at the Rocky Mountaineer Station for Alberta House. This is a huge venue with 50 foot ceilings located on Terminal Way in Vancouver. We will need 75-100 staff during this time.

Do you have extensive bartending or serving experience, a great work ethic and are cleanly? Are you interested in working with us during the Olympics?

If so please contact us at:

scott@liquidassetsbartending.ca
jason@liquidassetsbartending.ca

Liquid Assets is the best!

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my great pleasure to write a reference letter for Liquid Assets Bartending Services.

As a company with a specialty in event management and brand activation, it is so important to have suppliers that we can trust to deliver above and beyond the norm. Liquid Assets is such a company.

Their staff is attentive, knowledgeable and consistently the most attractive we have found. Their management team is supportive through all stages of event planning, from the initial quote to the final account reconciliation.

In short, they are the best we have found in the industry.



Catherine Runnals

Senior VP Operation, brand.LIVE Management Group Inc.

To whom it may concern,

I have worked extensively with Scott and Jason of LIQUID ASSETS on several projects. From small get togethers to massive multi-tiered productions their team has outperformed anyone I had previously used. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for, not only quality, but highly efficient and well trained, charismatic hospitality staff.
These guys are at the top of their game.

kindly,
Craig Stowe

Olympics on the way

Are you looking for a job during the 2010 Olympics here in Vancouver? Send your resume to this blog and hopefully if you are experienced enough (and friendly) we will offer you a bartending job.