Quarantini time with the Martini Whisperer at the HerCanberra Virtual Bar

Posted on 20 March, 2020

Well, it’s been a week. And we don’t blame you if you get to Friday afternoon in need of a calming cocktail.

Of course, it seems imprudent to socialise with actual living people right now in these coronavirus times. But keeping connected to community is vital for emotional health in these stressful days, weeks, and possibly months.

And also, if you can’t find any hand sanitiser on your supermarket shelves, alcohol is antiseptic, right?

That’s where our favourite cocktail master, Phillip Jones, AKA The Martini Whisperer, comes into the picture.

We are going to open a virtual HerCanberra Bar tonight (Friday 19 March) at 6 pm. On our Instagram, we are going to live stream Phillip mixing a few cocktails for your education and enjoyment, and you will be able to message him for instructions, comments or perhaps ingredients you have on hand that he may be able to turn into a cocktail.

It’s a bit of fun to bring us all together from the public health safety vantage of our own living rooms. And if you have never learned how to mix a classic martini, well, here is your chance.

Credit: Thorson Photography.

All you need to do is tune into our Instagram page @hercanberra tonight at 6 pm, and maybe have some gin, and vodka, or vermouth nearby.

If you don’t have that, don’t worry—Phillip is a genius when it comes to mixing drinks, so we will come up with some ingenious experiments for you. Write down all your questions so you don’t forget and we will do our best to answer them (sensibly).

Join us!

Credit: Thorson Photography.