Instagram Trolls, we challenge you to a duel - may the best side win! So, naysayers, choose your weapons...na, we’re kidding (kind of). We’re not trying to turn this blog into a spirited fight (get...

They say that a bad worker always blames their tools but we’re quite confident Frida Kahlo couldn’t have painted her self-portraits quite so strikingly using only her fingers. The same could be said for mixologists....

‘Tis the season to be jolly and all that jazz! But how can you get into the holiday spirit with no actual spirits? Sugary mocktails and lime sodas don’t quite warm the cockles, especially during...

We’ve all been there. You know, those mornings when you wake up to the room spinning, a pounding headache and that feeling you could vomit at any moment...hangovers are the worst! But it’s going to...

It’s a common misconception that you have to have an entire cabinet full of cocktail ingredients in order to create a decent drink. In actuality, you often only need three. Starting with simple ingredients commonly...

Halloween is almost upon us and things are getting spooky over here at CROSSIP HQ! Our costumes are ready to scare the interns and the gruesome snacks have been produced, but what in Satan’s name...

What have books got to do with cocktails and bartending? Well, a heck of a lot actually. Here’s Dr Seuss to explain why: “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The...

“His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy. There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti. He's nervous…” Sound familiar? And no, we’re not talking about Eminem’s Lose Yourself, the soundtrack to the 2002...

Alcohol-free, non-alcoholic, low alcohol, de-alcoholised...all these terms can be confusing and are often used interchangeably! But do they all mean the same thing or is there a difference? How much alcohol is low alcohol? And...