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An elegant Rat Pack theme and constant clatter of shaking ice cubes proves a winning combination for Maybe Sammy

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Remember Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown gyrating in sync, flicking rum bottles and iced glasses in the air before a throng of permed and adoring city slickers?

Well, this isn't exactly like a scene from Cocktail - there's not a single perm in central Sydney in 2023. But the rest of the Maybe Sammy experience? It's got the moves.

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