Nuked Negroni
Microwaves are a waste of time when it comes to enhancing the flavour of food. Mine is rarely used, except for heating up porridge or the endless cups of tea and…
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Passionfruit Collins
This Passionfruit Collins was shared by Applewood Distillery as a suggested serve for their Riberry gin, a beautiful aromatic spirit that works perfectly in this cocktail! I’ll be doing a…
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Fresh and savoury gin cocktails to give you a boost!
Cocktails with plenty of fresh ingredients are always a good idea. (Have you checked out my gin and herb cocktails?). Jules Aron’s amazing book Zen and Tonic is full of delicious…
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Satan’s Whiskers Cocktail
The Satan’s Whiskers cocktail appears in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail book, but is essentially a variation on a Bronx cocktail from Hugo R. Ensslin’s ‘Recipes for Mixed Drinks’, published earlier…
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Summer Shack
Death and Company in New York is one of the most influential bars to emerge from the craft cocktail movement since it opened. Obviously it’s high on my list of “bars I…
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8 of the best Australian fruit gins for you to try.
There’s no denying the global popularity of fruit and flavoured gins and here in Australia innovative gin distillers are looking to native stone fruits and grapes to produce distinctly local…
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Jasmine Cocktail
The Jasmine Cocktail is a sour, bittersweet variation of the classic Pegu. When made properly it takes like freshly squeezed grapefruit! It was created by Paul Harrington in the late…
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Spirits Business: The Gin Masters Results 2020
This week the Spirits Business: The Gin Masters results 2020 were announced. 200 gins from around the world entered, and each were assessed in a blind tasting lead by author…
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Applewood Distillery
I’ve been fortunate to meet many distillers, and visit the places they call home, but few have the unique story that Brendan and Laura Carter have about Applewood Distillery. Some…
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Australian Craft Gin Pioneers
Looking at the myriad of Australian gins currently available (600 and counting), it’s difficult to imagine a time when we weren’t championing locally made gins. Sipsmith (founded in 2006) regarded…
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Cherry Gin Crush
I know it’s not cherry season but they are my favourite fruit, PLUS Anther Spirits 2020 cherry gin has just launched, so I took that as a sign to whip…
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