Dillionaire cocktail
As the gin boom continues, the number of tonic syrups becoming available increases. While I enjoy using them in a G&T, they can be used in cocktails, like the Dillionaire cocktail, created…
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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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The Lady Sage Gin Cocktail
I’m still busy researching herb and gin cocktails, and this week it was the turn of sage. This slightly bitter herb is often paired with lemon in cooking, so is an obvious…
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Gin, Peach and Verbena Smash
Herbs in cocktails are not a new phenomenon but they are a delicious one. I’m growing a few to ensure I always have a fresh sprig to hand when making drinks.…
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Pickering’s Gin Cosmopolitan
The team behind Edinburgh gin, Pickering’s, Matt Gammell and Marcus Pickering, visited Melbourne just before Christmas and we met up to taste their delicious gins (more about those another time). While we were chatting…
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Blueberry Buck
A ‘Buck’ (sometimes call a Mule e.g. Moscow Mule) is a long cocktail combining citrus, spirit and ginger beer. For those of you wondering about the difference between ginger beer…
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Our Favourite Gins
Corpse Reviver No. 2
Corpse Reviver No. 2 is of the classic cocktails featured in the 1930 Savoy Cocktail Book. A refreshing shaken cocktail featuring gin, triples sec, lemon juice, absinthe and vermouth, it promises to give…
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Charlie Chaplin Cocktail
I’m constantly looking for different cocktails that use sloe gin. The one that is mentioned often to me by bartenders is the Charlie Chaplin cocktail. Yes, you guessed correctly, the cocktail…
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Orange Blossom Cocktail
I have a cold and I am in need of vitamin C, well that’s my excuse for looking up gin and orange recipes! Snoop Dogg wasn’t the first person to…
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The Perfect Gin Cocktail For Brunch
No other city (except possibly New York) does brunch as well as Melbourne. It’s one of my favourite things about living here. A cocktail with breakfast might raise an eyebrow…
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