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How to make the Gin Basil Smash with gin from ‘the smallest distillery in the Netherlands’

With the latest gin creation Rutte Celery Gin, the Dutch distillery’s loving attention to detail down to the last ingredient becomes quite apparent. The refinement of gin with aromatic celery and cardamom demonstrates high distillation expertise and creativity without neglecting treasured traditions. Celery was already used by the founder Simon Rutte as an ingredient, so it has its say in the Old Simon Genever, too.

Here’s the winners of The Perfect Blend New Zealand final

On Monday evening The Perfect Blend New Zealand final was held at REC Bar in Auckland. Hospitality industry professionals came in their droves, to witness eleven (11) of New Zealand’s finest bartenders battle it out at the last of the six (6) state finals across the Oceania region.

Daniele Pirotta talks to Sergio Cocito about the new, small batch, 1757 Cinzano

Campari Australia is excited about introducing their new line of small batch 1757 Cinzano vermouths. Brand Ambassador Daniele Pirotta has a chat with Sergio Cocito, head of the Vermouth and Sparkling Wine division for the Cinzano Brand over in the Novi Ligure Plant (Piemonte, Italy) to find out a bit more about this amazing liquid and who’s behind its creation.

Tradition Meets Inspiration: Rutte Drinks By Jörg Meyer, Salvatore Calabrese & Simon Difford

Jörg Meyer, multiple award-winning bar owner of Le Lion – Bar de Paris in Hamburg and inventor of the “Gin Basil Smash,” uses Rutte Dry Gin and Rutte Celery Gin for his very popular international drink. The interplay of sweetness and acidity in the Basil Smash is refined by a piquant note of basil and crowned with the corresponding Rutte Gin.

Here’s the NSW winners of The Perfect Blend

On Monday evening The Perfect Blend NSW State final was held at The Clock, Surry Hills. Hospitality industry professionals came in their droves, to witness eleven of NSW’s finest bartenders battle it out at the fifth of the six state finals across the Oceania region.