This month, the team from Roe & Co teamed up with the folks from The Wild Rover in Sydney to showcase three of their signature Irish whiskey cocktails.
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Following the success of their inaugural World Series in August and their World Rye Series in November, That Boutique-y Whisky Company have announced their latest quarterly collection – the Australia Series. An exciting line-up of eight new expressions, this is set to be the brand’s first ever full range of whiskies from Australia.
‘Fords Gin was created to be a versatile all-around cocktail gin that could be a ‘go to’ gin for bartenders making the classic gin cocktails. The journey started with a bartender friend of mine and I drawing chef-like flavour maps that showed gin botanicals paired with key flavours and ingredients found in classic cocktails.’
Coming soon to a bar near you…. Jack Apple has the unique character of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey coupled with crisp green apple – bold, refreshing and ripe for sippin’.
A trailblazer in her own right, Gracie has led the brand from strength to strength from the beginning of the Ginaissance, a movement in the 1990s which saw gin shift from the spirit deemed as “liquid madness” to the most popular and sophisticated liquor on the market.
Monday is officially Margarita Day, so the folks at Tequila 1800 have hit up some of the country’s leading bars to get the take on this all time tequila classic.
The arrival of the new range of Fever-Tree sodas to Australian shores is one the biggest highlights of our year! The three new additions to the Fever-Tree mixer family are the Lime & Yuzu soda, the Pink Grapefruit soda, and the Italian Blood Orange soda!
The sun is shining across Australia, the beaches are beginning to (safely) welcome more visitors and glasses full of one of Italy’s most famous Aperitivo drinks are being shared amongst friends to celebrate the new season. Needless to say, it’s time for an Aperol Spritz!
Amongst the flurry of new whisky releases from distilleries across the country, one that is attracting a fair amount of interest is the Ascension release from Lawrenny Estate Distillery
Procera gin was founded with a dream to bring the very best of Africa to the world. Proudly distilled in Nairobi, Kenya, at 1638 metres above sea level, it’s the world’s first gin to use Juniperus Procera, which is harvested just 70 kilometres from the distillery.
Regardless of where the whiskey is made, or which family generation is in charge, the family motto remains the same as when Pappy first started the business. “At a profit if we can, at a loss if we must, but always fine bourbon.”
This week, The West Winds Gin will release just 1400 bottles of a one-off gin made on Chardonnay lees. The West Winds Sur Lie Gin (French for ‘on lees’) is a limited-edition gin aged for 12 months in used Chardonnay barrels as well as incorporating the use of Chardonnay lees into the mix; a first for a gin anywhere in the world.