5 gins to mix up your old negroni
These five gins not only add something different to the classic negroni cocktail, they elevate it to new heights. Switch out your usual juniper…
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How to make the ultimate Mexican martini – the Morita Mole Martini
Spicy, smoky, a little sweet, a little bitter, and a depth of flavour and texture to make you want another, the Morita mole martini…
3 gins for World Gin Day and how to use them
If World Gin Day isn’t the best day of the year, I think there’s something very wrong. So to make sure we’re all making…
Awamori – the spirit of Okinawa and the soul of Japan
Awamori – the local spirit of Okinawa in Japan’s far south – embodies this beautiful prefecture’s unique history, culture and personality. Here’s what awamori…
Lightning does strike twice – Karu Distillery’s Lightning navy strength gin
Powerful and energetic yet focused and incandescent, this navy strength gin from Aussie craft distillery Karu in NSW is aptly named. This is Lightning…
How to make a double-hopped gin fizz
If you love Australian gin, you probably know about Stone Pine Distillery already. But did you know they do a hopped gin too? This…
Bottoms Up! 5 fascinating drinks trends to look out for in 2021
Here are five innovations and trends in alcohol that we should all be expecting to appear or gather speed in the next few months…
Bladnoch Distillery – Scottish whisky with an Aussie flavour
Could there be a better name for the first whisky to come from a years-dead distillery than Samsara? Meaning ‘rebirth’, the Samsara is the…
7 fine wines and rare whisky – the discerning drinker’s Christmas list
There’s something wonderful about having a special bottle to open at Christmas; to savour the flavours of an elegant drink with the people who…
3 Australian whiskies you must try
Australian whisky is like high-speed internet: you never knew how much you needed it before you tried it. Thankfully, just like high-speed internet, Australian…