Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2019-December 2018 (1)

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A cider for picnic pork rolls:Cidre

François Séhédic Brut, Brittany, $11

If you haven’t tried traditional Brittany

cider with pork, you haven’t lived: there’s

something about the wild aromatics

of spiced apple and the rich, chewy

golden flavours in the drink that perfectly

complement the sweet fattiness of the pig.

Imported by worldwineestates.com.au

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Gin for early evening G&Ts and

later evening Martinis:Archie

Rose Coast Gin, Sydney, $99

One of two limited-release summer gins

from this innovative distiller: it has a soft,

sweet herbal quality that acts as agreat

counterpoint to tonic or vermouth. The

other gin, Bush, is good too: bolder, with

a hint of eucalypt.archierose.com.au

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One for your craft beer-loving cousin:

Two Metre Tall Derwent Aromatic

Spelt Ale, Tasmania, $11 (375ml)

The latest batch of this perennial real-

ale favourite is particularly good. There’s

all the hallmark complexity of Two Metre

Tall – wild earthy richness, refreshing

sour tang – but an unusually fruity,

attractive perfume, too.2mt.com.au

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A half-bottle of fino sherry to have

in the fridge at all times:Gutierrez

Colosia Fino, Jerez, $19 (375ml)

For those times when there’ll be a platter

of prawns – maybesome lime mayo

and brown bread on the side – and

you need something cold and bone-

dry and briny to go with it.Imported

by thespanishacquisition.com

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A tinnie (or two) for the Boxing

Day test:Sailors Grave Brewing

Sou’East Draught, Gippsland,

$6 (355ml)

One of this country’s most experimental

small brewers decides to make an

old-school draught beer and the result

is surprisingly normal. No fancy foraged

foliage, just beer, like the ice-cold kind

you’d find on tap in a surf live-saving

club bar.sailorsgravebrewing.com

Drinks for refreshment