Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2021 (1)

LemonandBasil

GinRickey

Thereis nococktailmorefresh,

fastorsimplethana GinRickey.

Allyouneedis somegood

qualitygin,ice,a lemonorlime

(dependingonwhat’sinseason)

andchilledsparklingwater.

Somerecipescallforsimple

syrupbutweprefertokeep

it lightandjustadda squeeze

oflemonjuice,beforefinishing

withfreshbasiltoadda savoury

summerflourish.Startwith60ml

ofginina tallglass,before

addinglemon,iceandtopping

withsoda.Tooeasy.

GardenGrown

Justlikeitsstylishbottle,

thisginstandsoutfrom

thecrowdthankstoits

delicatefloralnotes

inspiredbyanAustralian

summergarden.

$85for700ml

gardengrowngin.com.au

Dasher+ Fisher

Inspiredbythecrispwaters

oftheTasmanSea,this

OceanGinpromises

aromasofseaweedand

oceanspray.Perfectfor

freshsummerdrinking.

$69for500ml

southernwilddistillery.com

Applewood

Theonlydistilleryin Australia

tobeB Corp-certified(the

goldstandardinsustainability)

thisginfeaturesnotesof

desertlime,wattleseedand

peppermintgumleaf.

$70for500ml

applewooddistillery.com.au

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riginallya Bourbon-based

cocktail,theRickeyis saidto

havespritzedontothescenein

the1880s,whenanAmerican

civilwarveteran– ColonelJoeRickey–

supposedlyaskedthebartenderat

Washington’sShoomakerSaloontoadd

a splashoffreshlimejuicetohisdailydose

ofBourbonandsparklingwater.A decade

later,theGinRickeysupersededthe

Bourbonversioninpopularity,andlater

becamea sensationaftera starturnin

F. ScottFitzgerald’sTheGreatGatsby.

“Tomcameback,precedingfourGin

Rickeysthatclickedfullofice.Gatsby

tookuphisdrink.‘Theycertainlylook

cool,’hesaid,withvisibletension.We

drankinlong,greedyswallows,”wrote

Fitzgerald.WhatidentifiestheGinRickey

is thehighballglassit’sservedin.It should

bebuiltorpouredovera handfulofice

toreleasethatcoolfreshness,readyto

besippedinlong,greedyswallows.

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WORDS GEORGIE MEREDITH. PHOTOGRAPHY ALICIA TAYLOR.