Five of a kind
26 GOURMET TRAVELLER
WORDS GEORGIE MEREDITH. PHOTOGRAPHY & STYLING HANNAH BLACKMORE.
BROOKIE’SBYRON
ThisByronBaydistillerygoeslocal,swapping
sloeberriesforthenativeDavidsonplum.
Thereis a wonderfullyzingyelementtothis
drop,underpinnedbyhintsofripestrawberry
andcinnamon.Perfectwitha dashofsoda.
$70 for 700ml, capebyrondistillery.com
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RITE
Madefromsloeberries,thisEnglish
classichasgoneglobalasginlovers
quickly catch on to its sweet appeal.
Sloe gin
BIGTREE
In2019,distilleryowners
CatherineCrothersandGary
JagotravelledtoTasmania
andhand-pickedover100kg
ofTasmaniansloeberriesfor
thisluxe,limited-editiongin.
It’sbeautifullyaromaticwith
a jam-likesweetnessand
lingeringcitrusovertones.
Slowlysipasa digestiforadd
a splashtosodaandlemon
tocreatea sloeginfizz.
$140for700ml,
bigtreedistillery.com.au
McHENRY
Boldyetnuancedwithsoft,
herbaceousaccents,this
traditionalEnglish-styleginis
anabsolutewinner.Tasmanian
sloeberriesaresteepedina
classicdryginfor 12 months,
resultingina liqueurthat’s
elegant,richandfull-bodied.
Enjoyovericeinallitsglory.
$99.90for700ml,
mchenrydistillery.com.au
HERNO
SwedishdistilleryHernohascrafted
a boldanduniquesloeginpowered
bythedistinctflavoursofmarzipan,
cranberryandcherry.Soft,oaky
characteristicsbalancethesweetness.
Theperfectpartnertotonic.
$80 for 500ml, danmurphys.com.au
SOUTHERNWILD
Thisintense,crimson-coloured
ginis madeinSouthernWild’s
uniquecopperstills;specially
designedtoenhancethevapour
process,resultingina smooth,
velvet-likedrink.Sweetberrynotes
arebalancedwithsharptannins.
Perfectfora winter-warminghot
toddy,orsimplyservedoverice.
$90for500ml,
southernwilddistillery.com