GQ Australia - 08.2018

THE HUBA

INGREDIENTS

• 190ml pineapple juice


• 20ml coconut syrup


• 15mllimejuice
  •Smallhandfulof
  basil leaves


• 2 cardamom pods


• Crushed and cubed ice
  GARNISH


• Fresh basil leaves


• Dried coconut
  METHOD
  1.Muddle the cardamom
  pods at the base of the
  shaker,usingapestleor
  something similar.
  2.Add the pineapple
  juice, coconut syrup,
  lime juice and
  basil leaves.
  3.Shakewithiceand
  strain into a tall glass
  over ice.
  4.Garnish with basil
  leaves and the dried
  coconut.
  MIXOLOGIST’S TIP
  Thisdrinkisbeautiful
  andfrothywhenfreshly
  made,butifyouletitsit
  fortoolongthelayers
  willseparate.Bestto
  take that ’gram shot
  right away.

VIRGIN NANA

INGREDIENTS

•60mlfreshwatermelonjuice

• 60mlhibiscusandrosepetal
  tea(orsimilarfruittea)


• 15mlfreshlemonjuice
  •15mlofelderflowersyrup


• 10mlJallab(aMiddleEastern
  fruit syrup made from date,
  carob, dates, grape
  molasses and rose water)
  •Freshmintleaves


• Crushed and cubed ice

GARNISH

Fresh cucumber, mint

and watermelon

METHOD

1.Pour all ingredients

into a shaker.

2.Shakewithiceanddouble

strain into a glass over ice.

3.Garnishwithacucumber

slice,freshmintleavesand

atriangleoffreshwatermelon.

TOP TIP

Omit the watermelon for

a more masculine look.

DRINKS

You may have come

to Orange for the

food, but the entire

region is renowned

for its diversity and

quality of wine. At

Ferment you can

sample, swill or

purchase on the go

from a swag of cellar-

worthy wines.

Bloodwood 2014

Cabernet Franc.

87 Hill Street;orange

winecentre.com.au

Championingthe

stellar local produce

chef Simonn Hawk

has an uncanny

ability to bridge the

gap between garish

gastronomy and

heart-warming

feasts.Aflagship

of the Orange

restaurant scene.

Pan-

roasted barramundi,

winter vegetable

caponata and

lemony polenta.

48 Sale St;

lolliredini.com.au

Much more than

your classic local,

Hotel Canobolas has

asportsbar,aquality

bistro,awhiskyroom

complete with

Chesterfields and

some of the best

wine in Australia.

Ta ke

your pick from 70

of the world’s

best whiskies.

248SummerSt;

hotelcanobolas.

com.au

AhuboftheOrange

community since

the ’70s, this former

bank dishes up a

farm-to-plate menu

• including food
  produced on their
  ownfarm-ina
  warm, wine-bar-
  meets-country-
  club venue.

Anylocal wine.

Corner of Sale St

andByngSt;

unionbank.com.au

AtriptoOrange

would not be

complete without

alonglanguid

lunch amongst

the vines at La

Colline Vinyard.

Pork neck,

celeriac puree and

dutch carrot.

42 Lake Canobolas

Rd, Nashdale;

racinerestaurant.

com.au

If you’re after something less

rowdythanapub,Percy’sBar

&Kitchendeliversagreatnightout.

Showcasing the wines, beers and

produce of the region, it serves up a

mixofcountrycomfortandcitystyle.

Hereford Red rump,

fries and red

wine jus.

120 Summer

St;percys

orange.

com.au

Locals will tell you it’s the best

restaurant in Orange, and if you’re

lookingforashared-platefeast

cooked in the wood-fire oven then

Charred is right up your alley. Dishing

upthebestoflocalproduce,cracking

Orange quaffables and an award-

winningbeerlisttoo,Charred,not

surprisingly, is an energy filled-

evening done well.

Foraged mushroom custard.

1-5 New St;charred.com.au

FOOD

ITHASSOMEOFAUSTRALIA’S

BEST WINERIES, BUT ORANGE

ISBECOMINGAFOODIE

HOTSPOT IN ITS OWN RIGHT.

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