Australian Gourmet Traveller - (12)December 2019 (1)

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Sparrow& Vine Project

BMead,Sydney, $40

Jumpontothe mead wagon:

acrossAustralia, more and more

people are fermenting honey,

producing lovely new expressions

of this ancient drink. Project B is

made from raw honey collected

in Newtown and is wonderfully

bright, sparkling and vinous.

sparrowandvine.com.au

2

Tinnies Pale Ale,

Melbourne, $19.99 for six

This fruity, hazy, pale ale – made

exclusively for the liquor store

chains owned by Coles – was

named best in class at the World

Beer Awards in London. Good

to see a well-priced, widely-

available brew do well against

the small-batch craft cans.

vintagecellars.com.au

3

Macchia Vermouth

Mediterraneo Rosso

al Mirto, Sardinia, $80

Embrace the art of afternoon

aperitivi with this beautifully

herbal, mouthwateringly bitter

Sardinian vermouth, flavoured

with pungent myrtle berries. Pour

a generous slug over ice, garnish

with a slice of blood orange and

serve with salty fried snacks.

Imported by quelvino.com.au

4

2018 Gurneys Orchard

Reserve Cider, Foster, $34

Made in a new cidery overlooking

Wilsons Promontory, from a blend

of heritage English cider apples

grown in southern Victoria, this is

the kind of rich-tasting, strong, dry,

traditional-style golden cider that

makes me hunger for ripe, creamy

soft cheeses. gurneyscider.com.au

5

Brookie’s Mac, Byron Bay, $65

I’ll be drinking a lot of this new,

thoroughly Australian liqueur over

summer. A beautiful blend of local

ingredients – the creamy flavours

of macadamia and the chocolatey

characters of roasted wattleseed

• it’s fab served over ice with a
  big squeeze of lime juice.
  capebyrondistillery.com 

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