Australian Gourmet Traveller - (07)July 2020 (1)

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

TTG

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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