After a very long day of work today I rolled up to dinner with a group of wonderful people and was momentarily distressed when I found my restaurant selection didn't have any gin cocktails on their short menu. As soon as I mentioned that, I was quickly informed that the pisco sour could easily morph … Continue reading Ginuary 4th: Gin Sour @ Frank.
Ginuary 3rd: McHenry Sloe Royale @ the Taste of Tasmania.
The final day of the Taste festival and over to my other favourite locals, McHenry's, for a range of options on the board! All of which I've had before, so the Sloe Royale it was. Which was just a delight, because I don't yet have a sloe gin in the cupboard. Attempting to remedy that … Continue reading Ginuary 3rd: McHenry Sloe Royale @ the Taste of Tasmania.
Ginuary 2nd: the Retiring gin and grenadine @ the Taste of Tasmania.
A grand day at the Taste of Tasmania festival today! So grand that I almost forgot to blog it, oops. Let's not start this too early. I was last at the Taste ("Hobart's waterfront celebration", one of the biggest food festivals on the island) two years ago and today I returned with my sights set … Continue reading Ginuary 2nd: the Retiring gin and grenadine @ the Taste of Tasmania.
Ginuary 1st: Champagne Holiday Punch.
Once more into the fray, chaps. Welcome back, welcome back! I'm writing this post fairly hungover which means this month's first gin was a great success, no? And in fact it was genever! If you recall my final post from last year, I made a flagrant error by using a gin—Monkey 47?—instead of genever, which … Continue reading Ginuary 1st: Champagne Holiday Punch.
Ginuary 31st: Death in the Gulf Stream.
Feeling much like a troubled writer myself on waking this morning, I turned to Hemingway's other hair of the dog. Death in the Gulf Stream 60ml genever 45ml lime juice 4 dashes angostura bitters 5ml sugar syrup Take a tall thin water tumbler and fill it with finely cracked ice. Lace this broken debris … Continue reading Ginuary 31st: Death in the Gulf Stream.
Ginuary 30th: Hedgerow chocolate bar.
Another Tasmania-proud post, is this one. Not an hour's drive from Hobart is a magical town called Cygnet, and in that magical town are many magical places, and just one of those magical places is Cygneture Chocolates. I was fond of Cygneture before they released their Hedgerow bar last June, featuring McHenry's sloe gin... but … Continue reading Ginuary 30th: Hedgerow chocolate bar.
Ginuary 29th: Gin & Tonic Popcorn.
I honestly wasn't sure what I felt like doing for today. Then I checked the mail and found a pouch of Joe & Seph's gin & tonic popcorn. Today's gin was suddenly no question. One of my favourite people in the world brought this back from her recent trip to the UK, just for me. … Continue reading Ginuary 29th: Gin & Tonic Popcorn.
Ginuary 28th: Velvet View.
Sometimes the idea of a drink gets straight into my soul and I can't shake it until I've made that drink. I got so stuck on this tweet from the Last Word Saloon in Edinburgh, Scotland. I had the Darnley's View, I had the Cointreau, I had the almond milk... I needed the pineapple juice. … Continue reading Ginuary 28th: Velvet View.
Ginuary 27th: Pork Steak with Gin & Coriander Sauce.
About time for a main meal of gin food, what do you say? I couldn't go past a piece of meat marinated in gin, then pan-fried in gin, with the leftover juice being made into a gin sauce. Recipe here. This year I've gotten into a bit of a habit of abstaining from in-progress photos … Continue reading Ginuary 27th: Pork Steak with Gin & Coriander Sauce.
Ginuary 26th: Gold Rush Tea.
One I've been wanting to do for the last three years on this day—Australia Day! This cocktail was created for Australia Day by Hendrick's gin's Australian gin ambassador back in 2012. Sorry to betray you, Hendrick's, but in the spirit (giggle) of Australia Day I had to go with a home-grown gin: the shiny new … Continue reading Ginuary 26th: Gold Rush Tea.
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