Myrtle Gin

Key Botanicals:

 Lemon and lime rind

 Lemon and aniseed myrtle

 Pink peppercorns

Tasting Notes

 Lemon and lime zest give a rounded mouth feel while the lemon myrtle adds aroma and additional citrus notes.

 Coriander and cardamom compliment the citrus

 Orris and angelica root give some grounded depth

 Cassia bark and liquorice root add some earthy balance

 Aniseed myrtle and pink peppercorn give warmth to the back palate

The perfect G&T

30ml Mallee Spirit Myrtle gin

90ml Bickford’s Dry tonic

I like the simplicity of the Bickford’s tonic

As a distiller, I spent so much time making the gin flavoursome - it don’t want to confuse it with a complex tonic (see my blog on tonic water)

Pour over a large block of ice and garnish with either a slice of fresh lemon or lime

Alternate mixing Options

The Mule!

30ml Mallee Spirit Myrtle gin

90ml Bickford’s Ginger Ale

Pour over a large block of ice and garnish with fresh lime and mint leaves

Cocktails

Tom Collins

60ml Mallee Spirit Myrtle Gin

30ml lemon juice

30ml simple syrup

Soda water to finish

Super refreshing

I like to use the cocktail shaker to ensure the drink is mixed and chilled

Put gin, lemon juice and simple syrup into a shaker with ice

Shake for as long as you want or until the shaker becomes frosted

Strain into a long glass filled half way with ice, top with soda and garnish with a slice

of lemon

Mallee Nymph

Just a play on a “white lady”

45ml Mallee Spirit Myrtle Gin

45ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

30ml lemon juice

30ml simple syrup

1/2 an egg white - now if you are lucky enough to have your own chooks - you know

that nothing (other than a Kitchen Aid Mixer) will allow you to select half and egg white. That’s when you pretend you have friends and double the quantity - OR use afew drops of Wonderfoam (available on line from Only Bitters) or Aquafaba (available online from Aquafab). See my blog on cocktail foamers for more information!

Place all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice

Shake like crazy Strain into a beaker, discard the ice and then return to the cocktail shaker and shake like crazy again Strain into a sweet little glass and garnish with a few twists of lemon rind

Imagine yourself having a drink before a jazz show - my pick is anything with Haley Reinhart preferably with Post Modern Jukebox