Strawberry Gin

Key Botanicals:

• Strawberries

Tasting Notes

• Subtle sweetness from the fruit

• Crushing the fruit adds a slight viscosity and rounded mouth feel

• Subtle lavender

Made using a base gin with the addition of lavender, carefully selected strawberries are then infused in the gin for 2 months imparting colour, flavour and a touch of sweetness

The colour and flavour in the bottle is all natural (unlike many commercial “pink gins”). Being a natural colour, it will slowly fade if the bottle is exposed to light. The flavour wont change but it will loose some of its “pink”. Best keep this bottle in a dark cupboard or freezer – if it lasts

Of note the strawberry gin can only be made in the early strawberry season (November to April). We found using strawberries towards the end of the season the fruit has less flavour and colour and simply does not create the delicious flavours we want.

Designed for those who prefer a sweeter style drink, the strawberry gin is best paired with a good lemonade

30ml Mallee Spirit Strawberry Gin

90ml Capi lemonade

Lots of ice

Garnish with a few slices of fresh strawberries and mint

Strawberry gin is also a great base for delicious, sweet cocktails

This one was originally made for a Rural Women’s Day event in 2023

45ml Mallee Spirit Strawberry gin

45ml Mallee Spirit Lemoncello

30ml Strawberry syrup - I make the strawberry syrup by boiling up a cup of sugar, a cup of water and a punnet of chopped strawberries. As this has no preservatives, it is best kept frozen.

1/2 an egg white - now if you are lucky enough to have your own chooks - you know that nothing will allow you to select half and egg white.

That’s when you pretend you have friends and double the quantity - OR use a few 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 some finely sliced strawberry – if they are sliced too thick, they will just sink to the bottom of the glass