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  1. Four Pillars Dry Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml Can
    Four Pillars Dry Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml Can

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    500
  2. Dolin Vermouth Rouge 16%
    Dolin Vermouth Rouge 16%
    Dolin Vermouths are notably lighter, drier and less pungent than their larger commercial counterparts. The particular mixture of plants found near Chambéry give a fresh, restrained and elegant nose, with a subtle, complex bittersweet palate. Even the Blanc and Rouge retain great balance, with the sugar never cloying, and just enough bitterness to whet the appetite. Each can be enjoyed as aperitif on ice, with a twist of citrus, or in a broad array of traditional cocktails.
    Vermouth
    France
    $26.00
  3. Dolin Vermouth Blanc 16%
    Dolin Vermouth Blanc 16%
      Dolin Vermouths are notably lighter, drier and less pungent than their larger commercial counterparts. The particular mixture of plants found near Chambéry give a fresh, restrained and elegant nose, with a subtle, complex bittersweet palate. Even the Blanc and Rouge retain great balance, with the sugar never cloying, and just enough bitterness to whet the appetite. Each can be enjoyed as aperitif on ice, with a twist of citrus, or in a broad array of traditional cocktails.
    Vermouth
    France
  4. Drapo Vermouth Bianco
    Drapo Vermouth Bianco

    STAGE 3  - FLAT MON - PLAISANCE > TURIN 230.8 KM

    Born in Turin, the city where the deep roots of Vermouth originated back in 1786. The name "TURIN VERMOUTH" takes inspiration from the historicity of the fine products produced from secret family recipes and the liqueur tradition of the Piedmont capital.

    The production comes exclusively from Piedmontese territory with the main raw material of Artemisia Absinthium grown or harvested in Piedmont, moreover, only sugar, grape must, caramelized sugar or honey can be used as a sweetener.  Composed of at least 50% of wines produced in Piedmont and flavored, even if not exclusively, with herbs grown or harvested in Piedmont. It's pretty special stuff and an obvious choice for Stage 3.

    Now, the question is do you want to just enjoy it on ice with a slice of lemon or do you want something with a little more oomph? Either way, you will love it and while we would prefer the former if we were sitting in some summer Italian sun we might be up for a white Negroni here in the middle of winter. So if that's your bag check out the recipe below. WE've made sure to include Lillet here too so it's the perfect Tour combo of French & Italian!

    30ml gin - Haymans is our choice
    30ml Turin Vermouth Drapo Vermouth Bianco 16% alc
    20ml Lillet Blanc
    15ml grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed
    1 grapefruit peel, for garnish

    Combine and stir gently but patiently in a rock glass then garnish with citrus peel

    Vermouth
    Italy
    457
  5. Turin Vermouth Drapo Vermouth Dry 18% alc
    Turin Vermouth Drapo Vermouth Dry 18% alc
    A dry vermouth of exceptional quality and refined organoleptic characteristics achieved through the harmonization of a selection of fine wines, fortified with alcohol, sweetened with sugar and reinvigorated with a select blend of herbs and spices. An intense, lingering taste with fresh, fruity characteristics. This dry vermouth is extremely complex yet pleasing and elegant with notes of Iris Florentina and bitter orange. An excellent base for creative cocktails. DRAPO
    Vermouth
    Italy
    457
  6. Four Pillars Dry Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml Can Four Pack
    Four Pillars Dry Rare Dry Gin & Tonic 250ml Can Four Pack

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    500
    $29.00
  7. Dolin Dry Vermouth 16% (700ml)
    Dolin Dry Vermouth 16% (700ml)
    Dolin Vermouths are notably lighter, drier and less pungent than their larger commercial counterparts. The particular mixture of plants found near Chambéry give a fresh, restrained and elegant nose, with a subtle, complex bittersweet palate. Even the Blanc and Rouge retain great balance, with the sugar never cloying, and just enough bitterness to whet the appetite. Each can be enjoyed as aperitif on ice, with a twist of citrus, or in a broad array of traditional cocktails.
    Vermouth
    France
    $29.00
  8. Vinden Pokolbin Blanc White Blend 2023
    Vinden Pokolbin Blanc White Blend 2023
    (An)Gus Vinden is the next-gen in charge at the much loved Vinden Estate in the Hunter Valley. He is reimaging his farther estate with a string of exciting new releases and modern interpretation of the wines of the Hunter. This is Part of Gus new experimental range all from a single vineyard in Polkolbin.

    A real treat with musky, rose petal and ginger flecked aromatics sprinkled with a little white pepper chalky goodness. Super inviting and open aromatics that entice but with a little intrigue and a certain je ne sais quoi that capture you even more. Its lovely and pure, crispy tree fruits, some quince, a little citrus thrown in. Its thirst quenching stuff that will appeal to many.
    2021
    Marsanne, Roussane
    Australia
    404
  9. Unico Zelo Yuzu Sweet Vermouth 750ML
    Unico Zelo Yuzu Sweet Vermouth 750ML

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Vermouth
    Australia
    500
  10. Ogier Le Temps Est Venu Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2022
    Ogier Le Temps Est Venu Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2022
    Always a lovely wine and the 2022 has an extra level of freshness and crunchy snap. A blend of grenache blanc, roussanne and a good dollop of viognier. Stone fruits, some quartz mineral notes that thread through the mid palate and sprinkle white pepper to finish. Some slippery textural elements provide length and its cut nicely by a streak crunch acid.
    2022
    Marsanne, Roussane
    France
    467
  11. Lordson Gin (700ml)
    Lordson Gin (700ml)
    A traditional and popular dry gin from France at a great price.  Very aromatic with juniper berries and a hint of licorice.  PWS
    Gin
    England
  12. Ogier Le Temps Est Venu Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023
    Ogier Le Temps Est Venu Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023
    Ripe peach, apricot, honeyed white flowers, and some mineral notes all define the 2022 Côtes Du Rhône Temps Est Venu Blanc, a medium-bodied, round, fleshy, nicely textured, balanced white that will have lots of flexibility on the dinner table.
    2023
    Marsanne, Roussane
    France
    467
  13. Loro Dark Chocolate Martini 200ml
    Loro Dark Chocolate Martini 200ml
    Dark Chocolate Martini 100% Chocolate . Gin . Vermouth

    Developed in collaboration with Mörk chocolate brewhouse in Melbourne, we’ve designed a pure and sweet chapter of a tale many times told. A refined, non-creamy chocolate martini using 100% Venezuelan chocolate––cold vacuum distilled to isolate an authentic flavour. In its cleanest version the chocolate was then blended with dry vermouth and gin to create a full flavoured, elegant chocolate martini. Not heavy, not sticky.

    To serve: Chill in the freezer for an hour prior to serving. Pour into a chilled glass, garnish with a lemon peel.
    Gin
    Australia
  14. Loro Coffee Cocktail 200ml
    Loro Coffee Cocktail 200ml

    Coffee Cocktail: Tonka Bean . Vanilla . Coffee . Orange

    Iconic 80s model asked Soho Brasserie bartender, Dick Bradsell to make her a cocktail to “wake me up & f***k me up". A shot of espresso into a Black Russian recipe, created the ‘EspressoMartini’. Ours, tonka bean & fresh vanilla––think almond & baked goods–– gently supported by fragrant orange, & cold brew coffee––to wake your senses (not f**k them up).

    To serve: Chill in the freezer for half an hour prior to serving. Pour over ice, garnish with an orange peel.

    Gin
    Australia
  15. Loro Cherry & Cacao Manhattan 200ml
    Loro Cherry & Cacao Manhattan 200ml
    Cherry & Cacao Manhattan: Cacao Husk . Cherry . Solera Rye . Fennel . Sweet Vermouth

    The original Manhattan cocktail was first mixed with whiskey, sweet vermouth, bitter and absinthe. Our recipe blends Solera Rye and sweet vermouth, accompanied with cacao husk, fennel seeds and preserved cherries. A deep, ripe fruit on the nose, a hint of spice on the palate, with a tropical fruit  dance integrating the acidity perfectly. Elegant, highly drinkable and uplifting.

    To serve: Chill in the freezer for half an hour prior to serving. Pour over ice, garnish with an orange peel.
    Gin
    Australia
  16. Loro Olive Martini 200ml
    Loro Olive Martini 200ml
    Olive Martini: Olive Oil . Gin . Dry Vermouth

    There are many ways to order your Martini. However you prefer it, Martini is always a symbol of sophistication, elegance and power. We present a crisp, fragrant flavour of olive underpinned by aromatic vermouth and lifted up by fresh juniper. A clean, refined Olive Martini. Made with cold-vacuum-distilled extra virgin olive oil, dry vermouth and gin. Class.

    To serve: Chill in the freezer for half an hour prior to serving. Pour over ice, garnish with an orange peel.
    Gin
    Australia
  17. Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne 2022
    Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne 2022

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    2021
    Roussane
    Australia
    349
  18. Tenuta Aglaea Vermouth Bianco
    Tenuta Aglaea Vermouth Bianco
    Made from a mix of local white grapes grown at high altitude, this has been infused with local organic spices and herbs, the main herb ingredient is Artemisia absinthium. With 125gm residual sugar, this rounds out a Vesper nicely! GABRIELLE POY, PWS
    2017
    Vermouth
    Italy
    482
  19. Tenuta Aglaea Vermouth Dry
    Tenuta Aglaea Vermouth Dry
    Made from a field blend of white grapes; carricante, cataratto, inzolia, greganico and minella at high altitude, this has been infused with local organic spices and herbs, the main herb ingredient is Artemisia absinthium.This finishes drier than the Bianco with 40gm residual sugar. Pour this over ice with soda and a olive to garnish for a lovely aperitif. GABRIELLE POY, PWS
    2017
    Vermouth
    Italy
    482
  20. Allevare Beechworth Roussanne 2022
    Allevare Beechworth Roussanne 2022
    Lucy and Alysha are based in West Gippsland, looking after small parcels of land and sourcing fruit from around Victoria. Producing delicious and honest wines under their label 'Allevare', meaning 'to nurture', they pride themselves on working with the land and collaborating with growers in all regions with a focus on sustainability and innovation. An amalgam of Sicilian and local sensibilities, and some of the most joyful and inviting labels in the game.Artwork by Bridgette McNab, an old Sicilian love story about Teste di Moro.
    2022
    Roussane
    Australia
    500
  21. Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne 2021
    Michael Hall Barossa Valley Roussanne 2021

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    2021
    Roussane
    Australia
    349
  22. Canonita Aperitivo de Mallorca 750ml
    Canonita Aperitivo de Mallorca 750ml
    Canonita! What is it? Think Aperol but better. Ok. Bold statement but this stuff is absolutely delicious. It's made from the best organic Canoneta oranges from Mallorca's Sóller Valley.

    The Valley is located on Mallorca's northwest coast and sheltered by the Tramuntana mountains is a magic place. Thanks to its unique terroir it is the centre of citrus cultivation in Mallorca for over  a  1000 years and the valley is theoriginal home of the highly aromatic Canoneta orange, considered the "queen of oranges".

    Carefully crafted by Antonio Nadal, Mallorca's oldest and most renown distillery, the Canoneta essence is blended with white wine and refined with a secret selection of herbs from our beautiful island.
    Its beautifully fragrant with fresh crushed orange, citrus peel, delicate sweet floral notes and a gentle bitterness of fresh cut herbs. This is perfect as a spritz or even with tonic but honestly we would happily drink it with ice and a dash soda as an apertif all summer long.
    NV
    Vermouth
    Spain
  23. Maidenii Roselle Bitter 750ml
    Maidenii Roselle Bitter 750ml
    Roselle is the common name for Hibiscus Sabdariffa. It has a bright red calyx which adds colour and flavour along with 23 other botanicals including Australian natives – strawberry gum, Tasmanian pepperberry and salt bush. Its important bitterness comes from various roots, in particular gentian from Aubrac in the Centre of France. The wine base is from Heathcote grapes fermented as rosé, which is fortified with the unique blend of botanical tinctures . The residual sugar, from grapes only, is around 100 g/l, indicating a more Aperitivo style but it is very well suited as a Bitter, to the growing category of low sugar/low alcohol cocktail.
    Vermouth
    Australia
  24. Petroni Vermouth White 1000ml
    Petroni Vermouth White 1000ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Vermouth
    France
  25. Pierre Gaillard St Joseph Blanc 2021 375ml
    Pierre Gaillard St Joseph Blanc 2021 375ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    2021
    Marsanne, Roussane
    France
    467
  26. Brunswick Aces Hearts Sapiir 700ml
    Brunswick Aces Hearts Sapiir 700ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
  27. Maidenii Dry Vermouth 750ml
    Maidenii Dry Vermouth 750ml
    Dry is the lightest in colour and is slightly alpine on the nose, you can taste the citrus apples, apricot from the viognier (at least I told myself I could) and there is an intense cardamom and cinnamon spice element. You can add this to a martini, but I want this chilled over ice with a wad of orange and that’s about it. BEN KNIGHT, The Guardian
    2016
    Vermouth
    Australia
    500
  28. Maidenii Yuzu Vermouth 750ml
    Maidenii Yuzu Vermouth 750ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    NV
    Vermouth
    Australia
    500
  29. Quenard Bergeron (Roussanne) 'Les Roches Blanches' Chignin Savoie 2021
    Quenard Bergeron (Roussanne) 'Les Roches Blanches' Chignin Savoie 2021

    Bergeron is the local name for the Roussanne grape. Grapes are hand-harvested with fermentation spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Most often does not undergo malolactic fermentation but can depend on the vintage.

    2021
    Roussane
    France
  30. Maidenii Classic Vermouth 750ml
    Maidenii Classic Vermouth 750ml
    Classic is red in colour with a much warmer spice range. It has loads more orange-peel flavour, again, cinnamon before cardamom and a sweet, almost strawberry, smell. It has a fuller mouth feel owing to more sugar, rich exotic elixir with a note of toffee. I also want this just on ice – maybe with some ginger beer thrown in. BEN KNIGHT, The Guardian

    The Apertif Vermouth uses fully fermented shiraz grapes. Prominent botanicals include orange zest, bay leaf and gentian root. This mix is designed to be savoured solo pre or post dinner, served over ice or chilled with a slice of orange. For a twist, it also works beautifully with Calvados.
    Vermouth
    Australia
  31. Saison Spring Rhubarb Vermouth
    Saison Spring Rhubarb Vermouth

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Vermouth
    Australia
  32. Outlandish Claims Red Vermouth 700ML
    Outlandish Claims Red Vermouth 700ML

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Vermouth
    Australia
    500
  33. Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Marsanne Roussanne 2023
    Place of Changing Winds Harcourt Marsanne Roussanne 2023

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    2023
    Marsanne, Roussane
    Australia
    405
  34. Departed Spirits Yuzu Gin (500ml)
    Departed Spirits Yuzu Gin (500ml)

    Spirit: Dry Gin Primary Flavour: Yuzu  Secondary Flavour: Juniper, Orange (Gin)

    The world has enough bad gin. What it doesn't have is perfectly-balanced Australian craft gin blended with Yuzu juice imported directly from the Japanese highlands. With subdued juniper and mellow notes of green apple and chamomile, our Yuzu gin makes for effortless summer drinking at a park, pond, pergola or party near you.

    Gin
    Australia
    340
  35. Departed Spirits Pineapple Agave (500ml) 34%
    Departed Spirits Pineapple Agave (500ml) 34%

    Spirit: Destilado de Agave Primary Flavour: Pineapple Secondary Flavour: Jalapeño

    Because two spiky plants are better than one.

    A Mexican masterpiece of Destilado de Agave - cooked, crushed and distilled from mature blue agave grown in the lowland valleys of Jalisco. After it's smuggled into Australia, we infuse it with Pineapple and Jalapeño - because nothing is more fun and delicious than that.

    This product is essentially Spring Break for your mouth, without the criminal charges and lifelong consequences.

    Gin
    Australia
  36. Departed Spirits Super Mango (500ml) 37%
    Departed Spirits Super Mango (500ml) 37%

    Spirit: Salty Gin Primary Flavour: Mango Secondary Flavour: Saltbush, Samphire

    The only thing more powerful than Superman is arguably Supermango. And even though this tin won’t rescue anyone from a burning building - or do anything remotely good for humanity - it doesn’t need to, because it is MANGO F*@$&NG GIN, with salt in it.

    So next time you are contemplating walking into a burning building, please just drink this instead - and we can all go on to drink another day*.

    Gin
    Australia
    340
  37. Full Circle Red Amaro 500ml
    Full Circle Red Amaro 500ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    339
  38. Departed Spirits Bloody Cello (500ml) 37%
    Departed Spirits Bloody Cello (500ml) 37%

    Spirit: Blood orangecello Primary Flavour: Blood orange Secondary Flavour: Ancho Chilli

    Let’s be honest - cellos sound kinda nice and we all pretend to love them if we are on a  first date, but most of the time: BORING. Not any more. This cello is a disturbed, unhinged, raging hot mess of a drink. How, you ask? We infused zesty Australian blood orange peels with the dried husks of ancho chilli. It’s smokey, vibrant, zesty, bitter and sour.

    It’s everything you ever wanted in a drink but were too self-concious and idiotic to ask for. So top it with Prosecco, top up your Negroni or drink it like a heathen - because this little number is music for your mouth. A symphony for your senses. A tango for your tastebuds. You get the drift....drink it.

     

    Gin
    Australia
    340
  39. Itinerant Spirits Vansetter Coffee Liqueur 700ml
    Itinerant Spirits Vansetter Coffee Liqueur 700ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
  40. Coursodon Vin de France Etincelle Blanc 2021
    Coursodon Vin de France Etincelle Blanc 2021
    A blend of 70% Viognier, 30% Roussanne from high-altitude single site at the top of the village of Mauves and at the edge of the Saint-Joseph appellation. Decomposed granite (like Hermitage) that is sand-like in texture. All fermented in stainless steel.
    2019
    Roussane, Viognier
    France
    467
  41. Coursodon Vin de France Etincelle Blanc 2022
    Coursodon Vin de France Etincelle Blanc 2022
    A viognier dominant wine supported by Marsanne from a high altitude vineyard at the to of Mauves on the border of the appellation. This medium-bodied white Rhone is a delight, because it is brimming with fresh stone fruit aromas. …the balance of ripeness and spring-like freshness is spot on. A cuvee of roussanne and viognier grown on granite soils at high altitude. Vinified only in stainless steel. Drink now. STUART PIGGOT
    2022
    Roussane, Viognier
    France
    467
  42. Allies Cinq a Sept Vermouth 700ml
    Allies Cinq a Sept Vermouth 700ml
    Cinq a Sept is French vernacular for the aperitif time of day. For the uninitiated, Vermouth is a wine based fortified aperitif typically having elements of herb, spice, citrus and bitterness. Most often the wine plays second fiddle to the recipe but with Cinq a Sept it shares equal billing. Expect fresh raspberry fruit laced with refreshing herbs, exotic spice and mild bitterness. Great on ice with a slice of orange or grapefruit, longer with a dash of soda or as a bit player in cocktails like Negroni. ALLIES

    I am totally in love with this product! Why? Because its flippin delicious! Pinot Based vermouth from the man behind Allies David 'Chappy' Chappman. He has just nailed it with this bright, bitter, summery drink. The subtle sweetness is beautifully balanced against the bitter citrus notes and the whole thing just sings. Of course, it's begging for a Negroni but this is so good I would just splash it on some ice with a citrus twist of your choice and a dash of soda. Enough said. MYLES, PWS
    Vermouth
    Australia
    441
    $68.00
  43. Never Never Triple Juniper Gin 500ml
    Never Never Triple Juniper Gin 500ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    340
  44. Never Never Dark Series Oyster Shell Gin 500ml
    Never Never Dark Series Oyster Shell Gin 500ml

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    340
  45. Applewood Coral Gin (500ml)
    Applewood Coral Gin (500ml)

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Gin
    Australia
    339
  46. Saison Artichoke Amaro
    Saison Artichoke Amaro

    More product information will be added here soon! In the meantime, if you do have any questions at all about this product or others in our store, you can contact us by phone or email. Our friendly and experienced team are always happy to assist - we love drinking, selling, talking about and being in and around wine!

    Vermouth
    Australia
  47. Melbourne Gin Company Dry Gin 700ml
    Melbourne Gin Company Dry Gin 700ml

    Frank Moorhouse in his book Martini - a memoir states, "Every time it is served, the martini represents a journey towards an unattainably ideal drink". The idea of endlessly pursuing a perfection that does not exist is something well known to passionate winemakers. Having a winemaking background we thought we would delve into the mysteries of gin production. This was largely brought about by our fascination with martinis and all things gin.
    The notion of the "unattainable ideal drink" led us into a series of trials and experiments and we have become fully immersed in the alchemy of batch distillation and the extraction of exotic and local botanicals. The MGC doffs its hat to London Dry Gin with the two major components being juniper berries and coriander seed. There are 11 botanicals in total (not including a lot of love) with the grapefruit peel and rosemary coming from the garden at Gembrook Hill Vineyard. The other botanicals are macadamia, sandalwood, honey lemon myrtle and organic navel orange, which are all sourced from Australia. The exotics in the mix are angelica root, orris root and cassia bark.

    Each botanical is distilled separately and then blended to our recipe - essentially a winemakers approach. We use a copper pot baine-marie alembic still. A still traditionally used for making perfume. This allows us to preserve the delicate nature of the botanicals we work with. The final component is the water used to break the gin back. We use Gembrook rainwater which is pure and fresh and allows the botanicals to shine through. At only 60kms from Melbourne this local source contributes to the definition of the unique "Melbourne Dry Gin" style.

    The MGC is not chill filtered. We didn't want to take out the oils that contribute so much to the aromatics and mouth feel of the gin. So when the gin is very cold the oils become slightly insoluble and form a light haze. The French use the word louche to describe this. In a different context someone who is louche is of a shady character! Each bottle is numbered to reflect the small batches in which it is made. ANDREW MARKS, Distiller & Winemaker

    Gin
    Australia
  48. Yeringberg Marsanne Roussanne 2021
    Yeringberg Marsanne Roussanne 2021

    62% Marsanne and 38% Roussanne. Vines planted 1973-85. The 2 varieties were picked & made separately, blended just before bottling.”

    Apple, lime, apricot, ginger and honey, chamomile tea and cinnamon. It’s nutty and savoury, white fleshed fruit with a juicy peach and apricot richness, dusty and spicy, a fine chalkiness to it, a real white Rhône mouth-perfume about it, honey and almond, with a long rich and grainy finish. Terrific wine. GARY WALSH, The Wine Front

    2021
    Marsanne, Roussane
    Australia
    506
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