My Fair Lady at SocieTEA A sunny daytime tipple; in the vein of a mimosa or a bellini. It doesn’t taste very potent yet, surrounded by the historic opulence of Werribee Mansion and plied with petit fours at high tea, who really minds? T2 French Earl Grey tea, Bombay Sapphire […]
Gin Recipe: The Cutlass
Since DrinkMelbourne opened (all of five minutes ago) West Winds Gin has already popped up on my radar several times. Making a mental note to seek out the spirit soon – as it’s wonderfully Australian – circumstance hurried me along. At The Model’s Handbook launch held poolside at The Olsen […]
World Class Cocktail Competition 2012: Melbourne Winter Round
Shakers are out and spritzing is in, if the concoctions created for the Winter round of the World Class Cocktail competition are any indication of what’s en vogue behind Australian bars. The aforementioned spritz – from an atomiser or old-school perfume bottle – was seen used in several cocktails, either to coat […]