Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 28/04-29/06/2021 (Page 43)

the proof thrilling distilling australian gins are taking the world by storm thanks methods – and bucketloads of talent by james atkinson ast year was a landmark moment for australian craft spirits as our distillers achieved unprecedented recognition on the world stage at the icons of gin awards 2020 in london aussies took home coveted trophies including sydney's the barber shop distillery was named international gin producer of the year at the international wine & spirit up their 10th year of making gin look at some of the ingredients – botanical and otherwise contributing to this remarkable success recently have white settlers woken up to the cornucopia of wonderful flavours they can harness to showcase in their gins the local there's a handful of native botanicals that are making regular appearances in australian tasmanian pepperberry is also frequently deployed for its fragrant eucalypt and fruity choice for the citrus characteristics that are for herbal notes; strawberry gum and bush tomato for fruity accents; while dorrigo pepper leaf and cinnamon myrtle are among those australians for their medicinal benefits and suited to the spirit there are more than 700 individual been used in an aussie gin by one of our australian distillers have an unrivalled array of unique botanicals to work with in creating local have been consumed by indigenous australians vintagecellars.com.au