Vintage Cellars Catalogue - 02/02-05/04/2022 (Page 41)

the proof long live local native botanicals are being appreciated for their iven the proliferation of award-winning local gins lining the shelves in bottle shops and the category didn't really exist until around 15 years that incredible growth has been fuelled by increasingly discerning drinkers with an interest in provenance and it has made them clearer about the style they enjoy." says award-winning cocktail creator callan fleming "consumers are more familiar with local brands now the big change in the last five years." everyone's trying to find their own distinct flavour differences," says callan just look at four pillars' bloody shiraz and seven seasons' green ant gin – two prime examples of australian distilleries that have pioneered entirely new styles of gin many a great idea has emerged from a night out on innovative world where art and science mix freely and the spirit acts as a conduit for creativity but steady move towards drier gins that reflects the more marked contrast to "the first iteration of australian gins that were quite juniper and coriander heavy and tended to be on the sweeter side,” according to callan it is indeed a sentiment echoed by shane reid co-founder of australia's first certified organic spirits is the new sweet" spirit of adventure with the juniper has become more important and vintagecellars.com.au