HINTERLAND HOUR: COCKTAIL RECIPES

New season, new collection, new round of cocktails from the oh-so-clever team at Cape Byron Distillery! These Brookie’s Gin cocktails were crafted for The Superbloom collection and named after its prints, making each a tipple you won’t soon forget.

Read about Cape Byron Distillery and find a few more recipes in our blog post here: Gin Cocktails and the Big Scrub.

 

 

 

Our most colourful print yet, The Superbloom translates into one flavourful concoction.
Bright, fresh and made to get you twirling.

 

Ingredients:
45 ml Brookie’s Slow Gin
15 ml Aperol
30 cm Grapefruit Juice
5-10 ml Raspberry Syrup
10 ml Aquafaba (aka chickpea brine – a vegan alternative to egg whites!)

Garnish:
Lilly Pilly Leaf
Finger Lime Powder

Method:
Mix the ingredients in a cocktail shaker, strain and admire that aquafaba foam. Garnish carefully and enjoy, sweethearts.

Just the thing for cooler days, the Canyon Warmer is one smooth sip when you want to unwind.

 

Ingredients:
45 ml Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin
30 ml Lemon Juice
15 ml Peach-Honey-Ginger Syrup*

*Blend 2 peaches with 3 tablespoons honey, a knob of ginger and a cup of water and finely strain.

Garnish:
Native Ginger Stick
Native Gingerleaf
A spritz of smokey single malt whisky, like Bowmore or Laphroaig 

Method:
Stir and strain over a large block of ice. Spritz with that smokey whisky and put your feet up. It’s time to relax.

 

 

 

Ingredients:
45 ml Brookie’s Slow Gin
30 ml Lime Juice
The pulp of half a passionfruit
Fig syrup*

*Blend 4 figs with ½ cup of hot water and ½ cup of super. Finely strain.

Garnish:
Fig slice

Method:
Shake with ice, strain and garnish with a fig slice. This one is all about the flavour, no fuss.

You can find Brookie’s Gin online (www.capebyrondistillery.com) and in premium independent liquor stores. Or if you find yourself in Byron Bay, experience a guided tour through Cape Byron Distillery’s incredible rainforest farm and learn about the Big Scrub and the art of distillation by booking online:  www.capebyrondistillery.com