Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin, 70 cl - Award Winning Premium Australian Gin - With 9 Signature Botanicals and Mediterranean Citrus - Idea for Gin and Tonic Serves

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Sunday – Thursday 11.00am – 5.00pm, Friday and Saturday 11.00am – 6.00 pm. Adelaide Hills Distillery, Adelaide Hills

Luke: "Australia has a pretty cool history of gin. It’s only in the last decade that it’s exploded, with a lot of distilleries in Tasmania and spreading from there with a good batch of really passionate, wonderful people." While lesser men brush it off as a less complex spirit, gin deserves our full attention and there are the serious complexities and depth behind some of the best Australian gins. Blending the signature flavour of juniper berries with unique local botanical notes from each distiller’s region, the variations in these ingredients create a huge range of gins with very different profiles. So there’s plenty to keep you hooked on the local gin scene, whether the distiller has focused on using something like lemon myrtle, fresh green apple, Shiraz grapes river mint, blood orange, finger lime or even fresh ginger.

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Could they guess the signature botanical? No, but after being told, one of our tasters remarked: “I’ve never eaten a geranium, but I grow them, and I can kind of get it.” Tours are available daily, but you might like to consider doing one of William’s full-day gin-making workshops. The day includes a VIP distillery tour, gin masterclass, lunch, guided distillation and bottling and labeling of your personalised gin bottle. Bookings can be made here. The Australian craft gin is double distilled with fresh wasabi root, made in small batches and unfiltered to retain its vibrant and undiluted flavour. White Lies Brewing and Distillery This small-batch Victorian distillery is a two-time double gold winner with two of its gins – A Coastal Gin and An Australian Dry Gin –taking home the prestigious medals at the 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Gindu’s A Coastal Gin is a harmonious matrimony of sunrise lime, rainforest, rosemary and saltbush. An Australian Dry Gin delivers a subtle blend of sunburnt wattle, saltbush and anise, with piquant lime, hints of mandarin and spice. It was also awarded Best in Class Classic Dry Gin at the 2021 Australian Gin Awards. Turner Stillhouse - TAS This gin is sweet and full of zest just like Shirl, with uplifting notes, zesty characteristics and refreshing waves of orange blossom.

This unique spirit has been beautifully crafted to capture the essence of a classic London Gin. It has strong juniper and citrus flavours without the alcohol content. Ginache is the spirit of the wine country. It has a deep ruby hue and boasts notes of raspberry, cinnamon and candied peel.

It also has colour changing abilities thanks to our old-friend butterfly pea flower, which when mixed with lemon, lime or tonic transforms from blue to a rich violet. Friday 3.00pm-10.00pm, Saturday 12.00pm – 10.00pm, Sunday 12.00pm – 9.00pm South Australia Seppeltsfield Road Distillers, Barossa When it comes to award-winning distilleries, Four Pillars needs no introduction. Since pouring onto the scene nearly a decade ago, the Healesville-based distillery has become one of world’s leading gin producers – even being declared as such at the International Wine Spirits Competition, in London, in 2019. The brand’s ori-gin-al baby, the Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin, consistently ranks among the world’s best, having won gold, double gold and even Master medals at a plethora of industry competitions since it was first produced in 2014. Gin is then infused with juniper berries (the main flavor mostly associated with the spirit) as well as other ingredients like orris root, Angelica root, licorice, coriander, lavender, orange peel, and countless other potential fruits, herbs, and botanicals. Where is Gin Made? In the most basic sense, gin is a neutral grain distilled spirit that is infused with juniper berries and various other herbs and botanicals, based on the individual recipe. While flavour profiles vary, you can bet it will be floral and piney. How is Gin Made?

And the world is starting to take notice. Australian gins are earning double-gold medals and being crowned best in class at both local and international spirits competitions. Australian makers are being named master distillers and Australian brands are being recognised as global leaders of innovation, sustainability and even contemporary style. Most pink gins I’ve tried either cloying or taste so artificial that it was hard for me to discern whether it really was gin. So, in conclusion, I’m not a fan. You’ll find Ambleside Distillers on the road to Hahndorf. They have a gorgeous tasting bar serving drinks and food platters. This South Australia distillery is fast become one of the county’s gin darlings. Never Never Distilling Co started four years ago as a passion project between mates and the McLaren Vale-based brand is now producing some of the country’s best gins. Their Triple Juniper Gin was awarded World's Best London Dry Gin at the 2022 World Gin Awards, while distiller Tim Boast was awarded Master Distiller of the Year. They offer tours and tastings, but you must book online. For the health conscious (hehehe), you can join their Gin Yoga class every Sunday!

There are four different types of gin: London dry gin, old Tom, Plymouth and navy strength gin. Is gin gluten-free? You knew Four Pillars was coming up sooner or later, and while this list isn’t ranked, we figured we’d highlight some of the lesser-known Australian distilleries first before getting to this industry behemoth.