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BBQs & Gin, Summer is just around the corner!
Summer is better when accompanied with good company, good food and gin!
"Bartending as an Art" - The Everleigh in Melbourne
The man who has been making waves on the international bartending scene, Agung Prabowo of the famous The Old Man in Hong Kong came to Australia for Sydney Bar Week 2019 .
"Bartending as an Art" - The Everleigh in Melbourne
The man who has been making waves on the international bartending scene, Agung Prabowo of the famous The Old Man in Hong Kong came to Australia for Sydney Bar Week 2019 .
This is the Best Matured Gin in Australia
The West Winds’ aged gin, Barrel Expedition II, has been named the best matured gin in Australia and given the top prize and a gold medal in its field at the second annual Australia Gin Awards.
What Are The Different Styles of Gin?
What Are The Different Styles of Gin? You may not be aware, but there are a vast array of different Gin styles, many of which are being produced in Australia by small craft distilleries. Because gin makers flavour their gin…
Masterclasses at the West Winds Gin Bar
Join us for a gin masterclass at our bar in the Leederville Hotel
The Great G&T Debate
The Great G&T Debate For us, there is one important debate that everyone should have their say on, and that’s what makes the perfect gin and tonic. Yes it is simple and delicious, but it can be oh so divisive.
The Perfect Garnish
When choosing your garnish for your drink think about aromas that can complement the flavours of your gin or favourite spirit.
The Tugboat Gin
In the past couple of weeks, we ran two Masterclasses at our Gin Bar in Leederville (Bill's Bar & Bites), featuring a behind-the-scenes insight into an Exclusive Gin Collaboration between Rummy Lovebeard and Jessica Arnott from Masterchef.
Guests who attended were lucky to get an in depth look into how a new Gin comes to life as Jess and Rummy walked them through their creative process and allowed them to sample the results.
As a very special treat, each guest also received a limited release 700ml bottle of the brand new 'Tugboat' Gin to take home!
This Gin was inspired by the Birak season in the Noongar calendar which runs from December to January and is known as the ‘hot dry time’.
As a summer style Gin, it features Australian botanicals, including young Geraldton wax leaves, Banksia Honey and Smoked Orange Peel. The piney Citrus aroma of the wax compliments the juniper so beautifully. In this case, they distilled the honey instead of diffusing it.
Overall, it has a very distinctive flavour profile which differs to the sweeter styles and is ideal for our hot climate, due to the inclusion of ingredients inspired by the ‘burning’ scrubland.
Ingredients:
- Banksia Honey
- Juniper Berries
- Geraldton wax leaves
- Coriander seeds
- Angelica and liquorice root
- Cinnamon Myrtle
- Lemon Peel
- Orange Peel (smoked)
If you missed out on these masterclasses and the opportunity to sample the Tugboat Gin, please keep your eyes open as we will be running more exciting events in the near future (and we may even be bringing another limited run of the Tugboat Gin to Tiny's Liquor Emporium soon).
The West Winds Gin Bowls
Learn how to make the hottest trend in gin cocktails with our top 3 gin bowl recipes incorporating Native Australian ingredients including Saltbush, Banksia flowers and Eucalyptus leaves.
Yesterday our Brand Ambassador worked alongside our creative team to bring to life his unique take on gin bowls, specifically incorporating native Australian ingredients. These were a match made in heaven when paired with our award-winning Australian gins.
Keep reading to discover our top three contemporary cocktail gin bowl recipes and the background story about what inspired these unique combinations.
Dragonfruit & Lemon Gin Bowl
Ingredients:
- The West Winds Gin - The Sabre
- 120ml Capi Dry Tonic Water
- Lemon
- Dragonfruit
- Juniper Berries
- Banksia Flower
Light, fresh and designed to bring out the subtle complexities of The Sabre, this Gin and Tonic utilises the light sweetness of the dragonfruit to create a base for the soft aromas of the banksia flowers to blend with the Juniper Berries and lemon zest. Inspired by our Brand Ambassador's latest trips to South East Asia and his experiments with native botanicals from home and abroad.
Kiwifruit & Bush Tomato Gin Bowl
Ingredients:
- The West Winds Gin - The Cutlass
- 120ml Capi Dry Tonic Water
- Kiwifruit
- Habanero Peppers
- Bush Tomatoes
- Eucalyptus Leaves
Ideal for the more adventurous drinker, the stronger Citrus notes of the kiwifruit and the heat of the habanero peppers create a peppery blend that pairs beautifully with the aromas of native eucalyptus. For a special touch add native Bush Tomatoes to enhance that one in a million flavour that belongs distinctively to The Cutlass.
Grapefruit & Toasted Saltbush Gin Bowl
Ingredients:
- The West Winds Gin - The Broadside
- 120ml Capi Dry Tonic Water
- Grapefruit
- Blueberries
- Pimento
- Toasted Saltbush
- Snowpea Flowers
Bold and punchy, the salty flavours of The Broadside are complemented by roasted saltbush and fresh blueberries in this fun mix of tastes and textures. Pink grapefruit zest adds a light zing to pair with the pimento and don't be afraid to add edible snowpea flowers to fancy it up a bit.
We haven't even told you the best part about our gin bowl cocktail recipes yet... some of the key ingredients including Saltbush, Banksia Flowers and Eucalyptus Leaves can be foraged from almost any suburb!
The remaining ingredients can be found at your local growers' market (Fremantle Markets for example) or your local grocer (Fresh Provisions in this case).
