CHRISTMAS CRUSTA COCKTAIL

A Four Pillars twist on the much-loved Crusta cocktail. Citrus, Christmas, and that delightful sugar crust.

  • INGREDIENTS

    • 50mL Australian Christmas Gin 
    • 25mL lemon juice
    • 5mL Amaro Montenegro
    • 20mL lemon + orange sherbet (see recipe below)
    • Lemon + orange sugar crust (see recipe below)

  • METHOD

    • Coat a coupette rim with the lemon + orange sugar crust
    • Combine all ingredients in a shaker with ice and shake, shake, shake!
    • Fine strain into the coupette

LEMON + ORANGE SHERBET RECIPE

  • INGREDIENTS

    • 300g caster sugar
    • 250mL fresh orange juice
    • 250mL fresh lemon juice
    • 3 lemon peels, de-pithed
    • 2 orange peels, de-pithed

  • METHOD

    • Place all ingredients, except juice, in a stainless-steel bowl and gently muddle
    • Leave at room temperature for a few hours, agitating regularly
    • Once oils have released, dissolve remaining crystals with the citrus juice
    • Fine strain and store refrigerated for up to two weeks

LEMON + ORANGE CRUST RECIPE

  • INGREDIENTS

    • 150g caster sugar
    • 5 lemons zested
    • 5 oranges zested

  • METHOD

    • Place ingredients in a stainless-steel bowl
    • Mix together thoroughly
    • Store in an air-tight container

  • LOOKING FOR MORE?

    Check out all the cocktails you can make with Australian Christmas Gin this way.

  • AUSTRALIAN CHRISTMAS GIN

    An annual release, made with Christmas puddings and aged in muscat barrels.

    Learn more 
Journal
See all
Sticky Carpet Gin & Tonic Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Sticky Carpet Gin & Tonic Recipe

Sticky Carpet Gin & Cordial Cocktail Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Sticky Carpet Gin & Cordial Cocktail Recipe

Pink Lemonade Spider Cocktail Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Pink Lemonade Spider Cocktail Recipe

Sticky Carpet Gin Lemon Lime & Bitters Sour Cocktail Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Sticky Carpet Gin Lemon Lime & Bitters Sour Cocktail Recipe

How to drink Sticky Carpet Gin

How to drink Sticky Carpet Gin

Senor Spicy Pants 2.0
GIN COCKTAILS

Senor Spicy Pants 2.0

Pink Gin Spritz
GIN COCKTAILS

Pink Gin Spritz

Diablo Rosa Pink Gin Cocktail Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Diablo Rosa Pink Gin Cocktail Recipe

Tongue Tickler Negroni Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Tongue Tickler Negroni Recipe

Christmas Gin Punch Recipe
GIN COCKTAILS

Christmas Gin Punch Recipe

You may also like

Shop All
Sticky Carpet Gin

Sticky Carpet Gin

limited edition

Sticky Carpet Gin
$88 AUD
$88

A tribute to Australia’s great front bars, the carpets sticky with beer and thick with stories.
limited edition
10th Birthday Rare Dry Gin

10th Birthday Rare Dry Gin

limited edition

10th Birthday Rare Dry Gin
$78 AUD
$78

A 10th birthday limited-edition bottling of the gin that started it all, Rare Dry Gin.
limited edition
Bloody Shiraz Gin 2023

Bloody Shiraz Gin 2023

limited edition

Bloody Shiraz Gin 2023
$86 AUD
$86

Gin combined with Yarra Valley grapes? Bloody brilliant.
limited edition
Fresh Yuzu Gin

Fresh Yuzu Gin

Fresh Yuzu Gin
$80 AUD
$80

A bright, aromatic and (yes) fresh dry gin.
Whisky Barrel Gin

Whisky Barrel Gin

Sold out Sold out

Whisky Barrel Gin
$175 AUD
$175

Four years in sherry casks and finished in LARK barrels. This is a gin like no other.
Sold out
Olive Leaf Gin

Olive Leaf Gin

Olive Leaf Gin
$84 AUD
$84

Our savoury gin made with olive leaf tea and olive oil is textural and bright.
Navy Strength Gin

Navy Strength Gin

Navy Strength Gin
$100 AUD
$100

Overproof gin with explosive citrus and Asian spice.
Spiced Negroni Gin

Spiced Negroni Gin

Spiced Negroni Gin
$84 AUD
$84

Aromatic and spicy, the first gin in the world created to go in a Negroni.
Barrel Aged Bloody Underhill Shiraz Gin

Barrel Aged Bloody Underhill Shiraz Gin

limited edition

Barrel Aged Bloody Underhill Shiraz Gin
$175 AUD
$175

We've taken our Bloody Underhill Shiraz Gin and barrel aged it.
limited edition
Chardonnay Barrel Gin

Chardonnay Barrel Gin

limited edition

Chardonnay Barrel Gin
$80 AUD
$80

A barrel-aged gin, sweet, smooth and super sippable.
limited edition