Gin sours, four ways

Out of all the gin drinks we’ve ever shaken, stirred or poured at our Healesville Distillery, there’s one cocktail that always comes out on top. A Bloody Gin Sour. In May, the team shook over 600 of them. Which is how our team mantra became: Who needs weights when you’ve got a full cocktail shaker?

So for this year’s release of our 2023 Limited Edition Bloody Shiraz Gin, we put a fizzy spin on this crowd favourite and (very creatively) called it a Winter Fizz. Shake 50mL Bloody Shiraz Gin, 15mL fresh lime juice, 15mL Maraschino liqueur and some egg white or aquafaba over ice. Strain into a Highball glass, top with grapefruit soda and garnish with a lime wheel. What a bloody delight.

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SPICED NEGRONI SOUR

Complex and balanced with a spicy zing, what’s not to love?

INGREDIENTS

• 60mL Spiced Negroni Gin
• 25mL fresh lemon juice
• 15mL sugar syrup
• 10mL Campari
• 15mL egg white

METHOD

• Combine all ingredients in a shaker
• Shake well and double strain into a coupette
• Garnish with a dried orange slice

YUZU GIN FIZZ

Take your Gin Sour to the next level with the magic of soda water.

INGREDIENTS

• 45mL Fresh Yuzu Gin
• 30mL fresh lemon juice
• 20mL sugar syrup [1:1]
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 egg white [optional]
• Soda water

METHOD

• Shake gin, lemon juice, sugar syrup, bitters and egg white over ice
• Fine strain into a chilled rocks glass and top with soda water

NOT A GIN FIZZ

Having a break from the drink but still want in on the fizzy action?

INGREDIENTS

• 50mL Bloody Bandwagon
• 20mL fresh lemon juice
• 15mL simple syrup [1:1]
• Dash of egg white
• Soda water
• Nutmeg

METHOD

• Shake all ingredients except soda over ice and fine strain into a chilled highball glass
• Top with soda water
• Garnish with some freshly grated nutmeg