Name: Modern Australian Gin
Brand: Four Pillars
Price: 88 AUD
Availability: InStock

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This gin was originally an exclusive collaboration between Four Pillars Gin, QANTAS and the Rockpool Group.

Alongside some great native botanicals, Asian spices like Szechuan peppercorns gave it a lovely warm mouthfeel (a tiny bit like Neil Perry’s famous numbing duck dish from Spice Temple). Combined with local fruits and Australian macadamia nuts this gave us a gin with lots of softness and spice.

And then something not entirely unexpected happened. Everyone wanted in on this ‘secret’ gin they had seen in fancy restaurants and airport lounges.

We think of it as a modern Australian classic, strongly led on the nose and palate by lashings of juniper.

This traditional underpinning is supported by native lemon myrtle, quandong, macadamia nuts, fresh grapefruit peel, red and green Szechuan (because what would modern Australia be without Chinese flavours?) and fresh red apples.

The result is a bright and dry gin, made in a truly Australian way, and now available for everyone to share.

Botanicals

Juniper

location: Macedonia

Without juniper, there is no gin. When distilled, it adds a medicinal flavour with notes of pine needles. Juniper is grown wild, and the berries are harvested by hand on mountain slopes.

Cassia

location: Sri Lanka

This spice is made from the bark of East Asian trees related to the ‘true cinnamon’ of Sri Lanka. Cassia adds a distinct richness to our gin, bringing all the other spices together.

Lemon Myrtle

location: Queensland

Lemon Myrtle is a beautiful alternative to lemon peel when distilling. Its floral character mingles with the other spices without dominating any flavours, textures or aromas.

Quandong

location: Western Australia

This outback superfood is part of the sandalwood family, offering mild dry lentil aromatics, a sweet, tangy and somewhat tart fruit, with a slightly sour and salty aftertaste.

Macadamia Nut

location: Queensland

The Australian macadamia may be the most expensive nut in the world, and the hardest to crack. But it’s worth it for the sweet, buttery flavour and texture these native nuts provide.

Red Szechuan

location: China

A complex spice which packs a punch, this Chinese native has a citrus aroma with an overtone of pine, helping to balance a variety of flavours.

Ginger

location: Queensland

Fresh ginger provides the level of flavour lift required to match other botanicals. We like to use mature ginger for its juiciness and intensity.

Angelica

location: Netherlands

We use the root of the plant, which has a very earthy, mushroom or woody smell. Angelica adds to the soft texture of the final gin, along with a very, very subtle bitterness.

Rosie Glow Apples

location: Yarra Valley

As the name suggests, this pink apple has a tart burst of flavour with a sweet finish, and juicy flesh. The fresh skin adds a lovely fruit-led lift to our Modern Australian Gin.

Orange

location: Australia

In Australia we’re lucky to have oranges all year round, from different growers depending on the season. Fresh biodynamic oranges give warm Mediterranean citrus notes that lift all the spices.

Lemon

location: Yarra Valley

Fresh local lemons lift the savoury botanicals, adding fruit and brightness.

Grapefruit

location: Victoria

A beautiful cross between the sweet orange and sour pomelo, this citrus fruit is bittersweet balanced with sour. Fresh grapefruit peel adds fruit and lift to our Modern Australian Gin.

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This gin is made for cocktails, but first try a G&T with lemon (not our usual orange).

No.1_Mod Oz G&T

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The world’s best drink, made with our deliciously modern and Australian gin. Purity of spirit meets powerful flavours.

No.2_GIN SUNSET

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This delicious take on a Tequila Sunrise is as pretty as an Australian sunset.

No.3_MELBOURNE MARTINI

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Let's face it, Melbourne is wet a lot of the time. So is this Martini. It's also very aromatic and just delicious.

No.4_ SUMMER HEATWAVE

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When the mercury rises, reach to this as your patio pounder of choice. Fruity, fizzy, fun.

At Four Pillars Distillery we make modern Australian gins, and none more so than this one with a great balance of Asian spice with traditional and native Australian botanicals.

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