{"title":"Gin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"poli-distillerie-marconi-46-gin-700ml-nv","title":"Poli Distillerie Marconi 46 Gin 700mL NV","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoli Distillerie Marconi 46 Gin takes its name from the street address of the family distillery at Schiavon in the Veneto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Poli family have been distilling at Schiavon, below Bassano del Grappa in the Veneto, since 1898, and are now in their fourth generation. Gin is a departure for a house built on grappa, but the equipment and the habits are much the same: small copper stills heated by steam, batch distillation, and a preference for doing things slowly. Juniper leads, as the category requires, with a supporting cast of botanicals in the contemporary style. The distillery keeps its own museum at Bassano del Grappa, open free to the public and devoted to the history of distilling in the region, which gives some sense of how the family regard their trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eServe cold with a good tonic and ice, or use it in a martini or negroni.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Veneto \/ Poli Distillerie","offer_id":44031823315003,"sku":"POLIGIN6","price":108.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/poli-distillerie-marconi-46-gin-700ml-nv.png?v=1787318405"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-ambrosian-gin","title":"Animus Distillery Ambrosian Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Ambrosian Gin is a Macedon Ranges gin built around South-East Asian aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen botanicals go in, and the interesting ones are fresh: mandarin, lime, young makrut lime leaf, ginger and galangal, with white sesame seed for body and a nutty edge at the close. Juniper, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, turmeric, lemon myrtle and star anise hold the frame. The distillery works out of Kyneton, where Luke Jacques and head distiller Sarah Wallace grow much of what they use and pick it on the day of distillation. What could easily have turned into a shouting match of flavours is instead clean and well proportioned, with a soft, almost fluffy texture across the palate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZesty and spicy, with tangy citrus up front and rooty ginger heat behind. Serve over plenty of ice with a good tonic and a wedge of lime, or use it where a gin needs to hold its own: a Gimlet, a spicy Collins, a Southside with Thai basil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287994232891,"sku":"14088-700","price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14088-700.png?v=1790124523"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-ambrosian-gin-100ml","title":"Animus Distillery Ambrosian Gin 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Ambrosian Gin 100ml is a small bottle of the distillery's South-East Asian-inspired gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hundred millilitres is enough for two or three drinks, which makes this format useful in two ways: trying a gin before committing to a full bottle, and putting something decent in a stocking. What is inside is the Kyneton distillery's most aromatic core release, leaning on mandarin, lime, makrut lime leaf, ginger, galangal and white sesame seed alongside juniper, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, turmeric, lemon myrtle and star anise. Fresh botanicals are grown at the distillery in the Macedon Ranges and prepared the day they go into the still, which is why the citrus reads as fruit and not extract.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTangy and warm, with a nutty sesame finish that separates it from most Australian gins. One 30ml pour makes a gin and tonic, with good tonic, heaps of ice and a lime wedge. Two pours will get you a pair of Negronis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287995379771,"sku":"14088-100","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14088-100.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-ambrosian-gin-500ml","title":"Animus Distillery Ambrosian Gin 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Ambrosian Gin 500ml is the standard bottling of this spice-and-citrus gin from the Macedon Ranges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia's appetite for South-East Asian cooking is the starting point, and the botanical list reads more like a curry paste than a London Dry: ginger and galangal for rooty heat, fresh mandarin and lime for tang, young makrut lime leaf for perfume, white sesame seed ground in for weight. Juniper, cardamom, angelica, clove, coriander seed, turmeric, lemon myrtle and star anise do the classical work underneath. Five hundred millilitres is the format the Kyneton distillery uses across most of its range, which says something about how these gins are meant to be drunk: often, and without ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe texture is the giveaway, soft and full, with tangy citrus, ginger heat and sesame on the finish. Pour 45ml over ice with tonic and lime, or push it harder in a spicy sour. It also makes an unusually good gin basil smash.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287995543611,"sku":"14088-500","price":86.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14088-500.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-ananas-gin-500ml-2021","title":"Animus Distillery Ananas Gin 500ml 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Ananas Gin 500ml is a pineapple-driven gin from the Macedon Ranges bottled at 50 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTiki cocktails and questionable lounge music are Luke Jacques's stated influences, and this second release follows them all the way. Fresh pineapple takes up most of the botanical load, with ginger, turmeric and galangal cutting across the fruit's sweetness. Makrut lime joins pineapple sage, lemon verbena, lemon myrtle and lemon balm, every one cut and prepared the morning of the run, for complexity, and ground sesame seed builds an oily texture. After distillation, pineapple flesh and rind, with some lemon and lime, steeped in the spirit in stainless steel for a full twelve months. Bottled without added water, the dilution coming from fruit juice and oils drawn out in steeping. No colour, no sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplosive and layered, with real pineapple weight and a spicy undertow. The distillery suggests elderflower tonic with fresh fruit and leaves, and that works well. There is texture enough to sip it over ice and intensity enough to stand up to coconut in a tiki drink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287995674683,"sku":"20336-500","price":84.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20336-500.png?v=1790124392"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-arboretum-gin","title":"Animus Distillery Arboretum Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Arboretum Gin is a savoury, herb-driven gin from the Macedon Ranges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSavoury is the point. Strawberry gum leaf brings floral and menthol tones, native bush tomato reads like tamarillo, rosemary and bay build herbal depth, and orange, both zest and flesh, rounds the palate out. Sarsaparilla, mountain pepperberry, capsicum, lemon thyme, cardamom, angelica, clove, star anise, turmeric and lemon myrtle fill in the middle, while juniper, coriander seed and citrus keep it recognisably a gin. Most of the Australian material is grown in the garden at the Kyneton distillery and picked on the day it goes into the still, which is where the sappy, resinous quality comes from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResinous and spicy with a green, almost eucalypt edge, and silky enough to sip neat over ice. In a drink it wants something savoury alongside: tonic with a rosemary sprig, a dirty Martini, a Gibson. Bartenders tend to treat it as a canvas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287995805755,"sku":"14089-700","price":105.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14089-700.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-arboretum-gin-100ml","title":"Animus Distillery Arboretum Gin 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Arboretum Gin 100ml is a small bottle of the distillery's savoury native-botanical gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralian native ingredients get used badly often enough that it is worth pointing out when they are used well. Strawberry gum, bush tomato, mountain pepperberry, lemon myrtle and sarsaparilla all appear, grown in the garden at the Kyneton distillery and picked the day they go in, alongside bay leaf, rosemary, lemon thyme, capsicum, orange, cardamom, clove, coriander seed, angelica, star anise and turmeric. Juniper still leads. A hundred millilitres gives you a few drinks, which is the right amount for working out whether a gin this unusual belongs in your cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerbal, resinous and dry, with a green savouriness that sets it well apart from a London Dry. One 30ml measure makes a gin and tonic with a rosemary sprig. Two make a pair of dry Martinis, which is arguably the better use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287996002363,"sku":"14089-100","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14089-100.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-arboretum-gin-500ml","title":"Animus Distillery Arboretum Gin 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Arboretum Gin 500ml is the standard bottling of this herbaceous Macedon Ranges gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe garden does the heavy lifting. Beds at the Kyneton distillery supply strawberry gum leaf for its menthol lift, bush tomato for a tamarillo-like savouriness, rosemary, bay and lemon thyme for herbal depth, and mountain pepperberry for a peppery bite, all cut on distillation day. Orange, both zest and flesh, rounds things out, while capsicum, sarsaparilla, cardamom, clove, coriander seed, angelica, star anise, turmeric and lemon myrtle sit underneath. Juniper is never in doubt. Five hundred millilitres is the house format across the range, and this is the gin in it that rewards the most attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry and sappy, with pine, green herb and a warm pepper finish, smooth enough to drink neat. Over ice with tonic and a rosemary sprig is the simple route. It is also one of the better Australian gins for a Martinez or a Gibson.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287996166203,"sku":"14089-500","price":86.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14089-500.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-barrel-aged-gin-500ml-2021","title":"Animus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 500ml 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 500ml is a barrel-matured gin bottled overproof at 55.9 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base is a variation on the house Macedon Dry, pushed towards lemon and Christmas spice to give the wood something to work with. Twenty months followed, most of it in Cloud9 Pinot Noir casks with a finish in new French oak. That is long by the standards of barrel-aged gin, and long enough for the wine and oak influence to read clearly without burying the botanicals. The distillery sits at Kyneton in the Macedon Ranges, which is good company for barrels: this is cool-climate wine country and the casks come from up the road. Bottled overproof, with no adjustment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOily and very long, with lemon oil, baking spice and a soft wine-cask sweetness over the juniper. At this strength it takes water well. Drink it neat, or over ice with lemon zest, or mix hard. An Old Fashioned built on gin is the obvious experiment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287996330043,"sku":"19701-500","price":156.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/19701-500.png?v=1790124459"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-barrel-aged-gin-500ml-2022","title":"Animus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 500ml 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 500ml is a gin matured in Moscato Giallo barriques and bottled at 55.1 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOak choice made this release. Three freshly disgorged Moscato Giallo barriques from Musk Lane Winery, a few minutes down the road, took a citrus-led variation on the house Macedon Dry, and the white-wine seasoning supported the gin instead of swamping it. Despite the colour in the bottle, maturation ran only twelve months before the spirit was judged ready for blending, dilution and hand bottling. No sugar or colour was added at any point. The barrel program at Kyneton has been running for years, and this is the release where the cask selection clicked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight up, layers of apricot, marmalade, cocoa butter and coconut give way to pear, pineapple and burnt sugar, with heat and spice around a firm structure. Add water or ice and chocolate-orange, herbs and vanilla come forward. Bartenders will find plenty to work with.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287996887099,"sku":"20802-500","price":112.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20802-500.png?v=1790124390"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-barrel-aged-gin-700ml","title":"Animus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Barrel Aged Gin 700ml is a cask-matured gin from the Macedon Ranges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBarrel-aged gin is a small category and an easy one to get wrong, since too much wood and the botanicals disappear. The Kyneton distillery has been working at it for years, starting from a variation on its Macedon Dry recipe and using wine casks sourced locally, the Macedon Ranges being cool-climate wine country where empty barriques are not hard to come by. Each release differs according to the wood available, and they are bottled by hand at high strength with no sugar or colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuniper and citrus softened by vanilla, dried fruit and a gentle wine-cask sweetness, with a long oily finish. Drink it neat or over a single large cube with lemon zest. It also stands in convincingly for whisky in an Old Fashioned.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287997018171,"sku":"17099-700","price":158.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/17099-700.png?v=1790124518"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-bauble-ambrosian-dry-gin-50ml","title":"Animus Distillery Bauble Ambrosian Dry Gin 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Bauble Ambrosian Dry Gin 50ml is a 50ml Christmas bauble filled with the distillery's spiced gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bauble is exactly what it sounds like: a small glass ornament, filled and sealed, made to hang on a tree and then be drunk. They appear each December and have become a fixture on Australian gin shelves at that time of year. Inside is the Macedon Ranges distillery's most aromatic core gin, driven by fresh mandarin, lime and young makrut lime leaf, with ginger and galangal for rooty warmth and white sesame seed lending body and a nutty finish. Juniper, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, turmeric, lemon myrtle and star anise fill in behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty millilitres is one solid drink. Make it a gin and tonic with good tonic and a lime wedge, or split it between two small Martinis if you want to taste the gin more plainly. Serve it very cold either way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287997182011,"sku":"20144-050","price":11.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20144-050.png?v=1790124459"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-bauble-ananas-gin-50ml","title":"Animus Distillery Bauble Ananas Gin 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Bauble Ananas Gin 50ml is a 50ml bauble of the distillery's pineapple gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePineapple is notoriously hard to capture in a still, which is presumably why Sarah Wallace and Luke Jacques kept pushing until nearly three-quarters of the botanical load was pineapple. Fresh ginger, turmeric and galangal cut the fruit's sweet acidity, while lemongrass, lemon verbena and makrut lime, picked and prepared the day of production, add lift, and ground sesame seed gives the spirit its oily mouthfeel. The gin then went back onto pineapple flesh and rind in a single 400-litre vat for eight months, until distillate and fruit infusion sat in balance. The bauble is a sealed glass ornament holding a single pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne bauble is one generous drink. Pineapple arrives first, then ginger and lime-leaf warmth. Pour it over ice with elderflower tonic and a wedge of fresh fruit, or use the lot in a short tiki-style sour with lime and a dash of bitters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287997345851,"sku":"20147-050","price":23.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20147-050.png?v=1790124460"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-bauble-core-range-3-pack-macedon-ambrosian-arboretum-3x50ml","title":"Animus Distillery Bauble Core Range 3-pack Macedon, Ambrosian, Arboretum 3x50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Bauble Core Range 3-pack is three 50ml Christmas baubles holding the Macedon Dry, Ambrosian and Arboretum gins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyneton in the Macedon Ranges is where these are made, by Luke Jacques and head distiller Sarah Wallace, who grow a large share of their own botanicals and pick them on the day they distil. The three gins pull in different directions. Macedon Dry is the London Dry homage, juniper-led, with lemon myrtle and mountain pepperberry added for citrus lift and a piquant edge. Ambrosian turns towards South-East Asia, with mandarin, makrut lime leaf, ginger, galangal and white sesame seed. Arboretum is the savoury one, built on strawberry gum, bush tomato, rosemary and bay. The baubles are sealed glass ornaments, made to hang on a tree.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis suits the person who wants the lay of the land before choosing a full bottle, and it suits anyone hunting a Christmas present that will actually get used. Three distinct styles, one drink in each, and a better-looking tree at the end of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287997476923,"sku":"20149-050","price":67.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20149-050.png?v=1790124451"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-bauble-davidsonia-gin-50ml","title":"Animus Distillery Bauble Davidsonia Gin 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Bauble Davidsonia Gin 50ml is a 50ml bauble of the distillery's Australian answer to sloe gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSloe gin usually starts with Prunus spinosa. This starts with Davidsonia pruriens, the Davidson's plum, a sour tropical fruit from temperate Queensland. The plums are snap-frozen so the ice ruptures the cell walls and the spirit gets at the juice quickly, then steeped for months in an overproof version of the Macedon Dry recipe. Pressing happens down the road at the Musk Lane winery. Because the fruit changes year to year, so does the gin, and this release is the most delicate so far. The bauble format is a sealed glass ornament holding a single 50ml pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe plum, lemon and rosehip on the nose, then morello cherry, guava and a zingy palate, with gentle tannin and lime-like acidity holding the sweetness in check. 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The distillery is at Kyneton and grows much of its own botanical material, picking on the day of distillation. As a small format it does two jobs at once, decoration and a decent drink, which is more than most Christmas novelties manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePine and juniper with a peppery citrus lift and a smooth, dry finish. Fifty millilitres is one good gin and tonic, built with plenty of hard ice, decent tonic and a twist of lemon. Serve it cold, and keep the garnish simple.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287998165051,"sku":"16510-050","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/16510-050.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-bauble-macedon-dry-gin-50ml-050","title":"Animus Distillery Bauble Macedon Dry Gin 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Bauble Macedon Dry Gin 50ml is a single-serve Christmas bauble of the distillery's benchmark dry gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCream rises, and over the years this has settled in as one of the Australian gins other Australian gins are measured against. It was written as a homage to the great London Drys, then took on its own character once lemon myrtle and mountain pepperberry joined the juniper-led base, adding a subtle citrus edge and a piquant bite while lifting the aromatics considerably. Cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, star anise, lemon, lime, turmeric and rosemary complete the list. The fresh botanicals come from the garden at Kyneton, picked on the day of distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuniper and sappy pine freshness carry a warm spice through a deep, smooth texture. One bauble is one drink: tonic, ice, a twist of lemon. If you would rather taste the gin properly, make it a very small, very cold Martini instead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287998263355,"sku":"20143-050","price":11.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20143-050.png?v=1790124459"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-davidsonia-gin-100ml-2021","title":"Animus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 100ml 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 100ml is a small bottle of this Australian fruit gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAustralian native fruit gets used for novelty often enough, so it is worth saying that the Davidson's plum here is doing real work: genuinely sour, genuinely tannic, and behaving in steeping much the way a sloe does. The fruit comes from temperate Queensland, is snap-frozen, then sits for months in an overproof Macedon Dry base before being pressed gently at the Musk Lane winery nearby. Each year's bottling has its own character, and this one is lighter than most. For that reason it is best drunk over days and weeks, or kept in the fridge once opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBright plum, lemon and rosehip lead, with morello cherry and guava behind and a puckering, tannic close. Serve it cold and neat, add soda and blood orange for something longer, or build it into a sour. It makes a fine cocktail base.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287998984251,"sku":"19948-100","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/19948-100.png?v=1790124457"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-davidsonia-gin-500ml-2021","title":"Animus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 500ml 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 500ml is the standard bottling of this Australian plum gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressing is the unusual step. After months steeping in an overproof version of the house Macedon Dry, the snap-frozen Davidson's plums are taken down the road to the Musk Lane winery and pressed on wine equipment, which pulls out a depth of colour, tannin and extract that a simple rack-off would leave behind. Everything about this bottling is seasonal: the Queensland fruit varies from one year to the next, the volumes are small, and this is the most delicate release to date. Treat it as you would a fresh, fruit-driven wine and drink it within weeks of opening, or keep it cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAromatic and plummy, with lemon and rosehip above, morello cherry and guava below, and a finish of fine tannin and lime-edged acidity. Cold and neat is lovely. 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Having the press on site means the team can take their time and stop when the extraction sits where they want it. The fruit is grown in temperate Queensland and is properly sour and astringent, which is why it works in the role English sloes usually play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlum, lemon and rosehip on the nose, then morello cherry, guava and a lip-smacking acidity with soft tannin underneath. Neat over ice, or as a spritz with a large wedge of citrus. Keep it in the fridge once opened and drink it within weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287999311931,"sku":"21660-500","price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21660-500.png?v=1790124302"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-davidsonia-gin-700ml","title":"Animus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 700ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Davidsonia Gin 700ml is a limited-release fruit gin built on Australian Davidson's plum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree years of development went into getting this right, and the recipe turns on patience: an eighteen-month steep of Davidson's plums in an overproof variant of the Macedon Dry base, so the fruit gives up everything it has. Davidson's plum is an Australian rainforest fruit, sour and astringent in a way that makes it a genuine substitute for English sloes and not a gimmick. When the distillery put its own allocation online it went in under two hours, which tells you what the local audience made of it. This is the 700ml bottling of that third release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSour plum, raspberry and feijoa sit over the juniper, citrus and spice of the Macedon Dry base, finishing dry and tannic. Neat is the purest way in. Otherwise a dash of soda and a squeeze of lime, or use it as the fruit element in a gin sour.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44287999443003,"sku":"16067-700","price":130.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/16067-700.png?v=1790124518"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-gin-bauble-3-pack-x1-davidsonia-x1-natini-x1-barrel-aged","title":"Animus Distillery Gin Bauble 3-pack x1 Davidsonia, x1 Natini, x1 Barrel Aged","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Gin Bauble 3-pack is a limited-edition set of three 50ml baubles holding the Davidsonia, Test Pressing and Barrel Aged gins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree sealed glass ornaments, one drink in each, from the Kyneton distillery in the Macedon Ranges. The Davidsonia is the Australian answer to sloe gin, made with native Davidson's plum steeped in an overproof base. The Test Pressing Dry Gin came out of head distiller Sarah Wallace's small-batch trials and is a Martini gin above all, weaving ruby grapefruit zest, roasted wattle seed, macadamia, anise myrtle and native oregano through the classic botanicals. The Barrel Aged is a citrus-led variant of the Macedon Dry matured in Moscato Giallo barriques from nearby Musk Lane Winery, full of apricot, marmalade and burnt sugar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for someone who already likes gin and wants the odd corners of a range, not the greatest hits. 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Cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, star anise, lemon, lime, turmeric and rosemary fill out the rest. Much of the fresh material comes from the gin garden at the Kyneton distillery in the Macedon Ranges, picked on the day of distillation, and that freshness is not hard to find in the glass. Depth, complexity and balance make it an Australian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassic juniper with sappy freshness and spice running through a smooth, deep texture. 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What is in it is the Kyneton distillery's benchmark: a juniper-forward dry gin with lemon myrtle and mountain pepperberry giving it an Australian accent, plus cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, star anise, lemon, lime, turmeric and rosemary. The Macedon Ranges site has a botanical garden attached, and the fresh ingredients go from bed to still on the same day. The format also makes a straightforward gift, or luggage-friendly packing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuniper, pine and a peppery citrus lift, with a texture smoother than the price suggests. One 30ml pour makes a proper gin and tonic, with tonic, ice and lemon. Use the rest on a Martini, which is where this style shines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44288000294971,"sku":"14086-100","price":26.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14086-100.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-macedon-dry-gin-500ml","title":"Animus Distillery Macedon Dry Gin 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Macedon Dry Gin 500ml is the house bottling of this juniper-led Macedon Ranges gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Australian natives make the difference. Lemon myrtle sharpens the citrus and mountain pepperberry adds a piquant heat, both sitting on a rich, juniper-driven base originally written as a tribute to the best London Drys. Around them: cinnamon, cardamom, angelica root, clove, coriander seed, sarsaparilla root, star anise, lemon, lime, turmeric and rosemary. The garden at the Kyneton distillery supplies a good deal of the fresh material, cut on distillation day, and the brightness that gives is obvious next to gins built on dried botanicals alone. Five hundred millilitres is the standard format across the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDry, deep and smooth, with pine, sappy freshness and a warm spice finish. Build a gin and tonic with plenty of ice, good tonic and lemon, or go straight to a Martini, stirred, very cold, with a twist. It handles a Negroni without disappearing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44288000491579,"sku":"14086-500","price":86.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14086-500.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-distillery-sample-pack-1-x-macedon-100ml-1-x-ambrosian-100ml-1-x-arboretum-100ml","title":"Animus Distillery Sample Pack 1 x Macedon 100ml, 1 x Ambrosian 100ml, 1 x Arboretum 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Distillery Sample Pack holds 100ml bottles of the Macedon Dry, Arboretum and Ambrosian gins in a branded chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKyneton, in the Macedon Ranges, is home base, and the three gins here are the distillery's core range. Macedon Dry is the juniper-led benchmark, given an Australian accent by lemon myrtle and mountain pepperberry. Arboretum is the savoury one, leaning on strawberry gum, bush tomato, rosemary and bay for a resinous, herbal profile. Ambrosian looks to South-East Asia, with mandarin, makrut lime leaf, ginger, galangal and white sesame seed. Luke Jacques and head distiller Sarah Wallace grow a large share of their own botanicals and pick them on the day they distil. The three bottles arrive in a branded chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the set for someone deciding which Animus gin belongs in their cupboard, and it works just as well as a present for a drinker who likes to compare. Three hundred millilitres in total: roughly nine drinks, or one instructive evening for three.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Macedon Ranges \/ Animus Distillery","offer_id":44288001736763,"sku":"14087-300","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/14087-300.png?v=1790124519"},{"product_id":"animus-test-natini-gin-500ml","title":"Animus Test Natini Gin 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnimus Test Natini Gin 500ml is a limited Martini gin built almost entirely on Australian native botanicals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHead distiller Sarah Wallace keeps a greenhouse on her farm near the Kyneton distillery, and the Test Pressing series exists so she can trial small-batch recipes out of it. This one brings native plants to the front and answers a standing request from the team for a gin made specifically for Martinis. Twenty-four botanicals went in, the most the distillery has used in one gin: ruby grapefruit zest with lemon-scented gum and lemon myrtle for lift; wattle seed roasted alongside macadamia for toasted weight; anise myrtle, peppermint gum and native oregano for fragrance; pink peppercorn and mountain pepper leaf for warmth; saltbush, clary sage, rosemary and lavender for herbal depth. Two hundred bottles were made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe nose is pure oleo saccharum, with pine-like juniper behind and leafy, floral botanicals in front. The palate is big and viscous, sweet and spicy up front, finishing bone-dry with a saline snap. 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Fifteen botanicals in all, with long pepper, orange peel, lemon myrtle, lavender, coriander and ginger adding complexity and plenty of juniper to balance the saline side. Neutral grain spirit is taken to 92 per cent on a hybrid CARL still and cut back, the juniper macerated overnight, everything else added in the morning for a day's run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaline and citrussy with a herbal, fennel-edged core and a refined, textural finish, a winemaker's gin in the best sense. Over ice with tonic and a strip of orange peel, or in a Martini with a green olive. It also makes a fine dirty Martini.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Mornington Peninsula \/ Balcombe","offer_id":44288005275707,"sku":"16596-700","price":101.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/16596-700.png?v=1790124512"},{"product_id":"balcombe-coastal-gin-500ml","title":"Balcombe Coastal Gin 500ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eBalcombe Coastal Gin 500ml is a 500ml bottling of this Mornington Peninsula coastal gin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSamphire and saltbush are the signature, both growing wild along the peninsula coast, and they give the gin its briny undertow. Around them sit fennel, clove and citrus peel, chosen because those same aromatics turn up in the Pinot Noirs the makers produce under the Garagiste label, plus long pepper, orange peel, lemon myrtle, lavender, coriander, ginger and a firm load of juniper. Distillation happens under Brogan Carr's eye on a hybrid CARL still, and the finished spirit rests four to six weeks before cutting, blending and bottling. Nothing is wasted: the juniper is macerated overnight to get everything out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoastal is the right word, salty and fresh and citrus-driven, with a textural middle and a balanced finish. Serve it long with tonic, ice and a wedge of grapefruit, or short in a Martini with a splash of olive brine. 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This was designed to carry the depth and body of a Balcombe gin while being easier to use across a range of drinks. The name honours Dame Mabel Brookes, who by all accounts managed any situation she was put in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilky, medium-weight and quietly saline, with cardamom perfume and a peppery close. It works in a gin and tonic, a Vesper or a Negroni, garnished with citrus, herbs or flowers as the mood takes you. 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It is made as two separate distillations that are married before bottling: most of the botanicals go through a 140-litre copper alembic called Christina, while the delicate material, raspberry leaf among it, is drawn off in a bespoke cold vacuum still named Little Albion. The two spirits are blended over several weeks. London honey from local hives goes in, and the labels are letterpress printed on an old Heidelberg and numbered by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuniper sits front and centre, with lime peel in place of the usual coriander seed, bay and angelica underneath, and a honeyed weight that keeps it soft despite the strength. 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First made in 2013 and named for the engineer Ralph Dodd, it remains one of the best Martini gins around, with honey collected from London beehives lending body. Labels are letterpress printed and individually numbered by hand. The 500ml format is the pouring size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLime zest and bay arrive first, then a cushioned palate where honey takes the edge off the earthy, menthol side of juniper and angelica, and a perfumed finish of lime blossom, jasmine and cardamom. 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What makes it unusual is the almost five years it then spent in a single old sherry butt in Jerez de la Frontera, one that had previously matured Fino. It was bottled in 2018 at cask strength, 42.5 per cent, and the butt was very nearly emptied to do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cask has taken it somewhere between gin and Manzanilla Pasada: floral aromatics, candied tangerine and green melon, a supple textured palate, and an iodine twist on the finish. Sip it neat and cool, in a small glass. Mixing it would be a waste.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Jerez de la Frontera \/ Equipo Navazos","offer_id":44288110198843,"sku":"18004-700","price":184.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/18004-700.png?v=1790124510"},{"product_id":"ester-bees-knees","title":"Ester Bees Knees","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Bees Knees is a bottled gin cocktail, a take on the prohibition-era Bee's Knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original is gin, honey and citrus. At the Marrickville distillery, Felix and Corrina have pushed it further with yuzu sake, and then lined the inside of the bottle with beeswax. As the cocktail sits, it draws the lipids out of that wax, which builds layers of honey character against the sour citrus. Because the honey and wax carry the character of the season, every batch tastes a little different: a smoky note one year, a tropical one in a wet, busy year for the bees. It is bottled at 24.5 per cent, and it is one of the more singular things made in Australian spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSweet, oily and sour all at once, with honey weight and a sharp citrus cut. Serve it as cold as you can manage, in a coupe straight from the freezer or over a big block of ice. For something longer, top it with tonic for a spritz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288110690363,"sku":"24290-700","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24290-700.png?v=1790123236"},{"product_id":"ester-cocktail-pack-negroni-martini-gimlet-3x100ml","title":"Ester Cocktail Pack Negroni, Martini, Gimlet 3x100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Cocktail Pack is a set of three 100ml bottled cocktails from the Marrickville distillery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside are three ready-poured drinks built on Ester Dry Gin. The Martini is a two-to-one blend of the gin with Regal Rogue Daring Dry Vermouth. The Negroni is equal parts gin, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino and Campari, with a dash of filtered water standing in for the dilution a proper stir would give. The Gimlet uses the house mandarin cordial, made from whole mandarin including the skin. All three come from Ester Spirits in inner-western Sydney, a small operation founded by Felix Clark that built its name on gin made for cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis suits anyone who wants good cocktails without a bar's worth of bottles at home: a first taste of the range, a gift, or something to take camping. Keep the bottles in the freezer and pour them straight, with no measuring and no stirring required.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288110821435,"sku":"21114-100","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21114-100.png?v=1790124389"},{"product_id":"ester-dry-gin","title":"Ester Dry Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Dry Gin is a Sydney-made dry gin bottled at 43 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll-in distillation is the method: every botanical goes into the still together, which gives a more integrated result than distilling elements separately and blending them. The frame is classic London Dry, with juniper, coriander, liquorice root, angelica, orris, cardamom, clove and cassia, and the local additions are what make it recognisable: finger lime, lemon myrtle, macadamia, sweet mandarin peel and pepperberry. The macadamia in particular gives an unctuous texture that is unusual in gin. It comes off the still at a well-judged 43 per cent and goes into bottle unfiltered. Made in Marrickville, in the inner west of Sydney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJuniper, coriander and liquorice root lead with dry spice and a herbaceous bite, then earthy finger lime and lemon myrtle, with sweet mandarin lifting the finish. It makes a serious Martini and a very good Negroni, and it holds up in a G and T with a slice of grapefruit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288110985275,"sku":"20313-700","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20313-700.png?v=1790124457"},{"product_id":"ester-dry-gin-100ml","title":"Ester Dry Gin 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Dry Gin is a Sydney dry gin, here in a 100ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small bottle of a gin worth knowing. The recipe starts from a clean, juniper-forward London Dry profile and then adds a savoury citrus streak and a set of locally grown botanicals: finger lime, lemon myrtle, macadamia, sweet mandarin peel and pepperberry alongside the usual juniper, cardamom, coriander, orris, angelica, liquorice, clove and cassia. Everything is distilled together in one pass, and the spirit is bottled unfiltered at 43 per cent, which is high enough to carry the botanicals through ice and tonic without tasting hot on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne hundred millilitres is two solid drinks, enough to see whether this becomes your house gin. Spicy and dry with soft citrus, it takes tonic well and makes a properly cold Martini. Keep the bottle in the freezer and pour it neat if you want to taste it plainly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288112459835,"sku":"20313-100","price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20313-100.png?v=1790124451"},{"product_id":"ester-gin-core-range-pack-dry-gin-strong-gin-negroni-3x100ml","title":"Ester Gin Core Range Pack Dry Gin, Strong Gin, Negroni 3x100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Gin Core Range Pack holds three 100ml bottles covering the distillery's core gins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three bottles are Ester Dry Gin, the Sydney signature, spicy with soft citrus underneath; Strong Gin, the navy-strength version at 57 per cent; and the prebatched Negroni, equal parts Ester Dry, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino and Campari with a splash of filtered water. All are made in Marrickville by Ester Spirits, the small distillery Felix Clark started after going looking for a gin that would make a proper Negroni. Tasting the three side by side shows how one botanical recipe behaves at different strengths and in a finished drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good pack for someone who likes gin and wants to work out which bottle belongs in their kitchen, and an easy gift for a cocktail drinker. Chill all three, pour the Negroni straight, and use the gins to build something with tonic or vermouth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288112820283,"sku":"20484-100","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20484-100.png?v=1790124392"},{"product_id":"ester-gin-full-flight-dry-gin-strong-gin-negroni-martini-mandarin-gimlet-100ml","title":"Ester Gin Full Flight Dry Gin, Strong Gin, Negroni, Martini, Mandarin Gimlet 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Gin Full Flight is a five-bottle set of 100ml Ester gins and bottled cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive small bottles: Dry Gin, Strong Gin, Negroni, Martini and Mandarin Gimlet. Two are gins, the 43 per cent Dry and the navy-strength Strong, and three are finished drinks, prebatched by the distillery and ready to pour. Ester Spirits works out of Marrickville in the inner west of Sydney and distils its gins in a single all-in pass, using Australian botanicals including finger lime, lemon myrtle, macadamia and pepperberry alongside the classical set. The flight is the most complete short introduction to what the distillery does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits a home drinker who wants to taste across a range without committing to full bottles, and it travels well for a picnic, a weekend away or a gift. Keep the cocktails in the freezer, and use the two gins for anything you would normally build.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288112918587,"sku":"20485-100","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20485-100.png?v=1790124392"},{"product_id":"ester-gin-full-flight-dry-gin-strong-gin-negroni-martini-mandarin-gimlet-5x100ml","title":"Ester Gin Full Flight Dry Gin, Strong Gin, Negroni, Martini, Mandarin Gimlet 5x100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Gin Full Flight is a 5x100ml set spanning the Ester gins and prebatched cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive 100ml bottles cover most of the Marrickville distillery's output: the quintessential Sydney Dry Gin, spicy with soft citrus; the navy-strength Strong Gin at 57 per cent; a Martini blended two to one with Regal Rogue Daring Dry Vermouth; a Negroni in equal parts with Cocchi Vermouth di Torino and Campari; and the Mandarin Gimlet, made with a house cordial from whole mandarin. Felix Clark set the distillery up chasing a better Negroni gin, and the range still reflects that, since everything here is built with a cocktail in mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest suited to a tasting at home: five drinks, one evening, and a clear sense of which one you would buy in full size. Serve the three cocktails straight from the freezer and mix the two gins however you like.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288113115195,"sku":"21113-100","price":115.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21113-100.png?v=1790124391"},{"product_id":"ester-mandarin-gimlet","title":"Ester Mandarin Gimlet","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Mandarin Gimlet is a bottled gin gimlet made with the distillery's own mandarin cordial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo ingredients, both made in Marrickville: Ester Dry Gin, and a cordial built from whole mandarin, skin included, with acid and sugar balanced against it. That is the whole drink, batched at the right dilution so it can be poured straight from the freezer. Using the whole fruit means the peel oils do as much work as the juice, which is why it smells of gin and citrus oil instead of squash. The juniper and coriander seed come forward at this dilution, which is the opposite of what most bottled cocktails manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight up and very cold, around minus ten degrees, is how it is meant to be served. On the palate there is a sweet-sour tang with herbal body and real generosity. It also works long with soda or topped with prosecco, which makes it a good outdoor drink.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288113246267,"sku":"21111-700","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21111-700.png?v=1790124388"},{"product_id":"ester-mandarin-gimlet-100ml","title":"Ester Mandarin Gimlet 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Mandarin Gimlet is a ready-to-pour gin gimlet in a 100ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Ester Dry Gin cut with the distillery's mandarin cordial, made from a whole mandarin shrub with the skin left in and acid and sugar adjusted for balance. The peel oils give it fragrance where the juice gives the sweet-sour core. Ester Spirits is a small Sydney operation and its gin was designed for cocktails from the start, so a drink like this is less a novelty than the logical conclusion. One hundred millilitres is a single generous serve, already diluted and ready to go straight into the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChill the bottle hard, freezer and not fridge, then pour it neat into a small glass. Expect fragrance first, then a lip-smacking sweet-sour tang with herbal depth behind it. It also stretches well with soda if one drink needs to last longer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288113410107,"sku":"21111-100","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21111-100.png?v=1790124383"},{"product_id":"ester-martini-100ml","title":"Ester Martini 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Martini is a prebatched gin Martini in a 100ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo parts Ester Dry Gin to one part Regal Rogue Daring Dry Vermouth, mixed and bottled at the Marrickville distillery. The gin is a 43 per cent all-in distillation with a juniper and coriander backbone and Australian botanicals through the middle, among them finger lime, lemon myrtle, macadamia and pepperberry, while the Sydney-made vermouth brings a drier, more herbal profile than the European classics. Batching at this ratio means the dilution is already set, so the drink only needs to be cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to drink from the fridge, better from the freezer at around minus ten degrees. Pour it straight into a chilled glass and add a twist of lemon or an olive if you keep them. One bottle is a single proper Martini, with no measuring involved.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288113573947,"sku":"21112-100","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/21112-100.png?v=1790124382"},{"product_id":"ester-negroni","title":"Ester Negroni","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Negroni is a prebatched Negroni bottled at the distillery in Marrickville.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFelix Clark went into spirits looking for the right gin for a Negroni, so this bottling carries some weight. It is equal measures of Ester Dry Gin, Campari and Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, which he rates as the best vermouth on the market when you can get hold of it, plus twenty per cent filtered water to stand in for the melt of a long stir over ice. That last detail is what most prebatched cocktails get wrong. Poured blind, this is very hard to identify as anything other than one built in front of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight from the fridge or freezer, around minus fifteen degrees, though any colder and it will start to freeze. Bitter orange, red fruit and a deep herbal finish. There is enough concentration to lengthen it with soda or tonic over ice if you want something lighter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288113737787,"sku":"20314-700","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20314-700.png?v=1790124460"},{"product_id":"ester-negroni-100ml","title":"Ester Negroni 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Negroni is a single-serve bottled Negroni in 100ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe recipe is equal parts Ester Dry Gin, Campari and Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, with twenty per cent filtered water added to mimic the dilution a proper stir-down gives. Blending in that water is the detail that makes a batched Negroni taste like a made one, and it means the bottle can go straight from freezer to glass. The gin underneath is the 43 per cent dry gin built in Marrickville with juniper, coriander and a set of native botanicals, designed from the start for cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it in the fridge or freezer and pour it neat over one big cube, with an orange twist if there is one going. Bitter, sweet and herbal in the right order. Good for one person, one drink, no shopping list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288114131003,"sku":"20314-100","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20314-100.png?v=1790124452"},{"product_id":"ester-old-tom-gin","title":"Ester Old Tom Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Old Tom Gin is a Sydney take on the sweeter, older English gin style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOld Tom sat between Dutch genever and the dry London style in the eighteenth century, and most modern versions get their sweetness from added sugar. This one does not. The base is a triple citrus gin of mandarin, sweet orange and lemon, with lemon verbena bringing a sherbet-like brightness and jasmine flower adding a soft floral thread, alongside juniper, liquorice, angelica, orris, coriander, cassia, cardamom, lemon myrtle and macadamia. What sweetness there is comes from the distillate itself, which is why it tastes silky instead of syrupy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoft, sweet and silky, with citrus sherbet up front and flowers behind. It will turbocharge a Tom Collins or a Martinez, and it makes a gentler, softer-focused Gin and Tonic than a dry gin does. Serve it cold with plenty of ice and a slice of orange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288114229307,"sku":"24291-700","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24291-700.png?v=1790123236"},{"product_id":"ester-old-tom-gin-50ml","title":"Ester Old Tom Gin 50ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Old Tom Gin is a sweeter-styled gin, here in a 50ml bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifty millilitres is one drink's worth of a style most people have read about and never tasted. The Marrickville version is built on a triple citrus gin of mandarin, sweet orange and lemon, with lemon verbena for a bright sherbet lift and jasmine flower for perfume, over the usual juniper, coriander, angelica, orris, liquorice, cassia and cardamom plus lemon myrtle and macadamia. No sugar is added at any point, so the sweetness on the palate is a product of the distillation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade for a Tom Collins or a Martinez, and gentle enough that a Gin and Tonic built with it comes out soft and floral. One bottle covers a single cocktail, so it also does duty as a stocking filler or a taster before buying full size.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288114393147,"sku":"24163-050","price":13.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/24163-050.png?v=1790124087"},{"product_id":"ester-strong-gin","title":"Ester Strong Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eEster Strong Gin is a navy-strength gin from Sydney, bottled at 57 per cent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNavy strength is not simply the same gin with less water. To carry 57 per cent, the Marrickville team dials up juniper, finger lime and lemon myrtle so the botanicals hold their ground against the alcohol, and what comes out is viscous and layered instead of merely hot. Florals and spice sit over a base of citrus and pine, with savoury notes running underneath and no single element standing out, so the texture is the thing you notice. It has been called a gin geek's gin, though there is nothing precious about it: it exists to make cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strength means it holds its shape in a drink where a 40 per cent gin would vanish: a Negroni, a Gimlet, a Martinez, a sour with plenty of citrus. In a Gin and Tonic, go long on ice. 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A 100ml bottle gives two cocktails, which is the sensible way to find out whether navy strength suits the way you drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it where a normal gin gets buried: a Negroni, a Gimlet, or a sour with plenty of citrus. In a Gin and Tonic, use a tall glass and a lot of ice. Neat, pour small and very cold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Sydney \/ Ester","offer_id":44288115441723,"sku":"20315-100","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/20315-100.png?v=1790124451"},{"product_id":"jensen-s-bermondsey-dry-gin","title":"Jensen's Bermondsey Dry Gin","description":"\u003cp\u003eJensen's Bermondsey Dry Gin is a London dry gin built on the balanced botanical recipes of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe idea was to bring back a style of London dry that had effectively disappeared: fuller in body, less dominated by juniper, and weighted towards the whole classic botanical set instead of one loud voice. Distillation happens in Bermondsey, in south London, on a 500-litre still built by John Dore and Co, a firm that traces back to 1830 and to Aeneas Coffey, who patented the original Coffey still. The still has a stainless body with a copper cone head and lyne arm, and a water jacket heats the spirit and botanicals gently. Commissioned in 2012 and licensed in July 2014, it was the sixth craft distillery to open in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMusky florals on the nose, balanced by citrus and juniper, then a soft, luscious mouthfeel with gentle spice and a citrus finish. This is the gin for a proper dry Martini, stirred and very cold. It also makes an excellent Negroni and a clean, straightforward gin and tonic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DiVino.com.au","offers":[{"title":"Gin \/ Bermondsey \/ Jensens Gin","offer_id":44288139231291,"sku":"12304-700","price":94.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0823\/1483\/files\/12304-700.png?v=1790124517"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.divino.com.au\/collections\/gin.oembed?page=3","provider":"DiVino.com.au","version":"1.0","type":"link"}