People look all kinds of places to find inspiration, but sometimes, you need look no further than your own back yard. Inspiration stems from the Latin inspirare, breathe into, and is the feeling of being mentally stimulated to manifest what we want to create. Nature provides the ideal way to let go of distractions and worries, and stimulates creativity.
Old Youngs sits among many of the finest things Western Australia's natural beauty has to offer, and it was just outside the kitchen door that inspiration for this gin hit. It grunting? quiet trees will do that! So, you could travel to the other side of the planet to find that creative spark, or just poke your head out the back for a spell. Whatever works for you.
Cheers!
SIGNATURE SERVE
Fever Tree Mediterranean with orange peel
GARDEN SLING
Any version of this classic Raffles Hotel cocktail will follow a standard formula of gin, citrus, sweetener, and soda. Those in the know will undoubtedly tell you that its key ingredient is the combination of flavours, which is the most important part of the sling's appeal. By adding our Loquat Gin to the mix, this ain't a garden variety sling. Despite its name, of course.
INGREDIENTS
30ml Loquat Gin
10ml Brandy
50ml Pineapple Juice
15ml Lime Juice
5ml Grenadine
Soda
GARNISH
Lime Wedge
METHOD
- Add first four ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker.
- Shake and strain into an ice-filled hurricane glass.
- Top with soda and grenadine and give a little stir.
- Garnish with lime wedge and cherry.
LOQUAT SIDECAR
Legend has it that the Sidecar has its origins at Buck's Club in London, invented by Pat MacGarry. Others believe it was created at the famous Harry's Bar in Paris, requested by an Army Captain who rode up to the bar in the sidecar of a motorcycle. A lesser known version of the term is the idea that when your bartender gets the quantities wrong, overshooting the mark and leaving a bit left over in the shaker, those extra remnants can be poured into a small glass on the side. That little glass is called a sidecar, into a companion starter? Adding Loquat gin to this mix gives us a zesty new spin on the sidecar, and is most definitely something worth talking about.
INGREDIENTS
45ml Loquat Gin
20ml Lemon Juice
15ml Sugar Syrup
15ml Brandy
GARNISH
Sugar Rim
METHOD
- Add all ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker.
- Rub a lemon around the rim of a chilled coupe and dip in sugar.
- Shake hard and double strain into rimmed glass.