Cocktails that taste like summer in a glass

Pretty cocktails that are fresh on the palate, easy on the eye, and a pleasure to drink. The cool vibes of summer are a refreshing alternative at your next picnic. Plus, an outsider - Herbaceous and savoury the latest addition to the Four Pillars Distillery family, Olive Leaf Gin, is worth a few of your best moves too.

Recipes courtesy of Four Pillars Distillery

AUTOMOBILE

• 30ml Spiced Negroni Gin
• 20ml Fresh lime juice
• 15ml Grenadine

Build all ingredients in glass tumbler.

Top with ginger beer.

Garnish with a mint sprig

GIN AND JUICE

• 45ml Bloody Shiraz Gin
• 60ml Fresh Granny Smith apple juice
• 10ml Fresh lime juice

Build in Highball glass, over ice.

Top with soda water.

Garnish with a lime wheel

BLOODY JASMINE

• 20ml Bloody Shiraz Gin
• 20ml Campari
• 20ml Dry Curacao or Cointreau
• 20ml Fresh lemon juice
• 1 Dash of orange bitters

Combine all ingredients in shaker, shake over ice.

Strain into chilled Coupette*.

Garnish with lemon rind twist

*The Coupette is a glass designed for drinks that include a small amount of juice or mixer as well as alcohol. It is slightly larger than a cocktail glass.

DIRTY DANCING

• 45ml Olive Leaf Gin
• 60ml Dirty tonic water*

Build in tumbler, over ice.

Garnish with range slices and 2 Sicilian olives

*Strange Love’s Dirty Tonic is ideal, however a good quality tonic water will also do.

Mix it up with spritzy light and fresh flavours that let your creative streak blossom.

HOW MANY COCKTAILS CAN YOU INVENT?

Start right here with a beautiful summer inspired mixer:

Innocent Bystander Moscato, Zonzo Estate Moscato, Soumah Brachetto, Cherry Hill cider and spritzes. Delicious. And the fresh and fabulous range of Rose that the Yarra Valley is so well regarded for. Mix it up (or just love it all by the glass): Innocent Bystander, Medhurst Wines, Giant Steps, Dominique Portet, De Bortoli, Levantine Hill, Rob Dolan Wines. All your besties are right here!