Gintonica, Australia’s central resource for all things craft gin, has joined forces with Melbourne-based institution, Gin Palace to curate a special event for World Gin Day on Saturday, 11 June.
It will see the gin collective stream a new craft gin-based cocktail masterclass – all of which have been filmed at Gin Palace – via their Facebook page every hour, on the hour between 2pm and 9pm AEST.
Gin Palace’s acclaimed Cocktail Bartender, Jess Clayfield (aka Lady of Botanicals) will talk viewers through the steps involved in making each delicious cocktail, and share various options and tips for how to get the most out of the day, as they play along from the comfort of their homes, while sipping away on their creations until the next masterclass is revealed.
To ensure gin lovers best enjoy this unique experience, Gintonica has developed five limited edition cocktail packs for the occasion, which are all available for immediate purchase online.
These include a Gin & Tonic Kit, Neat Gin Sippers Pack, Martini + Negroni + G&T Kit, Martini Kit, and Four of the Best Cocktails Kit. Each includes the key ingredients – as well as a list of the fresh and easy stuff people can pick up from their local supermarket or grocer – that are needed to make Jess’s cocktails in real time. Plus, recipes will be added to the Gintonica website so they can relive the fun, and the cocktails again and again.
In staying true to Gintonica’s vision to celebrate Australian craft gin, each pack features the unique and varied creations of several local Aussie gin makers, including Bass & Flinders, Reed & Co, Anther, Animus, and Heathcote Gin. The event will showcase the spirit in its most traditional forms, as well as explorative variations, such as barrel aged, cherry, and those displaying grape expressions.
To complete the picture the event will even include Australian cocktail contributors Marionette liqueurs, Maidenii vermouth and StrangeLove tonics.
