Gin Tasting
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Well we waited a year to have our gin tasting event, and thankfully this year managed to get it in just before there were any locally acquired cases in Sydney. And you know what? I think it was worth waiting for! We had four beautiful craft gins to taste, all Australian made, along with a wide variety of mixers and garnishes. Cheers to our wonderful gins: Ink Gin, Antipodes Pink Gin, Manly Spirits Coastal Citrus Gin and Four Pillars Shiraz Gin.
I turned the lounge into a pop up bar and put on my bartender hat for the afternoon, making cocktails as well as helping residents to pick things to go with their chosen gin. There were elderflower cocktails, lime cocktails, ginger cocktails and warm mulled apple cocktails to taste – so good! Plus a veritable feast of cured meats, veggies, cheese, flat breads and sweets to compliment the drinks. Even a gin and tonic cheese, which was universally enjoyed! We had tasting score cards for the different gins with space for comments - “refreshing”, “delicious”, “couldn’t resist” and “want more” were just some of the things people wrote! The Four Pillars Shiraz came out on top with the most positive comments of all.
We had a really great turn out and it was lovely to catch up with friends for a couple of hours. Thanks to everyone who helped us make this such a fabulous event - it will go down in Astra history as a great success and give us a happy memory to hold on to while we are all stuck at home for the next few weeks.