Wildflower x Poor Toms whisky is made in Marrickville from beer leftovers with label art by Gemma Smith
New spirits are breaking the mould not just with their flavour, but with the artistry of their packaging and production.
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New spirits are breaking the mould not just with their flavour, but with the artistry of their packaging and production.
Share “Sometimes,” says Rob Sowter, “when I drink it I feel a bit overwhelmed. The flavour reminds me so much of hot, tricky days out in the paddock, the red dirt and sun. It’s a visceral reaction.” I’m talking to Sowter about Lantana Gin, a fabulously unconventional spirit made on his family’s farm in Redridge, near Childers in Queensland. When I mention how I love the rich, rustic flavour from the wild-fermented sugar cane juice (a very non-traditional base for a gin), and how the use of lantana as a botanical in the distillation creates such a heady, evocative aroma, Sowter ...