karkalla splice

60mL Karkalla gin20mL Fresh lime juice15mL Condensed milk2 Slices of banana with peel1/2 tsp lime marmalade5mL SugarLime SherbetHalf rim a Nick & Nora glass with lime sherbet,Muddle marmalade, banana and peel in a shaker,add other...

french 75: explored

Words By Max Allison. Our feature cocktail for Alpine Gin is a riff on the French 75, which has always been an overlooked gin classic. With Max Allison behind the bar his surgical precision makes the...

4 Excellent Gin & Tonics with our Limited Edition Gins

The warm weather is well and truly here, and it has us aching and salivating for a good Gin and Tonic. Even on our days off, we can't help but satiate our thirst with the fruits...

3 cocktails with saltbush gin

Atriplex is a wonderfully hardy species, lauded for its survivability in the harsh climates of central Australia. As one humoured traveller once wrote:  ‘When the apocalypse comes, all that will be left are cockroaches, nineties...

a few outstanding cocktails with our macadamia gin.

With the recent cool change we've had in South Australia, our uniquely nutty and savoury style Limited Edition Macadamia gin has become a fast favourite for our team's Friday knock-off gin; the inclusion of roasted...

top 3 garnishes for our applewood core range gins

Gin garnishes come in all shapes and sizes; fruit, spices, herbs and even flowers. There are so many possibilities and honestly, it can get a little overwhelming at times. So we've rounded up our favourite...

the blossom.

Bush Apples were a brand new one for us at Applewood, although we were familiar with its genus quite extensively - Syzygium - the genus that our beloved riberry belongs to, and Bush Apples taste remarkably...

5 Essentials for your Home Cocktail Bar

With everything that's going on outside it's time to hunker down in your cocktail den and put on some Netflix. But there might be one problem: what should you have in ready supply to make...

The Last Word

One of the Applewood Team's favourite cocktails for many good reasons. First: it's got Gin. Second: Super well balanced and therefore a pretty easy to remember recipe. Thirdly: It's plenty boozy for us for Friday...