Australian Distilling Co.

Australian Distilling Co. is all about the moments that make this place tick: a gin and tonic in a Melbourne laneway, a martini above Bondi, a negroni against an Adelaide vineyard. Their range maps the country, with city gins from Fremantle to Sydney plus vodka and a single malt whisky, and they have the trophies to back the claim of Australia’s most awarded distillery. They have even taken their gin to altitude with Qantas.

We worked their gin into two warm weather drinks. The Summer Haze is smoky, light and refreshing, the sort of thing to whet the appetite. The Convict Cooler is fruitier and built to cool a convict down on a hot day, gin and bitters doing exactly what they should.

Two outfits chasing the same thing here: a properly good Australian drink, no fuss. Easy partners.