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River Mint and Alpine Baeckea  Gin

4/19/2025

 
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Omg this is good! My wee helper and I made this gin with random pickings. We picked a small handful of River Mint and a few sprigs of Alpine Baeckea which has a citrus bush flavour. We stripped the Alpine Baeckea leaves from the stems which was quick and easy as the leaves are tiny and they come off the stem easily. We added this to the chopped River Mint leaves. River Mint has a regular mint flavour but not as strong and overpowering. We mixed our River Mint and Alpine Baeckea with half a freshly squeezed lemon. We popped a little into our glass and served with tonic water. It was simply delicious. We didn't give our concoction time for the full impact of the flavourings to take effect as we drank it so greedily, but it had a lovely lemon mint flavour and the Alpine Baeckea gave it a herby tang in the background. Although the days are not as warm as they were, this gin would make the perfect summer drink as it's so refreshing. And of course you could add alcohol of your choice to spice it up. Alpine Baeckea and River Mint are available at www.tazwildplants.com

Pink Gin

4/3/2025

 
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I had a non-alcoholic gin and tonic one evening at a country pub. I asked the waitress, "What is a non-alcoholic gin?" She said , "Well it's really just water flavoured with botanicals." That flavoured water was amazing, it was clear with a slice of lemon and served with tonic water and tasted fabulous. My brain said if it's just flavoured water, why not try and make my own with Tasmanian edible plants. So, we did. My wee helper and I. We picked and chopped in half 25 pepper berries, added 8 sassafrass leaves chopped finely, squeezed half a lemon and mixed it all together. The juice from the pepper berries turned our concoction a deep red. We added tonic water and we had our pink gin. It was our own magic potion. It looked amazing. It tasted fabulous. It was fun.

This was a random recipe and you could change the amounts to suit your taste. You could make your own brand of gin with any flavourings of your choice and we will no doubt try different concoctions and brew up some more fun. And if alcohol is your thing add vodka or gin to give a real boost. 
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