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TROPIC • CRAFT GIN

1. Nu Nu Restaurant’s Christmas pudding
2. Overeem Distillery’s oak barrels
3. Wolf Lane’s ‘Nice Plums’ gift set

Yuletide treat

SPIRITS
Two of the Far North’s best
craftsmen have come together
again to recreate a festive tipple
steeped in tradition and
tropical flavour. 2

Words: Annabel Bowles
and port barrels. The sherry adds to that
Big things have been happening in the Christmas-y taste, and it changes the
world of Wolf Lane – from their swag of colour as well to a yellowy whisky colour.
international medals to a new nationally- You get nice flavours from the
distributed mango seltzer, as well as the oak barrels too.”
group’s collaboration with the Brisbane As for the botanicals, the magical
Broncos to make a limited-edition combination is fresh oranges, local
hibiscus and orange gin. honey, Daintree vanilla, cinnamon,
But in our humble opinion, none are lemon myrtle, mango, macadamia,
quite as exciting as the Christmas ginger, passionfruit seeds, apple and 3
Pudding Gin, crafted with Nick Holloway Nick’s Christmas puddings. If that’s not
of Nu Nu Restaurant. enough, Nu Nu’s puddings will also be Give the gift of gin
It’s the second year Wolf Lane Distillery available for purchase this festive season, Who’s hanging out to share a
has released the seasonal product, though a first for the Palm Cove institution. drink with long-missed friends
this time it has a new flavour profile. “Our pudding carries on the family and family down south? Send
“The gin will be slightly different this tradition – the original recipe came from them one of Wolf Lane’s gift
year – we’re changing a couple of the my wife Amy’s Aunty Dottie Wattie – packages or bottled cocktails,
botanicals and there’ll be a new label,” but over the past 17 years it has morphed hook up via video call one night,
Hospo Group Director Darren into a glorious pudding that both respects and voilà. Small bar, lockdown-
Barber said. “We’ve teamed up with the past but embraces the luscious style. The ‘Nice Plums’ gift
Overeem Distillery in Tasmania, so we’ve tropical region in which it’s served,” set comes with Wolf Lane’s
aged the gin in a couple of their old sherry Nick said. “This version [pictured] is famous Davidson Plum gin,
resplendent with dried jackfruit, local cocktail-making instructions,
blueberries and seedless red grapes and a jam of Davidson Plum
soaked in some of last year’s Christmas soaked in Tropical Gin. If your
gin, rainforest honey, toasted coconut, loved one prefers drinking to
roasted macadamias, mandarins, making, the bottled cocktail
Daintree vanilla, cinnamon leaves, spices, range includes a Negroni of the
whole wheat flour, a whole lot more, and same delicious tropical fruit,
a whole lotta love!” and a vodka-infused espresso
martini for something sharper.
WOLF LANE DISTILLERY The best part? Wolf Lane offers
Christmas Pudding Gin // Launch free delivery Australia-wide and
WHERE Nu Nu Restaurant a cheeky locals’ discount! Enter
WHEN Sunday 21 November the code Trop15 at the checkout
for 15 per cent off. You can thank
MORE: wolflanedistillery.com.au us in gin.
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