Celebrate!

It’s that time of year again!  

Time to wrap up the summer break but not quite the end of the season.  There’s still that final public holiday, barbeque and fireworks session to end January with a flourish.  

Let’s finish off the month in style with a glorious Oz cocktail for the occasion.  The Cotton Thief's Botanic Garden is cool, refreshing and novel.  It includes some of Australia's best native ‘flora’ flavours and it's definitely a thirst quencher!  

Thanks Dave!

The Cotton Thief’s

Botanic Garden

Ingredients:

45ml Botanic Australis Gin

30ml Elderflower Syrup

15ml Rainforest Lime Shrub

Juice of half a lime

2 slices of cucumber

Thyme leaves

Dash of soda

Directions:

1. Muddle all ingredients (apart from soda) together.
2. Shake with ice.
3. Single strain into a small glass and top with soda (about 30ml).

4. Enjoy

Interested in learning more about Australia’s indigenous plants? What can you grow yourself and where? If you’re in Sydney you can sign up for an upcoming class specifically on DIY Bush Tucker  gardening. It’s a Milkwood, ‘skills for real life’ workshop held at their site this March. Check out the info.