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Australia Day Cocktail: Hendrick’s Gin ‘Gold Rush Tea’

January 26, 2012
by Corinne Mossati

To celebrate Australia Day, Hendrick’s Gin have created the ‘Gold Rush Tea’ cocktail* drawing inspiration from the fresh mangoes of Queensland and Australia’s gold fields in the 19th century.

Gold Rush Tea‘Gold Rush Tea’ Cocktail

Ingredients
30ml Hendrick’s Gin
2 one-inch cubes of ripe mango
50ml pre-made Mango Tea
15ml St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur

Method
Shake all ingredients together and finely strain. Serve in a teacup or suitable glass drinking vessel with ice. Garnish with a cucumber wheel.

The cocktail, which was created by Jamie Terrell, Hendricks Gin Ambassador, will be featured at the ‘Island Bar’ on Cockatoo Island.

Happy Australia Day!

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About the author

Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Gourmantic, Cocktails & Bars and The Gourmantic Garden. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read the full bio here.

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