Intent. For some, being in tents is a way of life over summer. Any Aussie caravan park overflows in January with people from every walk of life, with intentions spanning from lackadaisical sunny relaxation to intense physical days (and, if best enjoyed, long Curatif soaked nights). Which is a great segue (maybe) to talk about intent. To craft a truly stop-and-sip cocktail the creator must start at the beginning, with clear intent. They can be in a tent at the time, that is not part of the specificity, and has no bearing on the intensity of the intent. So, sometimes when we discover a spirit, we are immediately struck by a concept, and that then becomes the intent for a cocktail. We discovered Burly Gin at a food and wine show last year, it's distilled in Burleigh Heads, which is a killer surf beach on the Gold Coast. The cucumber gin they distil imparts broad, juicy, green fresh cucumber flavour which is unique and delicious. At first taste we knew this was perfect for a beach focused cocktail - with the greenness of the gin evocative of the long grass in the dunes. Of course, a trip to the beach means coconut, no other flavour is more expressive of beach days (as sand doesn't really have a flavour). The combination of coconut, cucumber, and lively fresh lime recalls lolling, lapping waves near sandy toes and pinkened noses, just the way summer ought to be. We've been enjoying ours post-surf, pre-pub this summer and promote that you follow the sage advice of Bing Crosby and delight in these Dunes in January.

130ml 

2.4 Standards

22.9% ABV

Murder. By those you least suspect. Charming and benign, a friend to most. A kindly elder character in the lexicon of stone fruits, Apricot delights as a charismatic and engaging stone fruit. Brought to life by our great friends at Joseph Cartron who hand select the ripest, most succulent apricots to macerate (steep in high proof spirit), then filter and blend with cognac (a distilled grape spirit popular amongst rappers and wrappers [our illustrious fulfilment team]). The result is a delectable apricot brandy, full flavoured and sweet, but this kindly old lady didn't turn up to the knife fight with her handbag, she's a deadset killer. Apricot kernels are a source of cyanide. Yes, the cyanide that old timey characters use to murder their errant husbands or neighbour gossips. In fact, the sale of raw apricot kernels is banned in Australia so as to make sure you don't accidentally become an Agatha Christie extra. What's that all got to do with Harvest? Three fifths of stuff-all. Just fun apricot facts. The cocktail? Oh that's awesome, it's big bold apricot, reminiscent of after-school snacks, even more-so with the inclusion of quintessential cognac layering a veil of ripe sultana over the honeyed stone-fruit, but wait there's a knock on the door and a slash of the saline citric gravity of marsh grapefruit, the apricot falls where it lays, on either side of the palate as the citrus and proofed bitters slinks from the scene.

130ml 

1.6 Standards

15% 

Refined has such brutal connotations these days, refined sugar, refined oil - when did refined so lose its way? It used to mean bowler hats and pinstripes, beautifully tailored dresses and the finer things, so when we say this cocktail is refined it is meant to be interpreted as considered, evolved, improved upon until such time as it has become exemplar. What has this hyperbole to do with Mars? Nothing. Quite literally. As one would not want on a mission to, say, Mars, this cocktail was designed around Mars the god, upon which March is eponymous.

The whole bit was going to be about gods, Mars being the reboot of Ancient Greek Ares, maybe some Titanomachia chat, and from there Cronos (renamed Saturn by the Romans). It was going to be this whole thing. However, that was not communicated to the design team, and so we’re doing a planets thing, which is cool too.

So, Mars, the cocktail. It’s Never Never Triple Juniper Gin, big bold juniper notes and delectable oiliness, Maidenii Kina providing gorgeous minerality and quaffability, Marionette Bitter Curacao imparting structure, complexity, and zest, while Joseph Cartron Sureau (Elderflower) provides a balming floral comfort. This is a perfectly Parisian aperitif, designed to be enjoyed by Titans, Olympians, and Prometheus’ creations alike - ambrosia for the sofa if you will.

130ml 

2.2 Standards

21.4% ABV