Four Pillars Modern Australian Gin 70cl

Created at Four Pillars in Healesville, Victoria’s Yarra Valley, Modern Australian Gin brings together classic gin structure with native Australian botanicals and Asian spice. Distilled in copper pot stills, it combines juniper with red and green Szechuan pepper, macadamia nuts, quandong, lemon myrtle, fresh grapefruit peel and Rosy Glow apples.

The style is bright and dry, with added warmth, spice and a rounded texture. Tasting notes point to peppery spice, piney juniper and grapefruit on the nose, followed by a slightly sweet opening that turns dry, with tingly Szechuan pepper, a hint of apple and soft buttery roundness from the macadamia. It works particularly well served chilled in a G&T or Martini.

Key features

• Gin
• 70cl
• Produced by Four Pillars
• Distilled in copper pot stills in Healesville, Victoria’s Yarra Valley
• Botanicals include juniper, red and green Szechuan pepper, macadamia nuts, quandong, lemon myrtle, fresh grapefruit peel and Rosy Glow apples

Tasting notes

Nose

Peppery spice, piney juniper and a flash of grapefruit

Palate

Just slightly sweet at first, then dry, with tingly Szechuan pepper, a hint of apple and a soft, buttery roundness from the macadamia

Finish

Peppery warmth with a final twist of citrus

Serving suggestion

Serve well chilled. For a G&T, pour over plenty of ice in a highball with a light tonic and a slice of grapefruit. For a Martini, stir with dry vermouth and strain into a frosted glass. Pairs well with salt-and-pepper squid or Thai-style prawns.

About the producer

Four Pillars was founded in 2013 in Healesville, in the heart of Victoria’s Yarra Valley wine country. The distillery produces and bottles its gin there in copper pot stills, combining classic gin botanicals with native Australian ingredients. Four Pillars Rare Dry Gin is Australia’s best-selling gin, and the producer has been named IWSC International Gin Producer of the Year three times.

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