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    Improved macadamia orgeat limeade

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    Improved macadamia orgeat limeade is a seasonal Australian lime and macadamia twist on Jerry Thomas’ Orgeat Lemonade featuring macadamia orgeat syrup, fresh lime juice and macadamia and wattleseed liqueur. Orgeat Lemonade appears in the Temperance Drinks section of Thomas’ 1862 ­Bar-tender’s Guide and calls for orgeat syrup – an old fashioned type of almond cordial, in which almond milk is preserved with sugar, often flavoured with orange flower or rose water…

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    May 13, 2020 By Kate Ireland
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  • Autumn grape silver sour with silver tea strainer
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    Autumn grape silver sour: gin honey cocktail

    April 19, 2020
  • lime lightening dark 'n stormy begin pouring rum and lime over ice
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    Lime lightening dark ‘n stormy: Bermudan highball

    April 1, 2020
  • honey rhubarb silver sour with water drop on a nasturtium leaf garnish
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    Honey Rhubarb Silver Sour: Drought Relief Dream

    March 3, 2020
  • cherry shrub brandy daisy on white wooden board with grey background
    Pickle Cocktails | Seasonal Cocktails | Syrups | Bitters/ Shrub syrups | Drinking Vinegars/ Sustainable Summer recipes

    Cherry shrub brandy daisy: pickle cocktail

    December 20, 2019
  • rhubarb shrub gin fix cocktail on wooden box with plants in background
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    Rhubarb shrub gin fix cocktail: Rhubarb Fix-Up

    December 2, 2019
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    Blueberry shrub pisco sour cocktail

    November 19, 2019
  • improved blueberry shrub syrup with fancy garnish
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    Blueberry shrub syrup: thyme, lemon, spice

    November 19, 2019
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    Rose lavender dry martini: cold infusion gin

    November 9, 2019
  • pickle blood orange Americano cocktail isolated on blue background
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    Pickle blood orange Americano cocktail

    October 29, 2019
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I am a keen home cook, mum of two boys, partner to Phil, human of one gorgeous striped cat and a lively farm of composting worms. I love creating seasonal flavour pairing experiments with pickles and cocktails. I have a background in web content management and community building. More

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  • Improved macadamia orgeat limeade: homemade with from scratch macadamia orgeat flavoured with orange flower water and rose water, fresh lime juice and Brookies Mac. macadamia and wattleseed liqueur. Orgeat Lemonade is a Temperance Drink or mocktail appearing in Jerry Thomas' 1862 Bar-tender's Guide using old fashioned orgeat syrup, a nut based cordial that is diluted with water and flavoured with citrus and sometimes sugar, served with ice and fresh berries. This seasonal lime and macadamia twist offers a unique Australian version of the drink improved with a macadamia and wattleseed liqueur with a delicious nutty and earthy chocolate flavour that pairs wonderfully with the creamy macadamia milk syrup with notes of orange and rose and fresh lime juice. Make your own homemade orgeat syrup and improved orgeat limeade cocktails with the recipes on the blog. You will find tips for substitutions and suggestions to inspire your own local flavour experiments. Find the clickable link in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/improved-macadamia-orgeat-limeade/ This shot is my entry for @bealubas and @twolovesstudio #belightinspireddrinks challenge and @luciebeck #onlyonedrink challenge. #orgeatsyrup #orgeat #orgeatlemonade #lemonade #limeade #limeseason #seasonalcocktail #australiancocktail #macadamias #wattleseed #brookiesmac #vintagerecipe #jerrythomas #peckofpicklesblog #makecosyfood #cosyfoodphotography #rozelle #macadamiaorgeat #foodphotographyandstyling #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #nswathome #flavourpairing #foodfluffer #homebar #homebartender #mixology #foodieblog
  • Autumn grape silver sour homemade: using a honey syrup, red grape shrub syrup, oaked gin, spicy honey liqueur, real free range organic egg white, garnished with a red grape, a nasturtium flower and a dusting of cinnamon. A warming spicy Autumn cocktail marking the change of season and celebrating in season Autumn red grapes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Shrubs are an old fashioned way of preserving fruit and vegetables using vinegar. The last of my bunch of grapes went into making this delicious shrub syrup with demerara sugar, pink pepper, cinnamon and coconut vinegar - ensuring none were wasted. Shrubs can be used to add intense flavour and a souring element to cocktails but are also a diverse base for mocktails and desserts being delicious with soda water and ice and when poured over fresh fruit or ice cream. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #stayathome, slow down, get cosy and make yourself an old fashioned shrub syrup and an Autumn grape silver sour with the recipes on the blog - find the clickable link in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/autumn-grape-silver-sour-gin-honey-cocktail/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #macrophotography #nasturtiumflower, #redgrapes #autumn #eattheseasons #peckofpicklesblog #makecosyfood #cosyfoodphotography #silversourcocktail #sourcocktail #vintagecocktail #krupnikas #40spottedgin #leatherwoodhoney #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #cocktailgarnish #slowfood #picklecocktail #shrubsyrup #foodfluffer #foodstylingandphotography #foodvisitation #preserving #drinkingvinegar #organicegg #ethereal_moods #craftcocktail #mixology
  • Fresh pistachios waiting to be made into pistachio orgeat for cocktails from last year. I love how the outer soft skins are such a beautiful pink and green - the hard split shells we are more used to seeing are nestled inside with the green pistachio nuts within. I am excited to share that I have been shortlisted in the Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2020 Food Blogger category. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So much has changed since we #stayathome and I work to find a new connection to the seasons and to food - creating recipes and taking photographs with whatever comes to hand. Slow food like this vintage orgeat cordial has taken on a new importance for me as we try to use all of whatever fresh produce we able to source locally or grow ourselves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thank you @foodphotoaward I am so grateful and congratulations to all the photographers - the images in the gallery are truly beautiful - please go and have a look and support the food photography community - you can find a clickable link in my link tree available from my bio or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ https://www.pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear.com/pink-lady-food-photographer-shortlist-2020/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pinkladyfoodphotographeroftheyear2020 #FoodPhotoAwardShortlist #FoodPhotoAward20 #peckofpicklesblog #makecosyfood #cosyfoodphotography #foodphotography #foodieblog #foodblogger #vintage #nothingisordinary #freshpistachios #pistachios #orgeat #cocktailingredient #ingredient #ingredientstyling #foodphotographyandstyling #vintagecordial #cocktailsyrup #homebar #homebartender #foodfluffer #darktablemood #foodvisitation #stilllife #foodphotography #seasonalingredient #eattheseasons
  • Lime lightening dark 'n stormy homemade with fermented lime and kaffir lime leaf ginger beer, Gosling's black seal Bermudan rum, lime juice, ice, garnished with a lime wheel and a flamed kaffir lime leaf. Fermenting is a great project if you are staying at home and this lime and kaffir lime ginger beer has a very refreshing lime flavour that offers a versatile base for mocktails, spiders and cocktails. In the recipe on the blog I offer my tips for how to adapt this ferment to local needs - with a list of possible substitutions to help you create your own uniquely flavoured beers and sodas: ~turmeric or galangal can be used to make a starter and ginger beer or soda, ~green tea, chai tea or fruit juice can be used instead of or to stretch your ginger tea base for brewing fermented soda or beer Stay home, get cosy and make your own flash of lime lightening, or other fermented goodness, find the clickable link in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/lime-lightening-dark-n-stormy-bermudan-highball/ #stayathome #darknstormy #lime #kaffirlimeleaf #fermenting #ferment #gingerbeer #gingerbeercocktail #gingerbeermocktails #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #peckofpicklesblog #makecosyfood #cosyfoodphotography #highball #highballcocktail #cocktail #refreshingdrink #eattheseasons #picklecocktail #fermentedgingerbeer #homebartender #homebar #stopmotion #animation #rozelle #pourshot #fermentedsoda #bermudancocktail #foodfluffer
  • Honey Rhubarb Silver Sour: Drought Relief Dream is a leatherwood honey and rhubarb pickle twist on a fancy Silver Sour recipe circa 1883. I spent the holidays in Tasmania and I feature this @honeytasmania 2019 Drought Leatherwood Honey to highlight the impact of the drought on the ancient Leatherwood trees, bees and local honey producers. The 2019 Drought Leatherwood Honey has a lighter, although still spicy Leatherwood flavour, as the Leatherwood were only in flower for 5 days. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Honey Rhubarb Silver Sour features a spicy Leatherwood flavour from honey syrup and Leatherwood mead, a jammy heat processed rhubarb shrub syrup with cinnamon, vanilla and white balsamic vinegar, real free range organic egg white and 40 spotted oaked Tasmanian gin with pepper berries. The drink is garnished with Angostura bitters and a water drop on nasturtium leaf - a bee's drought relief dream, a drop small enough to lap at with a long bee's tongue. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Make your own drought relief dream Honey Rhubarb Silver Sour with the recipe on the blog, find the clickable link in link tree in my profile or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/honey-rhubarb-silver-sour-drought-relief-dream/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #2019drought #picklecocktail #silversour #honey #rhubarb #shrubsyrup #craftcocktail #mixology #mead #40spottedgin #honeytasmania #tasmania #tasmanianleatherwoodhoney #tasmanianpepperberries #vintagecocktail #imbibe #cocktail #sour #organiceggwhite #leatherwoodhoney #peckofpicklesblog #leatherwoodmead #honeywine #cosyfoodphotography #darktablemood #foodvisitation #foodfluffer #foodphotographyandstyling #moodyphotography #drinktstyling
  • Cherry shrub brandy daisy homemade: pickle twist on 1887 revised Brandy Daisy recipe from Jerry Thomas' Bar-tender's Guide where lemon juice and gum syrup are replaced with cherry shrub syrup flavoured with raw cacao, vanilla, cinnamon, pink pepper, nutmeg geranium and a rich Ironbark honey syrup infused with bee pollen and nutmeg geranium from my garden. Nutmeg geranium is an heirloom herb with delicate light purple magenta striped flowers and spicy mint-nutmeg flavoured leaves. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Daisy was an innovation of the mid-1870's adding length to a sour with seltzer water and increasingly fancy presentation with shaved ice and seasonal garnishes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This cherry shrub version of the daisy is served in a fancy vintage cut glass wine glass with crushed ice, a fresh cherry and grated nutmeg garnish for a refreshing summer drink celebrating summer cherry season and the buzzing of bees in the garden. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Make your own cherry shrub brandy daisy with the recipe on the blog, find the clickable link my link tree or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/cherry-shrub-brandy-daisy-pickle-cocktail/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #daisycocktail #brandydaisy #brandydaisycocktail #darktablemood #foodvisitation #ethereal_moods #foodfluffer #cherry #cherryseason #eattheseasons #summer #xmascocktail #seasonalcocktail #peckofpicklesblog #picklecocktail #rozelle #cosyfoodphotography #rozelle #imbibe #cherryshrub #shrubsyrup #coconutvinegar #rawcacao #vanilla #nutmeggeranium #beepollen #ironbarkhoney #jerrythomas #bonvivantscompanion #stilllife
  • Rhubarb shrub gin fix cocktail homemade: pickle twist on Jerry Thomas' 1862 Gin Fix recipe where the sugar, water and lemon juice are swapped out for a delicately spiced rhubarb shrub syrup and a little agave syrup. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Fix or Fix-Up is one of my favourite vintage cocktails due to the elegance of the sour recipe - lemon, sugar, water, spirit - and the presentation using shaved ice and a fancy seasonal fruit garnish. The Fix dates from 1856 and was a sour pick me up cocktail or Fix-Up, closely related to earlier recipes for Punch using the formula strong, sweet, sour weak, although the spice element of Punch is missing in the Fix. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This rhubarb version of the Fix pairs the rhubarb of the shrub syrup with juniper in dry gin for a crisp and refreshing drink that is spiced via the shrub infusion with Australian indigenous cinnamon myrtle, lemon myrtle and strawberry gum. Crushed ice accentuates the refreshing properties of vinegar preserving the shrub syrup and the fresh juniper flavour of the gin. The shrub syrup uses a light style coconut vinegar, low GI cane sugar and a slow cold maceration method for bright fresh flavour and a delicate light pink coloured syrup. The rhubarb fix is garnished with an orange and rhubarb twist. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Make your own Rhubarb Fix-Up with the recipe on the blog, find the clickable link in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/rhubarb-shrub-gin-fix-cocktail-rhubarb-fix-up/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #rhubarb #rhubarbseason #eattheseasons #afternoonlight #ginfixcocktail #vintagecocktail #picklecocktail #shrubsyrup #drinkingvinegar #coconutvinegar #cinnamonmyrtle #lemonmyrtle #strawberrygum #peckpfpicklesblog #cosyfoodphotography #rozelle #lilyfield #foodfluffer #foodvisitation #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #arhierosedrygin #juniper #lowsugarcocktail #lowsugarcocktails #seasonalcocktail #slowfood #doitfortheprocess #gincocktail #sourcocktail
  • Blueberry shrub pisco sour cocktail: pickle twist on a vintage style Peruvian pisco sour cocktail recipe circa 1903 using a blueberry shrub syrup and honey syrup in place of citrus and sugar, paired with Peruvian pisco brandy, Peruvian bitters, real free range organic egg white, garnished with fresh flowering thyme and bitters. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Make your own blueberry shrub pisco sour cocktail with the recipes on the blog, find the clickable link to this pisco sour cocktail and the blueberry shrub syrup in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/blueberry-shrub-pisco-sour-cocktail/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #pisco #piscosourcocktail #barsolpisco #peruviancocktail #amargochunchopervianbitters #realfreerangeegg #organicegg #shrubsyrup #drinkingvinegar #picklecocktail #susutainablecocktail #seasonalcocktail #blueberries #blueberryseason #spring #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #pourshot #darktablemood #ihavethisthingfordarkness #themoodytable #backlight #blueberryshrubsyrup #flavourpairing #vintagecocktail #imbibe #ethereal_moods #darkfoodphotography #foodfluffer #darktablemood
  • Improved blueberry shrub cocktail: homemade using in season blueberries infused with cinnamon, coriander, lemon, thyme, low GI cane sugar, preserved in light sweet sour coconut vinegar, served over crushed ice with soda water and improved with a port float. Garnished with fresh flowering thyme from my garden, fresh blueberries and a lemon twist. Inspired by Jerry Thomas' improved fine lemonade recipe - where sherry is added to enhance the flavour - here I have opted for port. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Choosing the vinegar when making a shrub syrup is key - as the flavour and style of the vinegar will greatly influence the end result - like matching wine with food. I chose a lighter style coconut vinegar with a delicate sweet and slightly sour flavour to allow the blueberries to be the main focus of the shrub. Shrubs are a great way to preserve abundant in season produce and to use up fruits that are a bit too soft or parts of veggies and herbs we usually throw away but that are packed with flavour such as herb stems. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Make the most of blueberry season - create your own blueberry shrub syrup for refreshing drinks, cocktails and desserts. Find the clickable link in my link tree available in my bio or paste this one into your browser: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ http://www.peckofpickles.com.au/blueberry-shrub-syrup-thyme-lemon-spice/ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #lowabvcocktail #lowabv #lowabvcocktails #lowabvhighflavour #cocktailphotography #drinkstyling #cocktailgarden #homemade #homebartender #darktablemood #foodfluffer #foodvisitation #shrubsyrup #drinkingvinegar #coconutvinegar #blueberries #blueberryseason #portcocktail #eattheeasons #flavourpairing #peckofpicklesblog #cosyfoodphotography #rozelle #vintage #refreshingdrink #themoodytable #spring #picklecocktail #seasonalcocktail #sustainablecocktail

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