Happy first ever NZ Gin Day!
Photography Sarah Tuck.
Raise a glass to the inaugural New Zealand Gin Day with a toast to our favourite juniper spirit from dish drinks editor Yvonne Lorkin.
There’s actually a New Zealand National Gin Day? This Sunday? Excellent! Because let’s face it. If there were a national spirit here in Godzone, it’d be gin. A national cocktail? The G&T. That explosive hit of juniper that instantly spikes the senses. That clean, pure, soothing, mineral heat delivered in every sip? All that gloriousness should be celebrated! And here at dish, we can’t think of any better day than a hot, summer Sunday, in the closing week of January, to gather with fellow fans and embrace our local gin-dustry.
Today’s gins are so much more than something your Mum and Dad added cheap tonic water to. Today we’re making world-champion examples with complexity and charm all of their own, so cheers everybody! Bottoms up!
Keep an eye out for the dish line up of New Zealand's best gins in the soon-to-be-on-shelves dish issue 95!
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We start by sharing what’s on the dish team’s radar, what we’re watching, listening to and reading. Harry Butterfield puts a twist on his Nonna’s agnolotti, Malissa Fedele reminds us of the importance of fibre, and Phoebe Holden fulfils a long-held dream, sitting down with Yotam Ottolenghi. Autumn is an abundant time, we make the most with pumpkin, kūmara, cabbage, cauliflower, feijoas, apples and pears. We’re dishing up dinners for two, including a Chicken Dumpling Lasagne, alongside easy weeknight meals. We honour our mums, revisit timeless classics, and add a little baking challenge. This issue, we encourage you to slow down, to enjoy writing your shopping list, and spending time in the kitchen. Because even when life feels relentless, there’s always space to share something delicious.