Gin Rickshaw

A Sundowner, in colloquial British English, is an alcoholic drink taken after completing the day’s work, usually at sundown. The sundowner has been referenced in literature since the 1950s. –Wikipedia

Sundowners are quite the thing here. There’s something about a beautiful sunset and living by the ocean that makes everything calm. That sits quite well with the great Aussie tradition of consuming alcoholic beverages.

Not being a fan of beer, I’m always on the lookout for easy to make drinks for the girls when they come around for drinks. We are very fortunate to live somewhere that has a beautiful view of the city and the ocean. It’s pretty much always perfect gin drinking weather, and this gin rickshaw is such an elegant cocktail that’s fresh but punchy enough for even the guys to get into.

I think that calls for some summery drinks, no?

If you look closely at the picture at the top, you’ll see that use washi tape to label glasses so that people don’t lose theirs. It’s the little things (yeah, I’m actually really proud of that one to be honest.)

I’ve adapted this recipe from Macheesmo‘s Rickshaw. Nick says, ‘If there’s one tip I could give people that want to get into cocktail making, it’s not to spend a lot of money on booze.  Just learn how to make good syrups.  Once you learn how to infuse flavors into syrups, you can make wonderful drinks that you would pay a lot for in a bar or restaurant.‘