Hepburn Distillery Superb Cocktail Recipes

Welcome to our corner of the bar, where good stories, great company and exceptional spirits come together. These cocktail recipes are crafted to celebrate the character of Hepburn Distillery Gin, Vodka and Whiskey — spirits inspired by our region and made to be enjoyed, shared and savoured.Whether you’re shaking up a classic with a twist, stirring something bold and spirit-forward, or mixing an easy crowd-pleaser at home, you’ll find recipes here that let the quality of the spirit shine. From bright, botanical gin cocktails to smooth vodka favourites and warming whisky serves, each drink is designed to be approachable, delicious and just a little bit special.Pull out your favourite glass, add plenty of ice, and enjoy the art of cocktail making using Hepburn Distillery spirits. Cheers 🥂

Hardware Lane Gin

Our bright & contemporary gin, led by Australian native botanicals - lemon myrtle and pepperberry leaf - lifted by elderflower, orange zest and classic juniper.

Hardware G & T

  • 30ml Hardware Lane Gin

  • 90ml tonic (we love Long Rays Original Tonic, Sodasmith No 1 or Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic)

Garnish with fresh orange peel, a sprig of rosemary and a couple of peppercorns.

Wombat Collins

  • 45ml Hardware Lane Gin

  • 20ml fresh lemon Juice

  • 30ml lemon myrtle simple syrup (or substitute with elderflower cordial)

  • top with soda water

Add to a tall glass with ice. Serve with a slice of fresh lemon and rosemary.

Lemon Myrtle Fizz

  • 45ml Hardware LaneGin

  • 15ml Elderflower Liqueur (we love St. Germain)

  • 15ml Fresh Lemon Juice

  • 10ml Simple Syrup

  • top with Prosecco

Shake all ingredients except prosecco with ice. Strain into a champagne flute or coupe. Top with prosecco and serve with fresh lemon peel

Hardware Gimlet

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 20ml Fresh Lime Juice

  • 15ml Elderflower Liqueur

  • 5ml Honey Syrup.

Shake over ice, strain and serve in chilled coupe, garnish with lime slice.

Classic Dry Gin

Our flagship gin is a flavour sensation with caramelised lemon zest, juniper, cardamom, coriander seed and clove.

G&T

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Classic Dry

  • 90ml Tonic

Dress the glass with fresh lemon, serve with a large ice cube, garnish with fresh lemon and rosemary

French 75

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry Gin

  • 22ml Lemon juice

  • 15ml Simple Syrup

Shake above ingredients with ice, pour into glass and top with champagne. Garnish with lemon peel.

Gin Fizz

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry Gin

  • 22ml lemon juice

  • 22ml simple syrup

Shake with ice, strain into a glass and top with 60ml soda, garnish with a slice of lemon

Martini

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry Gin

  • 15ml Dry Vermouth (we love Maidenii Dry Vermouth)

  • Dash of orange bitters

Stir or shake over ice, double strain and garnish with a twist of lemon.

Bees Knees

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry Gin

  • 30ml honey syrup

  • 20ml fresh lemon juice

  • Ice

Add gin, honey syrup, and lemon juice to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Strain into a glass over ice and garnish with lemon peel and lavender.

Bullarto Strawberry Gin

Fresh farm strawberries, basil, Tasmanian pepperberry & strawberry gum create a summery delight.

The Drunken Rose

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Bullarto Strawberry Gin

  • 22ml Sweet Vermouth (we love Maidenii Sweet Vermouth)

  • 22ml St. Germaine elderflower liqueur

Stir, and pour into a small golden glass/champagne coup with an ice sphere. Garnish with a strawberry slice.

Can be made longer with prosecco / Champers / Soda / lemonade

Bullarto Strawberry Southside (Michelle’s favourite)

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Bullarto Strawberry Gin

  • 3 fresh strawberries, chopped

  • 1 basi leaf

  • 22ml lemon juice

  • 22ml simple syrup

Muddle strawberries, basil and gin in the base of a cocktail shaker. Add ice and juice. Shake vigorously, strain and service in a coupe. Adjust the lemon and simple syrup to make it more sweet or tart.

Strawberry Love Potion

  • 40 ml Hepburn Distillery Bullarto Strawberry Gin

  • Splash of Simple Syrup

  • Splash of Chambord

  • Pink or Rose Sparkling or Prosecco

Add all ingredients to a large gin balloon or wine glass filled with ice. Top with chilled pink/rose sparkling or prosecco. Garnish with a strawberry.

French Kiss (Strawberry French 75)

30ml Hepburn Distillery Bullarto Strawberry Gin

22ml Lemon juice

22ml simple syrup

90ml sparkling wine

Combine and shake gin, lemon and simple syrup.

Rim half a champagne coupe with lemon and dip in rim mix. Strain in gin mix, add rose ice sphere and top with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist.

Farmhouse Orange Gin

Bright & aromatic, packed with local oranges, juniper, sultana and all spice.

Orange French 75

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 22ml fresh Lemon Juice

  • 10 ml fresh Orange Juice

  • 15ml Simple Syrup

Dress the inside of a martini glass with orange peel. Shake ingredients with ice, pour, and then top up with champagne. Garnish with orange peel

G&T

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 90ml Tonic

Dress glass with Orange. Serve in tall glass with large ice cube and garnish with orange and rosemary.

Orange Gimlet

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 22ml Lime Juice

  • Large splash simple syrup

Shake over ice, serve in short glass, garnish with lime slice.

Gin Ginger

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 30ml Lime Juice

  • Ginger beer (we love Bundaberg)

Pour into tall glass with ice. Top with ginger beer, garnish with a slice of lime or orange and fresh mint. Note: If you can get your hands on Rochester Ginger syrup, add a dash!

Orange Metropolitan

  • 50ml Hepburn Distillery Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 20ml Lime Juice

  • 30ml Cranberry Juice

  • 10ml Triple Sec

Shake all ingredients with lots of ice in a shaker, strain into a martini glass and garnish with a strip of orange peel.

Lady Marmalade

  • 45ml Farmhouse Orange Gin

  • 1 tsp marmalade

  • 5ml maple syrup

  • 1 drop vanilla

  • 30ml pineapple juice

  • - 20ml lemon juice

Shake ingredients with ice, strain and pour. Garnish with dehydrated orange wheel.

Lyonville Sloe Gin

Sweet, sour, tart and plummy - our SLOE GIN takes a full year to make from locally foraged sloe berries. Decadent!

Our Signature Cocktail - Basil’s Charlie Chaplin

Pour into a pretty glass in this order:

  • 15ml lime juice

  • 15ml simple syrup

  • Large ice cube

Float over all that:

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Sloe Gin

  • 30ml St Germaine

Garnish with slice of lime, take a slurp, then stir it all up.

Sloe & Elderflower Collins

  • Juice of half a lemon

  • Half glass lemonade

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Sloe Gin

  • 20ml Elderflower cordial

Sloe Royale

  • Glass of prosecco or Champers

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Sloe Gin

Lemon twist to garnish

Sloe Gin Sour

• 50 ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Sloe Gin

• 20 ml simple syrup

• 30 ml lemon juice

• 25 ml egg white (or egg white substitute such as Wonderfoam or Aquafaba)

Dry shake all ingredients for 15 seconds before adding a big handful of ice and shake for another 30 seconds. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass and garnish with a twist of lemon.

Sloe Negroni

• 15ml Hepburn Distillery Lyonville Sloe Gin

• 15ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry Gin

• 30ml Campari

• 30ml Sweet Vermouth

• Orange Wedge

Stir with ice until chilled. Serve over ice and garnish with a wedge or twist of orange.

Tenrai Gin

Japanese inspired with yuzu for sourness, toasted rice for earthy sweetness, wasabi for warmth, shiitake mushrooms for umami and seaweed for saltiness - this gin will hit every part of your palette.

G & T

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Tenrai Gin

  • 90ml tonic

Serve with large ice cube, garnish with dehydrated lemon or lime

Gaijin Martini

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Tenrai Gin

  • Dash of Dry Vermouth (we love Maidenii)

Shake over ice, double strain and serve with lemon peel

Yuzu Lady

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Tenrai Gin

  • 20ml Lemon Juice

  • 20ml Yuzu Liqueur

  • 15ml Simple Syrup

Shake ingredients with ice, place a large ice cube in the glass and strain to fill the glass. Garnish with dehydrated lemon/yuzu.

Optional: Add egg white/aquafaba/easyfoam to the shaker to create a yuzu sour.

Tenrai, Lime & Soda

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Tenrai Gin

  • Fever Tree Lime & Yuzu Soda

Half fill a tall glass with ice, add gin and top with fever tree lime and yuzu soda. Garnish with a wedge of fresh lime.

Gourmet Chocolate

Full of local blackberries and real chocolate with subtle sweetness. Bold and delicious.

Chocolate Espresso Martini

  • 45 ml Hepburn Distillery Gourmet Chocolate Gin

  • 10ml Simple Syrup

  • 20ml Hepburn Distillery Organic Potato Vodka

  • 20ml Espresso Coffee

  • 20ml a dash of coffee liqueur

Shake vigorously with ice. Strain into a martini glass, with a large ice cube in the centre. Garnish with shaving of chocolate.

Chocolate Negroni

  • 45 ml Hepburn Distillery Gourmet Chocolate Gin

  • 30 ml Sweet Vermouth (we recommend Maidenii Sweet Vermouth)

  • 25 ml Campari

Shake over ice. Strain into a large glass, with a large ice cube sitting on a slice of orange. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary.

Chocolate Love Potion

  • 40 ml Hepburn Distillery Gourmet Chocolate Gin

  • Splash of Simple Syrup

  • Splash of Chambord

  • Pink or Rose Sparkling or Prosecco

Stir with lots of ice. Top with chilled pink sparkling or prosecco.

Blackberry Bramble

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Gourmet Chocolate Gin

  • 2-3 blackberries

  • 20ml fresh lemon juice

  • 20ml simple syrup

  • Sparkling water (or ginger ale)

Muddle ripe juicy blackberries with fresh lemon juice in a shaker. Fill with ice. Add gin and simple syrup. Shake well, strain in to a glass of ice and top with sparkling water. Garnish with a twist of lemon and a fresh blackberry.

Can also omit sparkling water for a short cocktail option.

Organic Potato Vodka

Made from locally grown organic potatoes, this spirit offers a subtle sweetness and delicate mineral character. Its luxurious mouthfeel brings cocktails to life with exceptional smoothness and balance.

Cosmopolitan

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 30ml Cointreau

  • 30ml cranberry juice

  • 15ml lime juice

Shake with ice, strain into glass with ice sphere, garnish with lemon peel.

Moscow Mule

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 50ml Lime Juice

  • 10ml Sugar Syrup

  • 90ml Ginger Beer

Stir, pour into a tall glass with an ice sphere. Garnish with a slice of lime.

Vodka Lime Soda

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 15ml Simple Syrup

  • 15ml Lime Juice

  • Soda Water

Pour into tall glass with a large ice cube. Top with soda, garnish with a slice of lime.

Lemon Drop

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 30ml Lemon Juice

  • 22ml Simple Syrup

  • 7ml Triple Sec

Sugar the rim of a short glass, add a large ice cube. Shake with ice, pour.

Pillow Talk (White Chocolate Martini)

30ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

30ml White Creme De Cacao

22ml Vanilla Syrup

30ml Cream

Shake vigorously over ice, double strain and pour into martini glass. Add an ice sphere and garnish with shaved white chocolate

Blood Orange Bianco

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 15ml Lime Juice

  • 15ml Cinzano Bianco

  • 200ml Blood Orange Soda - we love Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co NO SUGAR Sparkling Cans

Add all ingredients to a tall glass. Serve with mint, ice and a slice of fresh orange.

Salty Dog

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Potato Vodka

  • 15ml Cointreau

  • 45ml Pink Grapefruit Juice

  • 30ml fresh lime juice

  • pinch of salt

Salt the rim of a short tumbler, fill with ice cubes, add vodka, cointreau, salt and juices, stir gently. Garnish with 2 wedges lime, rosemary & dried grapefruit.

Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

Made with our stunning, award-winning potato vodka, infused with vanilla beans and layered with softly sweet local honey.

Vanilla Espresso Martini

  • 40ml Hepburn Distillery Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

  • 20ml Kahlua or other coffee liqueuer

  • 20ml espresso (cooled)

  • 20ml vanilla or honey syrup (optional)

Shake vigorously with ice, strain into a chilled martini, garnish with coffee beans and a drizzle of honey.

Honey Vodka & Soda

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

  • 15ml fresh lemon juice

  • Soda Water

Pour into tall glass with a large ice cube. Top with soda, garnish with a wedge of lime. Variations on this include adding cherry liqueur or substituting soda with creamy soda.

Pillow Talk (White Chocolate Martini)

30ml Hepburn Distillery Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

30ml White Creme De Cacao

22ml Vanilla Simple Syrup

30ml Cream

Shake vigorously over ice, double strain and pour into martini glass. Add an ice sphere and garnish with shaved white chocolate

Velvet Maker

  • 60 ml Hepburn Distillery Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

  • 15 ml Dry Vermouth

  • 15 ml Pink grapefruit juice

  • 10 ml Vanilla sugar syrup

  • 2 dashes Grapefruit bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice, strain and serve in a cocktail coupe. Garnish with fresh grapefruit.

Passion Martini (Pornstar Martini)

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

  • 30ml Passoa

  • 40ml pineapple juice

  • 20 ml sugar syrup

  • 20ml Lime juice

  • 2-3 drops wonderfoam OR 1 egg white OR aquafaba

Mix with ice in a shaker, strain into a large coupe glass. Add 1 tsp of passionfruit pulp, and an ice sphere. Garnish with half a passionfruit or dried flowers

Apple Pie

  • 20ml Vanilla & Bush Honey Vodka

  • 30ml Fireball Whiskey

  • 15ml Hepburn Distillery Whiskey

  • 100ml cloudy apple juice

Mix with ice in a shaker, serve in a whiskey tumbler, and garnish with a slice of dehydrated apple and a pinch of cinnamon.

Organic Cask Aged Potato Vodka

Time and timber add a deep smoky, vanilla-caramel flavour to our smooth, slightly sweet vodka creating a spirit that is a lot like a beautiful, soft whiskey.

Manhattan Dry

  • 60ml Cask Aged Vodka

  • 22ml Dry Vermouth

  • 2 dash Bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice, strain into ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass. Garnish with orange or lemon zest.

Cask Aged Old Fashioned

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Cask Aged Vodka

  • 7ml Brown Sugar Syrup

  • 3 Dashes Bitters.

Stir with ice. Strain into ice-filled old fashioned glass. Garnish with toasted orange zest.

Non-Whiskey Sour

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Cask Aged Vodka

  • 30ml Lemon Juice

  • 22ml Maple Syrup or Simple Syrup

Serve in whiskey glass with an ice sphere. Garnish with orange peel and a cocktail cherry.

CAV and Dark Soda

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Cask Aged Vodka

  • Long Ray’s Dark Soda

Build over ice in a short or tall glass. Garnish with dehydrated orange.

Hepburn Distillery Whiskey

Crafted to showcase the depth and character of Hepburn Distillery’s small-batch artisan whiskey, this cocktail list celebrates careful distilling, local influence and spirits made to be savoured.

Whiskey Sour

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Whiskey

  • 30ml Lemon Juice

  • 22ml Maple Syrup or Simple Syrup

  • 1 egg white/aquafaba/easyfoam

Dry shake in a cocktail shaker (all ingredients without ice), then add ice and shake again. Double strain and serve in whiskey glass with an ice sphere. Garnish with orange peel and a cocktail cherry.

Hepburn Firelight

  • 45 ml Hepburn Distillery

  • 20 ml Amaro

  • 1 dash orange bitters

Stir all ingredients with ice until well chilled and silky, then strain over a large ice cube in a rocks glass. Serve with a twist of orange peel.

Hearts & Barrels (Chocolate Old Fashioned)

15ml simple syrup

60ml Hepburn Distillery Whiskey

2 dashes Orange bitters

22ml Hepburn Distillery Gourmet Chocolate Gin

Combine over ice in a shaker and stir to dilute, strain into whiskey glass over large icecube

Garnish with deyhdrated orange wheel

Hepburn Amaretto

  • 45 ml Amaretto

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Whiskey (our cask strength Batch 9 is especially good in this cocktail)

  • 5ml maple syrup

  • 30ml fresh lemon juice

  • 1 dash bitters

  • 1 egg white/aqaufaba/2-3 drops wonderfoam

Shake vigorously over ice, double strain and serve in a coupe or whiskey tumbler.

Organic Saffron Potato Vodka (discontinued)

Floral, earthy and elegant, our Saffron infused Potato Vodka delighted the senses. If you were lucky enough to get your hands on a bottle, we hope you can enjoy some of the following recipes:

Saffron Vodka Lemon Soda

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Saffron Vodka

  • 15ml Simple Syrup

  • 15ml Lemon Juice

  • Soda Water

Pour into tall glass with a large ice cube. Top with soda, garnish with a slice of fresh lemon.

Saffron Lemon Drop

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Saffron Vodka

  • 30ml Lemon Juice

  • 22ml Simple Syrup

  • 7ml Triple Sec

Sugar the rim of a short tumbler cocktail glass, add a large ice cube. Shake with ice, pour. Garnish with dehydrated lemon.

Saffron Sour

  • 60ml Hepburn Distillery Saffron Vodka

  • 30ml Lemon Juice

  • 22ml Simple Syrup

  • 1 dash bitters

  • 1 egg white (or substitute with aquafaba or wonderfoam)

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously for 30 seconds. Add ice and repeat, then serve over ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with saffron threads.

Crocus Flower

  • 30ml Saffron Vodka

  • 15ml Butterscotch Schnapps

  • 15ml Plum Bitters

  • 15ml Lemon Juice

  • Pour over a large ice cube in a martini glass.

Garnish with a slice of lemon.

Trentham Harvest Gin (seasonal release)

Licorice and Aniseed, with notes of organic sultanas, caramelised orange zest and blackberries.

G&T

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Trentham Harvest Gin

  • 90ml Tonic

  • Rosemary

Dress the glass with fresh orange, serve with a large ice cube, garnish with fresh orange and

Dirty Aniseed Martini

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Trentham Harvest Gin

  • 15ml Dry Vermouth

  • 2 bar spoons olive brine

Stir or shake over ice, double strain and garnish with a few olives

Trentham Harvest Negroni

  • 45ml Hepburn Distillery Trentham Harvest Gin

  • 30ml Hepburn Distillery Classic Dry

  • 20ml Maidenio Classic Vermouth

  • 20ml Campari

Pour into a balloon glass with a large ice cube, garnish with orange peel

Twilight Anise Fizz

  • 45ml Trentham Harvest Gin

  • 20ml Cointreau

  • 20ml Lemon Juice

  • 20ml Simple Syrup

  • 60ml Soda Water

Mix all ingredients, add to tall gin balloon with large ice cube and top with soda, garnish dehydrated or fresh slice of orange.