Arriving in Airlie Beach this particular lady was described as looking a little bit like "Anna Wintour entering a crack house" by her traveling companion. Expected beach bars, gentle candlelight, seafood and cocktails she was greeted by something more like Ibiza Uncovered. Kebab shops; check. Loud music from the nineties; check. Boozed up Brits; check. The breakfast cafes even committed the unforgivable sin of mentioning the H word... Hangovers should neither be seen nor heard and if you must have one it should be managed discreetly with a headscarf, large sunglasses and pleasant company.
Heading for the infamous Rum Bar we resisted the temptation to work our way though over 90 rums and against all the odds we were in luck! The bar had run out of the house gin so we were treated to an Australian concoction - Moore's Vintage Dry Gin.
Yes, the barman made it rocket-fuel strength, but this was a delicious gin flavoured with Australian botanicals, many from New South Wales where this gin is distilled. Juniper of course, combined with lemon, lime and more unusually plum and myrtle. And because we're gin geeks we like the fact Distiller Philip Moore is a herb expert and worked his way through 250 herbs before he settled on these 7. We tried it with tonic, and if we hadn't been nudged the wrong side of tipsy by the sun and the strength, we definitely would have gone on to try a Moore's Martini.
This gin is truly scrumptious, and we made our way back to Sydney with a bottle for the road.
(and for the final instalment - our Lady in Oz travels back to Sydney to prop up the bar at the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awards!)
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