Bush Botanical Booze: Australian Natives in Spirits with Luke McCarthy

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This week, Lachlan is diving into the rich biodiversity of Australia's flora in spirits while welcoming a favourite guest, Luke McCarthy, with special guest and co-producer, Lindsay Marriott. Discover how indigenous botanicals like lemon myrtle, finger lime, and Tasmanian pepperberry are transforming the landscape of mixology and spirits in Australia. If you think you've heard all of the creative ways that Australia is coming up with new flavours, you're wrong. Buckle up, tune in and learn something new!

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SHOW NOTES:
Tasmanian Pepperberry - https://tuckerbush.com.au/pepperberry-tasmannia-lanceolata/

Strawberry Gum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_olida

River Red Gum - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_camaldulensis

Lemon Myrtle - https://www.bushfoodshop.com.au/lemon-myrtle/

Kakadu Plum - https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/discover/nature/plants/kakadu-plum/

Davidson Plum - https://anfab.org.au/main.asp?_=Davidson%20Plum

Illawarra Plum - https://tuckerbush.com.au/illawarra-plum-podocarpus-elatus/

Quandong Plum - https://www.bushfoodshop.com.au/quandong/

Lillypilly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_smithii

Finger Lime - https://tuckerbush.com.au/finger-lime-citrus-australasica/

Desert Lime - https://anfab.org.au/main.asp?_=Desert%20Lime

Macadamia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macadamia

Weeping Grass - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microlaena_stipoides

Botanic Australis - https://www.botanicaustralis.com/

Poor Toms - https://poortoms.com/

Four Pillar “Modern Australia" - https://fourpillarsgin.com/products/modern-australian-gin

Kangaroo Island Spirits - https://kangarooislandspirits.com.au/

Coastal Daisy Bush - https://tuckerbush.com.au/wild-rosemary-olearia-axillaris/

Karkalla - https://tuckerbush.com.au/karkalla-carpobrotus-virescens-bain/

Spring Bay Distillery - https://springbaydistillery.com.au/

Dasher + Fisher - https://www.dasherandfisher.au/

Seven Seasons - https://www.seven-seasons.com.au/

78 Degrees - https://78degrees.com.au/

Kinglake Distillery - https://kinglakedistillery.com.au/

Archie Rose Distilling Co. “Heritage Red Gum Cask Single Malt Whisky” - https://archierose.com.au/shop/product/heritage-red-gum-cask-single-malt-whisky

Headlands Distilling Co. “Illawarra Plum” - https://headlands.com.au/product-category/illawarra-plum/

Cape Byron Distillery - https://capebyrondistillery.com/