Cocktails — wellington

Build in a tall glass, over ice: 30 ml Kiwifruit Gin (or regular gin) 10 ml lime juice 20 ml Kiwifruit & Kawakawa Syrup 1 dash Bob's Summer Bitters   Top with lemonade, fresh mint, 1 lime wedge and ice. Garnish: Thyme sprig and dehydrated kiwifruit Recipe by The Library, Wellington.

Local cocktail legend Peter Lowry at The Library has kindly shared the recipe for 'Through the Looking Glass' - a classic champagne cocktail, brightened up with a fruity, floral twist... Ingredients: 10mls Southward x The Library Bramble Gin (or sloe gin) 15mls Six Barrel Hibiscus Soda Syrup  10mls tangelo liqueur (or Cointreau)   Chocolate bitters (or Angostura bitters) Sugar cube Prosecco  Orange rind  Method: Dash bitters on sugar cube and place in the bottom of your glass Add gin, Hibiscus syrup and tangelo liqueur  Top up with prosecco Garnish with orange rind

Arborist are featuring our Elderflower Soda Syrup in their Wellington On A Plate cocktail this year. They've kindly shared the recipe with us... Ingredients: 45mls Bond Store Kawakawa Gin 20mls Lemon Juice  20mls Sugar syrup  Handful of cucumber  8 mint leaves Six Barrel Elderflower Soda Syrup Soda Water Ice Method: Muddle cucumber, mint and lemon juice in Boston shaker Add gin, sugar syrup and ice, then shake Pour over ice in tall glass Top up with Six Barrel Elderflower soda (mixed 1 part syrup to 5 parts soda water) Garnish with mint and cucumber