Ophir crowns Australian cocktail competition winner

Loreta Kwong from Joe Taylor in Victoria took out this year’s Australian final of the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail competition. Thanks to her drink ‘The Alchemist’ – inspired by Paulo Coelo’s novel of the same name, which explores the concept that knowledge from travel is more valuable than gold – Kwong eventually emerged the best of the seven finalists. Kwong’s winning cocktail combined a spicy blend of ginger, Australian honey and turmeric syrup (hand made from local ingredients) that highlighted the unique blend of botanicals found in Opihr gin. Second place went to Claudia Morgan (The Dominion League, WA) for her ‘The Magic Pudding’, while third place was awarded to Jared Huk (The Howlin’ Wolf, NSW) for his creation ‘The Land of Milk and Honey’.

Loreta Kwong from Joe Taylor in Victoria