Headlands – Tidal Lines – Illawarra Plum Infused Gin
$90.00
Tidal Lines – Illawarra Plum Infused Gin
Tidal Lines begins as our delicious classic gin recipe and is then infused with native Illawarra Plums in French oak ex-wine casks. The gin and Illawarra Plum fruit are both placed directly into the casks and left to marry into this unique spirit.
Featuring flavours of Illawarra Plum, fresh juniper, rainforest lime, cinnamon, Angelica root and more, this gin was named as the best Australian sloe gin at the 2023 World Gin Awards. A native twist on the traditional sloe gin, this unique gin has an incredibly unique taste and is remarkably versatile. Whether you drink it on the rocks, with soda and a squeeze of lime or use it in a cocktail such as a sloe gin sour, Tidal Lines is a drink that will quickly become your favourite.
700mL bottle size. 32% ALC/VOL 18 standard drinks
Tidal Lines - Illawarra Plum Infused Gin
Tidal Lines begins as our delicious classic gin recipe and is then infused with native Illawarra Plums in French oak ex-wine casks. The gin and Illawarra Plum fruit are both placed directly into the casks and left to marry into this unique spirit.
What are Illawarra Plums? Illawarra Plums are an extremely rare Australian native bush tucker fruit that are packed full of antioxidants. About 20mm in diameter and with an external seed, they are not commercially farmed and are not true plums as we know them.
In the UK, distillers make a product called "sloe gin" which begins as regular gin but is then steeped in sloe berries - a small black/blue fruit that is native to Europe, Western Asia or North Africa. A sloe berry looks similar to an Illawarra Plum, but has some very important differences. Sloe berries do not have an external seed, are a completely different species of plant and have a remarkably different taste.
Tidal Lines is an Australian native version of the UK's sloe gin, with Illawarra Plums used in place of the sloe berries. Australia also has other types of native "plum" that you may have heard of such as Davidson Plum and Kakadu Plum, but these are importantly also different to the Illawarra Plum.
Packaged in the Headlands signature gin bottle, Tidal Lines can be sipped neat, with ice, made into a sloe gin sour, a gin and tonic (or soda), or used as a substitute for sloe gin in any cocktail.
700mL bottle size. 32% ALC/VOL 18 standard drinks
Awards
Gold Medal: 2023 World Gin Awards (Best Australian Sloe Gin)
Silver Medal: 2024 London Spirits Competition
Silver Medal: 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver Medal: 2023 London Spirits Competition
Silver Medal: 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Silver Medal: 2023 Bartender Spirits Awards
Silver Medal: 2022 London Spirits Competition
Silver Medal: 2022 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Bronze Medal: 2022 Australian Gin Awards
Sloe Gin Sour Recipe
- 60mL of Tidal Lines (2 shots)
- 20mL freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 15mL of a berry liqueur (we recommend blackberry or blueberry)
- 1 egg white or some aquafaba (optional but recommended)
Add all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled 2/3 with ice and shake vigorously for 30 seconds to chill and combine before straining it into a glass
What is the difference between Spirit of the Illawarra Plum, Illawarra Plum Liqueur, Daalgaal and Tidal Lines?
Spirit of the Illawarra Plum is not a gin and only contains Illawarra Plums. It is completely dry.
Illawarra Plum Liqueur is not a gin, contains Illawarra Plums and is sweet like a port or sherry.
Daalgaal Gin is a completely Australian native gin featuring Australian native juniper (Boobialla), Illawarra Plums and native stingless bee honey.
Tidal Lines is gin featuring classic juniper and a host of other delicious botanicals, infused with Illawarra Plum fruit
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