In order to add some sunshine to these darker, colder months, Brown Brothers are offering you the chance to win a gorgeous cocktail hamper worth £200.

Fourth-generation Australian winemakers, Brown Brothers, have teamed up with up-and-coming mixologist Kyra Elton to create a delicious winter cocktail, Spiced Winter Flora, heroing their award-winning dessert wine, Orange Muscat & Flora. With an alluring gold colour, zesty citrus notes, and hints of honey, this sweet wine is the perfect addition to this spiced winter cocktail and your autumn get-together.

This hamper will have all the ingredients to make this delicious cocktail at home, just in time for the holidays. Orange Muscat and Flora wine is a blend that is unique to Brown Brothers, created using two grape varieties that aren’t native or well-known in Australia.

Sweet and rich yet beautifully balanced, this is a light and refreshing dessert wine that is the ideal pairing with the pudding course or cheeseboard this festive period and the hero to the specially-created Spiced Winter Flora.

With two different levels of complexity options to choose from, the Spiced Winter Flora can either be a quick cocktail creation served as an aperitif, or the pièce de résistance of the evening with a little more labour of love. And if cocktails aren’t your thing, try a small serving of Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora on its own to round off a meal, or simply enjoy over ice. Nice. 

The recipe

Brown Brothers Spiced Winter Flora

60ml Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora 
5g fresh ginger
20ml diluted honey or spiced honey (see below for details)
20ml lemon juice
Candied ginger garnish (optional, see below for details)


Diluted Honey (quick and simple)

Create a simple honey water mixture by diluting honey with filtered water in a 2:1 ration; mix until fully combined.

Spiced honey

Infuse cinnamon, star anise, and all spice in honey for a week before creation; remove
spices then dilute spiced honey with water as mentioned above.

Candied ginger garnish

1 thumb of ginger
1 cup granulated sugar
Extra sugar for coating
Peel ginger, slice thinly (use mandolin if possible).
Boil and simmer for 30 mins.
Save ½ cup of ginger water, drain the rest.
Add sugar to ginger water, simmer until syrup is made.
Add ginger slices until temp reaches 110*C. Drain.
Lay slices out on cooking rack, and after 2 hours place in a bowl of sugar and toss. Leave to dry overnight. Store in airtight container in a cool place for several months.

Method

Add Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora to shaking tin with other ingredients.
Add ice and shake vigorously so ice breaks inside the shaker.
Strain into a tumbler/old fashioned glass over ice. If using the candied ginger garnish, rest a slice on top of the ice or use toothpicks to place.

Your prize

The winter cocktail hamper will include 6x Brown Brothers Orange Muscat & Flora, 4x gorgeous glasses to serve your creations, beautiful gold baubles and all ingredients to make this cocktail. All presented in a premium hamper, worth £200.

For more information, visit brownbrothers.com.au

The question is: Which country is Brown Brothers from?

Competition closes: 17th December 2023

By entering the competition, it is deemed that the entrant accepts the terms and conditions stated below.

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Prize cannot be exchanged for cash equivalent.

Prize is not transferable.

One entry per person, no bulk or third-party entries, unless the rules of the competition state so.

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Winner must be 18 years old or over.

The winner will be chosen from all correct entries and will be notified by email.

The winner will need to confirm acceptance within 7 days of being notified. If the winner does not confirm acceptance within this timeframe, the promoter has the right to pick another winner.