Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Oct 16
- 2 min
How To Make An Oscar Wilde Cocktail
Happy birthday Oscar Wilde! Here’s a drink fit for the legendary writer, raconteur, and lover of cocktails, absinthe and Champagne.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Oct 9
- 2 min
How To Make A Poolside Punch Cocktail
With nods to mojitos, highballs, sours and even piña coladas, this refreshing whisky cocktail gets you ready for a hot summer by the pool!
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Oct 2
- 2 min
How To Make A (Not Very) French Martini
We give ‘80s icon, the French Martini, a facelift with some extra-special Aussie craft spirits. Here’s how to make an Aussie French Martini.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Sep 25
- 2 min
How To Make A White Russian Cocktail
Hey! Careful, man—there’s a beverage here! Here's how to make The Dude's favourite drink: the White Russian Cocktail.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Sep 18
- 2 min
How To Make A Jam Gin Fizz
Perfect on a hot day or a sophisticated sipper mid-party, the Jam Gin Fizz is a fun, fruit-forward gin cocktail to freshen up your day.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Sep 11
- 2 min
How To Make An Aussie Gin Spritz
Light, bright and delicious, this Aussie gin spritz recipe is the perfect party tipple for a sunny afternoon.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Sep 4
- 2 min
How To Make A Bee’s Knees Cocktail
From 1920s slang and prohibition, the delicious Bee's Knees gin cocktail was born. Here's how to make this simple but delightful classic.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 28
- 2 min
What Happens When A Mojito Grows Up?
What happens when you swap basic white rum and simple soda for gold rum and Champagne? You get the Old Cuban - the Mojito's big brother!
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 21
- 3 min
Get Into The Spirit Of Father’s Day!
Check out our curated list of Aussie craft spirits perfect for Father’s Day! Who said you can’t buy your way into the old man’s good books?
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 14
- 3 min
7 Best Aussie Vermouth Cocktails
What do you get when you combine the artistry of Australian winemaking with the brilliance of Aussie craft spirits? Australian vermouth!
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Taste Test: Underground Spirits’ Ad Crescendum Native Gin
Using 10 native botanicals from Canberra’s National Botanic Gardens, Underground Spirits’ Ad Crescendum Native Gin is Australia in a glass.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Is New-Make The Same As Moonshine?
Rich, golden, barrel-aged Aussie rum and whisky all starts out as crystal clear new-make spirit. But is that really the same as moonshine?
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 24
- 3 min
How do you drink your tequila? I bet it’s not like this!
What happens when you use tequila instead of cognac or rye in a sazerac? Here's the answer - and btw it's 'Craft Agave Spirit' in Australia!
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 17
- 3 min
What Are Small Batch Spirits?
What does it mean when you see ‘small batch’ on your bottle of whisky, rum or gin? And what about batch numbers on the labels?
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 10
- 7 min
What Are They Talking About? The Aussie Craft Spirit Glossary
How many words do you know to do with Aussie craft spirits? More importantly how many have you heard that you don’t know what their meaning?
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 3
- 2 min
What Was The Rum Rebellion? And Was Rum Really To Blame?
On Tuesday January 26 1808 Australia experienced its first and only coup d’etat known as the Rum Rebellion. But was rum really to blame?
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jun 26
- 3 min
5 Aussie Craft Rye Whiskies To Celebrate Rye July
Check out these incredible Aussie craft rye whiskies to celebrate Rye July with!
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jun 19
- 5 min
Meet The Distillers—Stuart and Naomi McIntosh from Chief’s Son Distillery, VIC
Stuart and Naomi McIntosh of Chief’s Son Distillery have been crafting superb whisky in Victoria since 2016. Here’s their story.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jun 12
- 2 min
How Dry Is Your Gin Martini?
Using just two ingredients, the classic gin martini is one of the simplest cocktails to make but also one of the easiest to screw up.
Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jun 5
- 3 min
3 ways to switch up your G&T
Gin, ice, a splash of tonic—the G&T is an evergreen favourite. So how can you change your gin and tonic to be something even better?
