By Mary Ann Anderson
From Tribune News Service
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, I walked into Brisbane Distillery Co., Australia’s only registered gin school. It was there I selected, measured and mixed a carousel of floral botanicals including elderflower, lavender and violet leaf to distill a spirited concoction I christened Magnolia Moon in honor of my home state of Georgia.
When I heard of Brisbane Distillery, where I would get a chance to be a master distiller, if only for an afternoon, it was just the tonic I needed to add to an otherwise delightful first journey to Australia during the continent’s springtime….