Head Heart & Tales Distilling Co.

18/07/2020

The Sazerac is probably the perfect drink for this weather. This version from looks spot on.

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A twist on the New Orléans’ classic cocktail, our Spring Street Sazerac features all local ingredients: Rye Whiskey from Brunswick’s The Gospel Distillery, The Jezebel Absinthe from Head Heart & Tales Distilling Co and Mister Bitters Grapefruit and Agave Bitters.

07/03/2019

Wow this looks fantastic Dulcie's Kings Cross

There was once a character known in Sydney as ‘Burn em’ Down Dawn’ - we made a drink in her honour using Starward Distillery two-fold, Distillery Botanica lemon myrtle and toasted with Head Heart & Tales Distilling Co. absinthe. The contents are just as tasty as its namesake. Maybe you can ask us the story behind the name tonight over a drink? 📷

03/03/2019

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OBITUARY - A Martini with serious attitude.

I often wonder to myself when reading through cocktail specs "what were they thinking?" Usually, it's an expression of admiration at an inspired set of ingredients, but sometimes it's because I think the person that came up with them was genuinely mad. The Obituary is both! It's essentially a Martini with Absinthe, which is genius and also totally bonkers. Who thinks that the Martini is too light on booze? Seriously!? All that said, it's a damn tasty cocktail. If you get an Absinthe that louches intensely, like The Jezebel by Head Heart & Tales Distilling Co. you'll get this ghostly pale drink which I think looks absolutely stunning.

You should also notice the gorgeous Nick & Nora glass I'm using; another from the Riedel Bar Collection. I love the Nick & Nora glass because I do think it's the most elegant shape you can serve a cocktail in. It's small in capacity, ideal for low-volume high-alcohol drinks, and is the perfect replacement for the V-shaped cocktail glass. As iconic as it is, the V glass is an incredibly impractical design. You will almost always end up spilling your drink on your shoes with the V glass, but the Nick & Nora, with its tulip shape, solves that problem making sure you're not leaving the bar with gin-soaked socks. A win for everyone!


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22/02/2019

The Gold Medal from last years Melbourne International Spirits Competition, thanks for organising the event.

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14/12/2018

GIBSON - Repost from

My delivery of Nick & Nora glasses came through from and I had to make a suitably elegant cocktail to fill them with.

The Gibson is essentially a Martini with little to no Vermouth garnished with a cocktail onion... Yep, that’s it. There’s really more to the drink than that, but you have to taste it in order to realise the fact. The Gibson is a lesson in minimalism; the smallest change to create the largest impact. That savoury, sweet astringent nose of the onion makes way for the decadent flavours of slightly seasoned gin. It’s not a normal Martini at all.

I know what you’re thinking “Hey, why the hell is your Gibson blue?” And the answer to this is Head Heart & Tales Distilling Co. The Jezebel Absinthe. High Proof Preacher posted a Gibson today too, and he added some celery bitters to his as a personal twist. I wanted to add a little extra something to mine, and remembered that The Jezebel Absinthe has seriously strong fennel notes, so I sprayed the inside of the glass with it. An interesting side effect is that it turned the drink a ghostly shade of blue. And damn is it pretty! Think I’ll be making all my Gibson’s this way.



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11/05/2018

THE BACKBURNER 🔥 just in time to get us through the arctic weather hitting the east-coast 🙌🏻 courtesy of

What I love about Sazeracs, others than the fact they're delicious, is that they give you a lot of room for variation and creativity.

I was in the mood for a Sazerac with more earthy flavours, so I came up with this; the Backburner. The Rye is upped and the Angostura Bitters are replaced with Dale DeGroff Pimento Bitters. What makes the drink though is the Absinthe rinse and then the smoking of the glass, specifically in that order. The smoke clings to the Absinthe and you get this intense oily smokiness. I wasn't expecting it, but I like it!

01/05/2018

The perfect Tuesday eve tipple from

‘Death and the Maiden’ ~ not complete without The Jezebel 💃.

90ml Monkey 47 Gin
15ml Maidenii Amer
3ml The Jezebel Absinthe
3ml Cynar

12/04/2018

Thursday feels via Bibendum Bar

The joy of made easy, ice water, absinthe louche magic, add agave to taste ?

10/04/2018

WHEN IT LOOKS THIS TASTY 💃 looking for a Tuesday-tipple?

We’ve been inspired by awesome shots out of Oregon of one of our favorite gin + absinthe cocktails ~ the Co**se Reviver #2.

They say it’s good for hangovers, but we don’t think there is ever a wrong time!

09/04/2018

Sunny-sipper🍹 Monday’s call for a🌻
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As most of you would be aware, not all cocktails are created equal but there are a number of cocktails that are created of equal parts.
So we start out equal week with a true Spring drink (& our ) a Sunflower.
After an rinse, shake equal parts of , , & , for a truly sunny, yellow sipper.

This cocktail was first posted in September 2017

06/04/2018

LOVER COLADA 💕 as we roll into a Friday arvo and have the weekend ahead cheers to LOVER for the drinkspiration 🍹

A riff on our Lover Colada with some Jezebel absinthe - embracing the creamy effect of the spirit.

06/04/2018

Have you tasted our Jezebel? 💃

Available nationally through select retailers and bars, and direct online purchase via our website ~ order yours today.

“Double-distilled in Melbourne using a propriety botanical bill weighted heavily towards absinthe's herbal holy trinity - fennel, wormwood and aniseed - The Jezebel is as pure and balanced as it is compelling” https://www.bibendum.com.au/The-Jezebel-Absinthe-700ml.html

02/04/2018

It's Easter Monday and we are probably not the only ones who over-indulged this weekend 😅 Anyone with us!? 🍫

So the The Patron Saint of Gin’s classic Death in the Afternoon is timely indeed!

Hemingway’s recipe simply calls for some absinthe, less being more to begin with, maybe a similar dash of simple syrup (but not for me) then topping the flute up with sparkling dry wine to release the mystical milkiness.

This is a concoction to kill the last afternoon of the long weekend 😴🐰♥️😇

02/04/2018

Long weekend night-cap all-round 💤 sometimes the simplest things are the answer ☕️ 🍸 🍫

DEATH BY BUNNY Recipe 🐰 Take one ferrero rocher bunny (or anything of the chocolate variety that is still kicking around!) nibble off the top and pour a half shot of The Jezebel within and fill with you’re favourite caffeinated (or de-caffeinated) pod ~ our pod of choice Pod & Parcel ~ sweet dreams!

01/04/2018

ABSINTHE-RINSED COUPES AT THE READY! 💃

Happy Easter!
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I’m not a fan of chocolate but I like other Easter flavours, so I found the the recipe on diffordsguide.com called Triomphe d’Anis, which combines some rich flavours for a boozy after-dinner cocktail that isn’t chocolate 🤗

Wash glass with The Jezebel absinthe from

Stir 45ml Hennessy cognac, 15ml , 15ml black coffee liqueur and 7.5ml of divine fino sherry, mine was in ice, and strain into your absinthe rinsed coupe.

Garnish with a dried star anise, or if you don’t have them 🙄 try some orange zest 😬🐰🍊😍♥️😇

01/04/2018

Happy Easter 🐰

It was cheese boards and vino all-round yesterday ~ stepping things up ~ time for a little boozy-chocolate inspired brunch board.

The Jezebel 💃 small-batch, craft distilled spirit made in Melbourne has found its perfect match in hand-crafted, locally made artisan chocolates and truffles 😋 🥂

30/03/2018

The perfect Friday rations before 🐇 arrives ~ less really is more!

Because beauty ~ Vodka / Lillet Blanc /Absinthe.

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29/03/2018

Happy Easter all!
How are you celebrating the start of the long weekend?

This looks like a mighty fine way to ring in the weekend to us

Keep us posted if The Jezebel is making an appearance at yours and tag us in!

🍊 🔥 Barrel Aged Negroni 🔥🍊

Adelaide Hills Distillery Bitter Orange, Four Pillars Gin Spiced Negroni Gin & Sweet Vermouth.

✔️6 months aged with a 5 litre port barrel.

✔️Chocolate Bitters because it’s Easter with a flame of Jezebel Absinthe.

Open all weekend until 12. 🐇

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