A Botanist's Journey to Gin
Gin Blending Masterclasses.
At Mrs Bakers Still House, guests will have the chance to blend your own gin from a range of traditional and locally grown botanicals. Sessions are running on selected Sundays. $180pp + Booking fee | 3 Hours | Lunch Provided Take home a bundle including 200mL bottle of their own signature gin, a record of the gin components, a wonderfully illustrated booklet with botanical insights, and a gorgeous tussie-mussie of gin botanicals. Book on Eventbrite or with Mrs Baker [0418 141 685] Or why not have Mrs Baker come to your venue to host a Gin Blending Masterclass? Call Mrs Baker and discuss the options. Paint & Sip Sessions
Beginners' Watercolour painting with a gin in hand.
Join us for a relaxed afternoon of painting botanicals and sipping gin at Mrs Baker's Still House. You will be guided through watercolour painting techniques. Then given a choice of botanical prints, these are line drawings of different gin botanicals, to paint. Use the print as a guide and get playful. Develop your own style, whether it is realist or abstract, while you enjoy some of Mrs Baker's gins! Sessions are running on selected Saturdays. $87pp | 2 Hours | All equipment provided. Choice of prints to paint: Either, one A4 botanical print or, a set of three botanical cards. Your ticket includes gin & tonic (or soda). Additional painting prints and additional drinks can be purchased on the day. No meal is included - ring Mrs Baker prior to the session if you require a grazing platter. Take home a bundle includes your completed gin botanical print, paint pallet, paint brush, and gin tasting notes. Book on Eventbrite or with Mrs Baker [0418 141 685] Or why not have Mrs Baker come to your venue to host a Paint and Sip afternoon? Call Mrs Baker and discuss the options. |
Heritage Tram Tipsy High Tea - Ballarat
Heritage Tramway, Lake Wendouree Saturday 25th May, 11:30am or 1:30pm Hosted by The Shared Table, serving delicious treats paired with Mrs Baker's gins & liqueurs Book 11:30am Book 1:30pm Smythedale Farmer's Market
Brooke Street, Smythesdale 3rd Saturday of every month 9:00am - 1pm A great community market, set in the beautiful historic Smythesdale precinct. Talbot Farmer's Market
Scandinavian Crescent, Talbot 3rd Sunday of every month 9am - 1pm Proudly community based market, showcasing local and regional farmers, growers and artisan food producers. |
Avoca Riverside Market
Dundas Street, Avoca 4th Sunday of every month 9am - 1pm Located along side the Avoca River, you'll find local produce and interesting makers. Beaufort Town Market
Memorial Park, Beaufort 24 Feb, 30 March, 27 April, 27 July, 28 Sept, DecemberTBC, 2024 Just a short drive up the road from Ballarat, you enter a new world of beautiful crafts and produce. See you in the park. Melbourne Gin Festival
Timberyard, Plummer street, Port Melbourne 15 - 17 March, 2024 The rustic Timber Yard is Melbourne’s hidden secret and the perfect setting for a friendly, tasty, Gin Festival! Your ticket gives you your choice of complementary gin samples with Long Rays mixers, a tote bag, and 60 Aussie craft distillers to chat to. Hear their production secrets and buy their bottles to take home. Book tickets here Australian Distillers' Festival
Pyrenees Unearthed Festival
Dundas Street, Avoca Saturday 13 April, 2024 Along side the Avoca River, great music, great wine (and gin) and the best memories are made. Book tickets here Grampians Grape Escape
Halls Gap Football Oval Sat 4 & Sun 5 May, 2024 Nestled in one of Australia’s most spectacular natural backdrops, the Grampians Grape Escape in Halls Gap is a weekend of regional wine, food and music you cannot miss. Book tickets here Melbourne Good Food & Wine Show
Melbourne Convention Centre aka Jeff's Shed, Melbourne 31 May - 2 June, 2024 The Good Food & Wine Show is the perfect day out for food and wine lovers. Enjoy a fantastic day out with friends and wander through the show, sampling from hundreds of stalls, chatting to winemakers and distillers and hearing their stories. Book tickets Red Series
Ballarat Mining Exchange 26 & 27 July, 2024 The Red Series is a gathering of the very best cellar doors from the Pyrenees and Grampians wine regions, in the one ambient heated indoor space the Mining Exchange, right in the heart of Ballarat and a two minute walk from the train station. Red Series event-goers will have the opportunity to taste and purchase Shiraz and other wine varieties from 22 wineries. Book tickets Goroke Show
Rec Reserve, Main Road, Goroke Saturday 5 October, 2024 12 noon - 4pm The sky is the limit at the Goroke Show. More info here Dunkeld Three Peaks Festival
Memorial Park, Parker Street Dunkeld Saturday 19 October, 2024 10am - 4pm Local fun and produce at it's best. So many kids activities, and stuff for big kids too. See you in the park. More info here Mrs Baker's gin garden open day tours
Mrs Baker's Still House, Glenpatrick Saturday 26th October, 2024. FREE Tours start every hour, on the hour. First tour at 11am, last tour 3pm Ring 0418 141 685 to book your place. Maximum 8 people in a tour. Spring gin garden tour for the gin lover. Find out which gin botanicals grown at the distillery and taste the gins that are made from these plants. The gin garden tour is lead by Mrs Baker, botanist now turned distiller. Noorat Ag ShowNoorat Reserve, Mackinnons Bridge Road, Noorat Saturday 16 November, 2024 Started in 1932, and this is THE Ag show to attend. More info here Beaufort Ag Show
Goldfields Reserve, Beaufort November 2024 9am - 4pm The Annual Beaufort Show is an agricultural-based, community event aimed at a great day out for the whole family. More info here |