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I have 2 sourced drinks connected to Australia. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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Australia on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of Australia

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Lemon, Lime and Bitters: pale clear lemon-lime fizz with a pink-brown bitters tinge near the top, in a tall straight Collins glass.

    Lemon, Lime and Bitters

    IconicSignature drinkNon-alcoholic

    Lemonade and lime juice or cordial in a tall glass with several dashes of Angostura aromatic bitters. Difford's builds it over ice in a Collins glass with a lime wedge and a straw so the drinker can stir in the bitters.

    It is claimed to have been invented and popularized in Australia around 1880, adding lime to the existing home-remedy mix of lemonade and bitters. The ABC has called it Australia's national drink, and the classic drink has no alcohol beyond a trace in the bitters.

    Made with: lemonade, lime juice or lime cordial, Angostura bitters.

    Confidence: highEvidence: en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab), diffordsguide.com (opens in a new tab)

  • Illustration of Bundy and Cola: dark brown, cola-colored, fizzing, in a tall straight highball glass.

    Bundy and Cola

    PopularSignature drink

    Bundaberg Rum mixed with cola, a classic Australian rum mixer; Punch uses the slang rumbo for Bundaberg and Coke.

    The distillery's own timeline says visiting US soldiers mixed rum with cola between 1940 and 1943 and that the company began bottling Bundy and Cola, which is the company's account. Punch says a group of cane farmers started the distillery in 1888 to use molasses.

    Made with: Bundaberg Rum, cola, ice.

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: bundabergrum.com.au (opens in a new tab), punchdrink.com (opens in a new tab)

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