TOP TIPPLE MEL PARSONS

he singer-songwriter grew up near Westport and has travelled the world with her music. he won the NZ Music Award for best folk artist in 2020.

My coffee order is…

Americano or long black. Although being a touring artist at the moment mostly means it’s many pots a day on the Moccamaster at home, which makes me nostalgic for North American co ee. here was a time when we were always out of milk, so drinking it black became a habit – now it doesn’t seem to cut through if there’s milk involved.

The NZ wine I’m loyal to is…

Lee eld tation. I honestly love everything in the Lee eld tation range (which is lucky because we exclusively pour their wines on he Woolshed our – if

I had to choose, it’d be the Lee eld tation pinot noir or pinot noir rosé.

The one drink I detest is…

e uila – I probably overdid it when I lived in outh America many years ago, and now even the thought of it makes my stomach turn.

I like to jazz up my water with…

Lemons and cucumber and mint. Mum has an abundant lemon tree and it’s always a challenge to use them up before they turn. We have a big furious pot of mint outside the back door that never gets used for anything else. And the cucumber is a way to up my vegetable intake, and I have a vague memory of cucumber in drinks being something fancy people do?

My favourite spirit is…

Dr Beak Garden Gin is delicious, it’s small-batch distilled in Martinborough – not to mention the bottles are beautiful. We have a wee spot at the top of the garden currently referred to as the “gin deck”, which looks out to e Whakaraup Lyttelton

arbour. erfect for inducing a smug feeling any old riday a ernoon...

// Mel Parsons’ new single Already Gone is out now.