Nigel Jenkins liked the finer things in life.

"He was very particular about how he lived and the quality of that life," sister Pam Jenkins said.

"He loved good food, good wine, good books, good form."

For his last meal, the architect washed down baked fish with Penfolds Grange Hermitage. There was homemade cheese and Turkish sweets.

He finished up with port and brandy.

Then he drank a barbiturate and died.

Mr Jenkins wanted a death like he wanted everything else in his life - the best he could get.

He was diagnosed with cancer in mid-2018, a year after Australia's first euthanasia laws came into effect in Victoria.

Two years later, and after a painful and isolating COVID-era hospital admission, the 67-year-old was ready.

Ms Jenkins flew from Canberra to Melbourne when lockdown res

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