News
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‘Australia Series’ whisky range unveiled by That Boutique-y Whisky CoMarch 12, 2021
That Boutique-y Whisky Company unveils the Australia Series, a range of eight independent bottlings from different Australian whisky distilleries.
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Women of Australian whisky: ‘There’s still a long way to go’March 08, 2021
The perception that whisky is a ‘man’s drink’ still lingers. But many of the leading women in Australian whisky are changing that.
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Australian whisky in 2021: new releases, distillery launches, awards and eventsMarch 07, 2021
An in-depth round-up on what to look out for in Australian whisky this year.
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Top 10 Australian whisky releases of 2020December 30, 2020
The Oz Whisky Review team’s favourite Australian whisky releases of 2020. From single malts, blends, rye and corn whiskies, through to independent and collaboration bottlings, find out which whiskies made our top 10.
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Whitton Malt House: the state-of-the-art celebration of grain to glassDecember 29, 2020
The groundbreaking malt house that’s inspiring a whole new vision for Australian whisky making.
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A behind-the-scenes tour of Archie Rose’s controversial new distilleryDecember 19, 2020
A first look at the groundbreaking distillery that’s ignited one of the most heated arguments in Australian whisky for decades.
Whisky Reviews
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Whisky review: first look at Craft Works, Kinglake, Hillwood and 7KApril 15, 2021
On tasting: 7K Pinot Noir Cask, Kinglake Cask Strength, Hillwood ex-Bourbon and Pinot Noir casks, and Craft Works Distillery I AM…
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Whisky review: revisiting Hellyers RoadApril 02, 2021
After a long time between drinks, Ev Liong revisits the Hellyers Road whisky range.
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Sullivans Cove whisky review: ‘TD’ to nowMarch 31, 2021
Tasting our way through the ‘Tasmania Distillery’ era of Sullivans Cove, from the TD0001 distilled in 2004, through to the current core range and special releases.
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Whisky review: Yack Creek single malt whiskyMarch 11, 2021
A first look at Yack Creek, a quiet distillery near the town of Yackandandah producing micro batches of quality single malt.
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Sullivans Cove review – Highland Holdings and the early yearsFebruary 16, 2021
A rare (and pricey) inspection of vintage Sullivans Cove bottlings. What did the early years of Sullivans taste like? And what to expect from whiskies distilled in the ‘HH’ era.
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Whisky review: first release malts from country to coastDecember 27, 2020
On tasting: The Aisling Distillery Series 1 (Tawny) and 2 (Apera) and Headlands Distilling Co. Apera Cask and Muscat Cask.
Distilleries
Interviews
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Interview: Patrick Maguire on Sullivans Cove and the future of Australian whiskyApril 09, 2021
Patrick Maguire, the pivotal figure in the development of Sullivans Cove, talks whisky prices, native grains and how he sees the Australian industry progressing.
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Interview: Dave Withers talks single malt and the new top secret distillerySeptember 28, 2020
Interview: Dave Withers from Archie Rose talks single malt, whisky regulations, red gum casks and the new Botany distillery.
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Interview: Dave Broom on whisky’s brave new worldMarch 10, 2020
Pub chat with Dave Broom, one of the world’s leading whisky and spirits writers, on China, Scotch, Australian whisky and Scotchwhisky.com.
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Interview: Jane Sawford on her whisky journey and the future of OvereemFebruary 19, 2020
Jane Sawford opens up on regaining ownership of Overeem and the future of Tasmanian whisky.
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Interview: Peter Bignell, the world’s greenest distillerDecember 06, 2019
Peter Bignell, the founder and sole creative force behind the award-winning Belgrove Distillery, is a complete original, and his distillery can almost certainly lay claim to being the world’s greenest.