Stories
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Lark opens new Pontville Distillery at former Shene EstateMarch 31, 2022
Lark has opened its new Pontville Distillery following last year’s $40 million acquisition of Shene Estate. Full details here on what’s in store for the new site.
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Tasmanian whisky now: 10 things I learned on a recent trip to TassieMarch 13, 2022
Editor Luke McCarthy recently returned to Tasmania after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic. There’s a whole lot to catch up on, and here’s a look at what’s new and emerging in the Tasmanian scene right now.
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What’s new in 2022: Australian whisky releases and events to put on your radarFebruary 13, 2022
Oz Whisky Review’s annual round-up of the new Australian whisky releases, events and distillery openings to keep on your radar in 2022.
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Ostra Distillers purchase Lion’s closed West End brewhouseFebruary 02, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Ostra have purchased Lion’s closed West End brewhouse with plans to create Australia’s largest malt and grain whisky distillery in Robinvale.
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Top 10 Australian whiskies of 2021December 31, 2021
Oz Whisky Review’s top 10 Australian whisky releases of 2021.
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Australian whisky gift guide 2021December 19, 2021
Our guide to the Australian whiskies to look out for this festive season.
Whisky Reviews
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Review: Tasmanian whisky touring – new finds and second looksApril 20, 2022
Luke McCarthy reviews some of the new and very limited whisky releases he discovered on a recent Tasmanian whisky tour.
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Review: The winding road to McHenry Single Malt WhiskyMarch 11, 2022
Luke McCarthy takes you up the mountain and into the story behind McHenry Whisky, one of Australia’s most remote single malts.
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Review: First look at Waubs Harbour and Morris Lane, plus Starward Tawny #2 and Upshot Red CornFebruary 25, 2022
Luke McCarthy tastes first release whiskies from Waubs Harbour in Tasmania and Bendigo’s Morris Lane Wheat Whisky, plus Starward Tawny #2 and Upshot Red Corn Whiskey.
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Review: First release South Australian single maltsFebruary 05, 2022
Julian White explores the latest wave of single malts from South Australia. On pour are first release whiskies from 36 Short and Adelaide Distillery Co., and the first of Cut Hill Distillery’s private barrel series.
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Review: Festive season single maltsJanuary 02, 2022
A festive season round-up of malts from The Canberra Distillery, Smith’s Angaston, Starward, Craft Works and Fleurieu.
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Review: Australian rum cask finished whiskiesDecember 29, 2021
Ev Liong reviews some fascinating Australian rum cask finished whiskies from Hobart Whisky, Killara, Riverbourne, Black Gate and Lark.
New Whiskies
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April whisky releasesApril 30, 2022
New Australian whiskies from Amber Lane Distillery, Furneaux Distilling, Morris Whisky, Highwayman and Manly Spirits Co.
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March whisky releasesMarch 31, 2022
New Australian whiskies from Starward, Ned Whisky, Lark and Archie Rose Distilling.
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February whisky releasesFebruary 28, 2022
New Australian whiskies from Killara, The Gospel, Whipper Snapper, Waubs Harbour and Spirit Thief.
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January whisky releasesJanuary 30, 2022
New Australian whiskies from Manly Spirits Co., Lark, Otter Craft Distilling and Callington Mill Distillery.
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December whisky releasesDecember 30, 2021
New Australian whiskies from Archie Rose, Craft Works, Hobart Whisky and Ned Whisky.
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November whisky releasesNovember 30, 2021
New whiskies from Canberra Distillery, Adelaide Distillery Co, 36 Short and Cut Hill Distillery.
Distilleries
Interviews
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Interview: Vanessa Wilton and David Whittaker on the launch of Coastal Stone WhiskyAugust 28, 2021
Following the release of Manly Spirits Co.’s Coastal Stone Whisky brand, we talked to co-founders Vanessa Wilton and David Whittaker about the journey to now.
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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.
Australian Whisky Archive
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Australia’s dram – a history of the nobblerSeptember 12, 2021
Australia once had its very own term for a pour of spirits – the nobbler! Here we uncover the rowdy origins of this vintage call and find out how it became so ingrained in Australian drinking culture.
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Warrenheip DistilleryMay 29, 2021
The Warrenheip Distillery (Brind’s Distillery), was Australia’s most renowned 19th century malt whisky distillery. Built in 1863, it hailed the start of a new era of Australian whisky production.
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Derwent DistilleryOctober 23, 2020
The original Derwent Distillery, Tasmania’s second legal still, started life as a brewery (sort of) before eventually turning to distilling in 1823.
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Victoria DistilleryAugust 07, 2020
Victoria Distillery, built by Thomas Aitken, the founding father of Victoria Bitter, produced triple distilled malt whisky in the late 1800s.
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Corio DistilleryApril 30, 2020
Unearthing the complicated story behind a giant of Australian whisky production.
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Gilbey’s DistilleryApril 09, 2020
Gilbey’s Distillery was an enormous distillery and bottling plant responsible for a plethora of Australian whisky and gin brands.