Stories
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Australian whisky and cocktails – to mix or not to mixDecember 01, 2020
Mixing whisky can be a bizarrely divisive topic. But with another hot Australian summer on the way, will we see more Australian whisky in cocktails and mixed drinks this season?
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New Australian whiskies in time for ChristmasNovember 22, 2020
Clear some room in the stocking. Australian whisky makers have plenty of new releases to explore.
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New release: Taylor & Smith launch their first single malt whiskiesOctober 28, 2020
Details of Taylor & Smith Distilling Co.’s first whisky release revealed.
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Berry Bros. & Rudd bottle their first Australian whisky with 2016 Starward Cask No. 1867October 27, 2020
Berry Bros. & Rudd, Britain’s oldest wine and spirits merchant, release their first Australian whisky.
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Into the wood: the new barrel-age in Australian whisky and craft beerOctober 03, 2020
Australia’s breweries and distilleries are swapping barrels and flavours to create some of the most epic boilermaker pairings imaginable.
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Archie rising: 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.
Whisky Reviews
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Whisky review: Overeem Whisky comes full circleNovember 20, 2020
Julian White looks at Overeem Whisky old and new, including the much talked-about Floc Shots and Man of Promise Reserve.
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Whisky review: Australian wine cask ryes and maltsNovember 07, 2020
On tasting: Backwoods Batch 2, The Gospel Projects Tawny Cask, 5Nines Single Cask Pinot, Spirit Thief Shene French Oak Grenache, Spirit Thief Belgrove Coastal Peated
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Whisky review: new, single malty and priced to matchOctober 31, 2020
Tastes like progress: Launceston Distillery Bourbon Cask, Hobart Whisky The Signature, Chief’s Son The Tanist, 5Nines Vatted Lightly Peated.
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Whisky review: Corowa Distilling Co. – from core range to cask strengthOctober 22, 2020
From the rich and malty core range, to the huge single cask bottlings, we take a deep dive into Corowa Distilling Co.’s single malts.
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Whisky review: malts of New South WalesOctober 16, 2020
Archie Rose’s first single malt, a sherry cask from Otter Craft Distilling, paddock to bottle Joadja single malts and our first look at Riverbourne Distillery.
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Boilermaker taste-off: the best of the barrel-agedOctober 08, 2020
Epic boilermaker pairings from Lark, Wolf of the Willows, The Gospel Distillers, Stomping Ground, Pirate Life, Limeburners and Loch Brewery & Distillery.