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Our stories take you behind the scenes of the Australian whisky industry. Catch up on the latest news and explore our in-depth features and interviews.

Coopers invests $50 million on new Australian whisky distillery, microbrewery and visitor centre

Luke McCarthy - April 22, 2022

Coopers, Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery, will spend $50 million to construct a new world-class whisky distillery, visitor centre and microbrewery at its Regency Park site in Adelaide.

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Lark opens new Pontville Distillery at former Shene Estate

Luke McCarthy - March 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 Tassie

Luke McCarthy - March 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 radar

Luke McCarthy - February 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 brewhouse

Luke McCarthy - February 2, 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 2021

Luke McCarthy - December 31, 2021

Oz Whisky Review’s top 10 Australian whisky releases of 2021.

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Australian whisky gift guide 2021

Luke McCarthy - December 19, 2021

Our guide to the Australian whiskies to look out for this festive season.

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Unpacking Lark’s acquisition of Shene Distillery

Luke McCarthy - October 22, 2021

We explore the finer points of Shene’s acquisition and find out about the future of the Shene and Mackey whisky brands.

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Should Australian whisky definitions and regulations be changed?

Luke McCarthy - September 29, 2021

Australian whisky regulations and definitions are considered ‘loose’ by some international standards. And as calls for change grow louder, is it now time to push for stronger standards of identity?

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Interview: Vanessa Wilton and David Whittaker on the launch of Coastal Stone Whisky

Luke McCarthy - August 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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Instagram post 17930050922239549 Review: New peated and smoked Australian malts

We're warming up the weekend with some Australian malts that crank up the peat and smoke in a number of creative ways.

"... some of the best drinking value for money whiskies being produced in Australia right now..." reckons editor Luke McCarthy after trying one of these recently released peated malts.

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Instagram post 17856527879737090 Tasmanian whisky touring – new finds and second looks.

A fairly epic line-up for our latest review, as Luke McCarthy rounds up some cellar door exclusives, hard to come by bottlings and recent core range releases following a trip to Tassie.
 
On tasting is the triple distilled Hunnington Single Malt Whisky (our first look), the Old Kempton Old Stables and Solera, Hellyers Road's Sherry Cask 7 Year Old, Spring Bay Virgin Oak, Spirit Thief's American Oak Cabernet and Bourbon, and two stunning single casks from Killara.

There’s a huge array of new and interesting Tassie whiskies to explore these days. Hit the link in our bio for the full review and chat on what’s new and emerging.
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Instagram post 17940209071898172 Review: McHenry Single Malt Whisky 

“I've been driving up the bumpy dirt road that leads to McHenry Distillery since 2013. The location of William (Bill) McHenry's distillery on Mount Arthur is something else.

The hillside where sprawling huts and weathered sheds have been built into is alive with wildlife. Bottle green rain forest hangs over the place like a church organ. Sea air from Antarctica drifts across the mountain after journeying a few thousand kilometres north from the Southern Ocean. The scent mingles with the eucalypts and the surrounding scrub.

They say the air's different down there. Breathe it in and you'll know what they mean.

Of all the locations where whisky is made in Australia, I find this place the most beguiling, the most promising, the most intimidating.”

McHenry Single Malt Whisky hails from Australia's southernmost distillery near Port Arthur, one of the most stunning distillery locations in the country.

Bill McHenry and his team have been releasing whisky produced there since 2016, and this subtle single malt has long flown under the radar.

For our latest review and distillery profile – link in our bio – Luke McCarthy reviews five McHenry single malts and takes you up the mountain and into the story behind one of Tasmania’s most remote whiskies.
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Instagram post 17896527194551412 Tasmanian whisky now: 10 things I learned on a recent trip to Tassie.

After two years away from Australia’s whisky isle, editor Luke McCarthy finally returned to Tassie recently to visit distilleries and taste a stack of new whiskies.

Six months in the Tasmanian distilling scene is a long time, so there was a huge amount to catch up on. 

Hit the link in our bio for all the latest.
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Instagram post 17926936952034579 Tasmanian whisky trip!

Editor Luke McCarthy has been on the road touring Tasmania lately, visiting distilleries and catching up on all the latest in the whisky and distilling scene there.
 
Finally getting down to Tassie again is pretty special. None of the Oz Whisky Review team have been able to visit over the last two years due to border restrictions (we used to get down a few times every year!).

But now, there's plenty of Tasmanian whisky insights, articles, profiles and reviews coming your way, so stay tuned.
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Instagram post 17923181987293547 Review: First look at Waubs Harbour Whisky and Morris Lane Distillery, plus Starward Tawny #2 and Upshot Red Corn Whiskey.

In in our latest, Luke McCarthy tastes the first release preview series from Waubs Harbour Whisky based in Bicheno on Tassie's stunning east coast. 

It's also our first look at Morris Lane Distillery's first release Victorian Wheat Whisky (how good's wheat whisky!). 

The soon to be released Starward Tawny #2 stacks up well against the first batch. And the just-released Upshot Red Corn Whiskey from Whippper Snapper has landed.

Hit the link in our bio for a closer look at these just-release Australian whiskies.
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Instagram post 17854122734685068 What’s new in 2022 – Australian whisky releases, events and distillery openings to put on your radar. 

2022 is shaping up to be a massive year for the Australian whisky scene. 

To keep you across it all, we've compiled the latest intel on some of the new and first release whiskies coming, plus a round-up of the distillery openings, festivals and events to get around this year.

Link in our bio for the full wrap.
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Instagram post 18111618187280976 Review: First release South Australian single malts. 

The latest wave of South Australian whiskies have arrived, and @whiskyjules, our resident maestro of malt, has put them through their paces. 

On pour are first release whiskies from 36 Short and Adelaide Distillery Co., and the first offerings from Cut Hill Distillery's private barrel series.

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Instagram post 17907077864398123 EXCLUSIVE: Ostra Distillers, based in Robinvale in Victoria’s north west, have announced their purchase of the former West End brewhouse previously owned by Lion.

The purchase will see the 500hl brewery that Lion closed last year, and previously part of a $70 million refurbishment completed in 2015, transferred from the iconic West End site in Adelaide to Ostra’s Robinvale facility.

Until now, scant information has been publicly available on @ostradistillers, which is set to become one of Australia’s largest malt and grain whisky distilleries. 

But Ostra's founder David Ostrowski spoke exclusively to Oz Whisky Review on the sale, and gave us an in-depth rundown on the Robinvale site and his plans to take Australian whisky to a global audience.

Link in our bio for the full story.

📷 Ostra images courtesy of the distillery.
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Instagram post 17949145516646256 Review: Australian rum cask finished whiskies.

For the rum fans out there, @queen_ofthe_dram takes a look at the ever-growing genre of Australian rum cask finished whiskies.

A number of Australian whisky makers also produce rum, so there's some intriguing common ground to be explored here (we’re also big rum fans at Oz Whisky Review).

On tasting are rum cask finished malts from Killara, Riverbourne, Black Gate, Hobart Whisky and Lark, and we’re hoping to get to even more whiskies in this style throughout the year. 

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