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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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Instagram post 17901683108350025 "Virtually unprocurable" is how Corio whisky is being described these days. But interest in Victoria's Corio Distillery and the whisky produced there is undergoing a revival, as enthusiasts and collectors try to track down a taste of this infamous Aussie whisky. For those interested in the story, Oz Whisky Review editor Luke McCarthy recently talked to @broadsheet_melb for their new FYI podcast episode 'The hunt for a bottle of Australia's worst whisky'. Search Broadsheet FYI on all good podcast players for a listen. And for Oz Whisky Review's in-depth read on Corio Distillery, described by Nick Connellan, Broadsheet's publications director, as "the definitive article on Corio and its history", hit the link in our bio. . . . #coriowhisky #closeddistillery #australianwhisky #australianhistory #whiskyhistory
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Instagram post 17902580141183417 Review: Corn whiskies from Australia’s wild west. Bourbon fans take note. Julian White is back on deck and loving these high quality Australian corn whiskies. They've got him wondering – is Western Australia becoming the corn whiskey capital of the country? On tasting are two new Upshot single casks (French and Hungarian oak), a remarkable paddock to bottle corn and sorghum whiskey from The Hoochery, and the latest batch of Tiger Snake sour mash. Link in our bio for the full review. . . . #australianwhisky #cornwhiskey #bourbon #sorghum #frenchoak #hungarianoak #tigersnake
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Instagram post 17987890324403780 This week’s announcement that Lark Distilling Co will acquire Shene Estate & Distillery is another sign of the rapid growth of Tasmania’s foundational distilling brand. We’ve been delving into the sale, unpacking the finer details, and finding some answers to questions like: what will become of Shene whisky? And what of the popular Mackey whisky brand produced by Shene Distillery? Link in our bio for a detailed look at one of the Tasmanian whisky industry’s biggest shake ups of the year. . . . #tasmanianwhisky #australianwhisky #acquisition #whiskybusiness #larkdistillery #shenedistillery #mackeywhisky
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Instagram post 17925860275873623 Review: Apera cask whiskies – veterans and newcomers. Sherry cask whisky fan? See how the Australian variety is progressing with this round-up of first release apera cask single malts alongside some established bottlings. The full line-up includes: - Manly Spirits Co. Coastal Stone Sherry Cask (First Release) - Tria Prima Enchantress (Batch #1) - Starward Solera - Bakery Hill Eldorado 48% and 60% - Chief's Son Distillery 900 Single Cask #121 - Black Gate Apera Vatting For the full review, including a chat on Apera vs Sherry (some producers deride the term ‘apera’), hit the link in our bio.
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Instagram post 17895486191482950 Review: Independent bottlings of Australian whisky – a whole bunch of them. An epic catch-up session on a few of the many independent bottlings of Australian whisky now available. We’ve got old school UK independents here, club bottlings, new entrants and industry stalwarts. The full line-up includes: - Starward 5 Year Old 2011 Adelphi - SMWS 148.1 Apera for Everyone! 6 Year Old (Starward) - AWAS Batch 1 - TIB Vatted Malt #5 - Heartwood The Beagle 8 - Heartwood The Angel and The Darkness (Launceston) - Highwayman Batch 10 (Young Henrys) - Spirit Thief American Oak Tempranillo - Spirit Thief American Oak Shiraz (Adams) - Spirit Thief French Oak Mataro (Belgrove) - Anthropocene Whisky Second Release Bourbon Cask (Tin Shed) - Anthropocene Second Release Sherry Cask (Fleurieu) Link in our bio for the full chat and review. . . . #independentbottler #barrepick #singlecask #blendedmalt #singlemalt #australianwhisky #tasmanianwhisky
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Instagram post 18193288813191764 In our latest, the intrepid @queen_ofthe_dram explores a mixed bag of Melbourne wheat and rye whiskies (could be some corn in there, too). On tasting: - Bond 7 Australian Blended Whisky - Ancient Wisdom Single Barrel Whisky - Ned Whisky The Bravery - The Gospel Projects Ochota Barrels Gamay Cask - The Gospel Projects Wheated Rye - Boatrocker Coolship Rye In Ev’s own words, there were some highs and lows here. There’s also some very sharply priced Aussie drops among this line-up, including what we’re pretty sure is the least expensive ($39.99) Australian whisky on the market. To find out what it is and what Ev made of it, check out the link in our bio.
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Instagram post 17937084034623902 How do you order a whisky at the bar? Do you ask for a ‘nip’, a ‘shot’, or just ’X’ whisky neat? Of course, in Scotland, you can proudly ask for a dram, but you might be surprised to find out that Australia once had its very own term for a measure of whisky or spirits – the nobbler! That's right, if you were drinking whisky or spirits in pubs and other fine establishments in Australia up until the 1950s and 60s, you were ordering nobblers. In fact, you were nobblerising – ‘to drink glasses of spirits, usually with companions’, thanks @macquariedictionary. But what are the rowdy origins of this vintage Australian call? And how did it become so ingrained in Australian whisky and spirits culture? Find out in our latest piece, ‘Australia’s dram – a history of the nobbler’. Link in our bio for the full story. Could it even be time to #bringbackthenobbler? Or should we leave it in the past where it belongs? Once the country’s fully opened up again, we’ll see you at the bar to find out. . . . #whiskyhistory #australianwhisky #thenobbler #nobblerising #bringbackthenobbler
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Instagram post 17911275058931271 Review: Sullivans Cove independent and collaboration bottlings. For our latest, we’ve got a rare look at several independent and collaboration bottlings of the vaunted Sullivans Cove, including the just release Old & Rare Double Cask by Sydney’s The Oak Barrel. From The Exile to The Journeyman, to bastard barrels and distillery-endorsed collaboration bottlings, there’s a mixed bag of malty delights explored here, with some of these whiskies distilled as far back as 1999. The full line-up includes: - Sullivans Cove Old & Rare Double Cask Exclusive To The Oak Barrel (DCOR01) - Thornbury Spirits Co. American Oak 17 Year Old (HH0363) - Heartwood @#$%^&* (TD0124) - The Exile Cask Strength (HH0556) - Corowa Distilling Co. Bastard Barrel 17 Year Old - Sullivan’s Cove 14 Year Old Casa de Vinos 10th Anniversary (TD0061) - The Journeyman 18 Year Old Cask Strength (HH066) Link in our bio for the full chat and review. And for those keen on learning more about the convoluted history of Sullivans Cove whisky, head over to our ‘Distilleries’ section for an in-depth profile.
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Instagram post 17907573424986461 Sydney’s Manly Spirits Co. entered the Australian whisky market this week with Coastal Stone Sherry Cask Whisky, the first in a series of five single malts that will progressively be released over the next 12 months. Since its founding in 2017, the distillery has produced a successful range of gins, vodkas and liqueurs, but making a single malt whisky was always one of the main goals for founders David Whittaker and Vanessa Wilton. For the lowdown on Sydney’s newest whisky release, we chatted to David and Vanessa about the Coastal Stone Whisky brand and what to expect from the single malt program in future (seaweed and wild mushroom smoked barrels sound interesting?). To check out the full interview, hit the link in our bio. Images: Manly Spirits Co.

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