Oscar winning actor Matthew McConaughey has signed on as the new creative director of Wild Turkey, in a “multi-year partnership”. A massive Wild Turkey fan, McConaughey will be the brand’s new pitch man that will see him star in and direct a series of television and digital adverts, to help “re-introduce” the world to Wild […]
Author: admin
Tasmanian Whisky
It was Tasmanian whisky industry founder Bill Lark who in 1992 resurrected the Tasmanian distillery industry after it had been dormant since the early 1900s. At one time more than a century ago there had been eight distilleries in the Hobart area. Lark lobbied to have laws amended to allow the legal distilling of spirits […]
Jim Beam announces release of Apple whiskey
Jim Beam Apple is available from today, 1 August 2016. The whiskey is described as “a perfect balance of apple and delicious bourbon; a balance of tart and sweet, and with subtle oak undertones, with a lingering apple finish with a touch of oak”. Bottled at 30 per cent ABV, the whiskey was blended with […]
Tasmanian Whisky Week 2016
The inaugural Tasmanian Whisky Week has been in full swing from 22nd to 31st July 2016. The Tassie whisky week was designed to culminate with Whisky Live visiting Tasmania for the first time. Industry events were held across 9 days in Tasmanian distilleries, bars, restaurants and hotels in the lead up to Whisky Live Hobart […]
Balvenie Tun Scotch Whisky explained
As a matter of differentiation from other Single Malts, The Balvenie has has always had a focus on quality and craftsmanship. Although The Balvenie is one of Scotland’s larger distilleries, there are no mass production techniques in use. Everything is done rather laboriously. For example, The Balvenie continues the maintenance of the distillery’s malting floor […]
New Upshot Australian Bourbon Style Whiskey Released
The boys over at Whipper Snapper distillery in Perth’s inner city suburb of East Perth have been patiently waiting waiting for over 2 years for their new whiskey to be released. In what started life as white lightening or (more affectionally) moonshine, this new so called Upshot Australian Whiskey is hand crafted from 100% West […]
Focus on White Oak Distillery Akashi
The nation of Japan is considered an archipelago, or chain of islands, and consists of four major islands and thousands of smaller ones, which are divided into 11 regions. These regions are further divided into 47 prefectures, Hyogo being one of these. Hyogo prefecture is located almost in the centre of the Japanese archipelago on […]
Australia’s first Black Truffle Gin launches
Stone Pine Distillery based near Bathurst NSW is launching the second of its seasonal releases, a black truffle gin on 16 July 2016. While some European distillers have produced truffle gins, Stone Pine Distillery believes this is a first for Australia and the first Australian gin to celebrate local truffles. The truffles have been sourced […]