Tasmanian independent bottler, Spirit Thief, has launched The Exploration Series, comprising six new whiskies designed to showcase the unique effects of maturing whisky using non-traditional ex-red wine casks. As an independent bottler Spirit Thief takes spirit from other distilleries and then looks to put its own stamp on it by aging in different barrels. In […]
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Sales of tequila were up by 46% in 2020. Here’s why the spirit is finally having its ‘whisky moment’
Tequila has become ubiquitous in pop culture over the past few decades — from cameos in Hollywood productions to Nicki Minaj’s nod to Patron in her 2012 hit “Starships” — which has begun to reflect in its overall market share in the alcohol industry. In 2020, tequila sales skyrocketed by 46%, suggesting the general consumer has […]
Easy Gin & Honey Cocktails to make at home ?
Swinging into your inbox just in time for Friday drinks! Need a little cocktail inspiration? We’ve partnered with a local honey business, Curly Honey, to bring you some easy Gin & Honey cocktails to make at home and impress your mates. You’re welcome! A sweet & fruity highball HONEY BLUSH 60mls Lilly Pilly Pink Gin30mls […]
World Margarita Day with Patrón’s Joseph Chisholm
We are not sure who declared 22 February ‘Margarita Day’, but we’ll take it. Especially as it falls on a Monday which means there’s a whole weekend ahead of you to perfect your technique. Drinks Trade spoke to Patrón’s Brand Ambassador, Joseph Chisholm, who, as one would expect, knows how to make the perfect margarita. […]
St Huberts The Stag celebrates the spirit of the wilderness
St Huberts The Stag has launched a new brand campaign live in Australia now until mid-March. ‘Long Live the Wild’ celebrates the roaming, restless spirit of the wild and those who live wild at heart. This exciting new Australian campaign features across out of home (billboards), social media, YouTube, Cinema and Kayo; also appealing to […]
First taste of Penfolds’ new California wine collection
In a locked wine cabinet in Penfolds’ Shanghai office there’s a precious bottle of Grange from the 1953 vintage, the year President Xi Jinping was born. “It was intended as a gift for the President last year,” says Penfolds’ chief winemaker, Peter Gago. That didn’t happen, of course: Shanghai is one of many global cities the famously […]
THE NEXT RARE CASK RELEASE IS NEARLY HERE
Get ready for the second release in our Rare Cask Series:Rare Cask PARA100! A rich and sticky single malt from our Coal Valley Distillery, finished in casks that once held 100-year-old Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny. Impossibly long and luxurious, the unmistakable age of the oak creates chapters of mouthwatering complexity that speak of elegance and intrigue. Thick treacle pudding […]
TASMANIAN PINOT NOIR RELEASES
Pioneering Pinot Noir at Bream Creek Despite being the state with some of the earliest known vineyards in Australia (likely some existed in the early 1820s), Tasmania’s wine industry essentially disappeared for many decades. But a Frenchman inspired change on the Apple Isle in the 1950s, and it should come as no surprise being a fruit-producing region, that a group of pioneers revived grape […]