Renowned south Australian winery Hardys is proud to release its latest vintage wines from their luxury, award-winning Icon range: Thomas Hardy Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Eileen Hardy Chardonnay 2019 and Eileen Hardy Shiraz 2018. Hardys Head Winemaker and Master of Wine, Nigel Sneyd, says the latest Icon wines represent the multi-regional blending approach to winemaking that Thomas Hardy first […]
Spirits
Lark celebrates the Spirit of Whiskmas
Lark Distilling Co is celebrating the Spirit of Whiskmas for the third year running, with the launch of Christmas Cask Release III, which has once again been created in collaboration with Hobart’s Jean-Pascal Patisserie. The whisky begins with Tasmanian red wine casks being filled with the patisserie’s renowned fruit mince pie filling. Once these are […]
Old is new again in Old Kempton Distillery
Kempton is a quaint relic town from Tasmanian’s colonial era, located in the Southern midlands on the highway to Launceston. Old Kempton Distillery is perhaps the oldest part of the town and is located on the main street not far from the post office, an 1800s coach (the horse-drawn type) stop, and um a few […]
3 REASONS TO LOVE THIS RELEASE
You might be wondering what makes the 2021 Limited Edition vintage release of Bloody Shiraz Gin so special? Well, three things really (or four, if you count the delicious drinks at the end of this email). The first reason is that every Shiraz vintage is a little bit different. In the past we’ve seen some […]
The Best is Yet to Rum
The development of the rum category and its strong potential for future growth If COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns have done anything for the drinks industry, it’s that we’ve seen a boom in sales of glass spirits thanks to a renewed interest of Australians in making cocktails at home. Gin is still the king of […]
North’s spirits industry distilling greatness
Having the classics sitting on your shelf are always going to serve well at dinner parties, and when those before-bed drams are calling your name, but a true whisky connoisseur always keeps things moving, and they know exactly where to find the best new whiskies to try at all times. While the gin industry has […]
Best New Whiskies You Need To Try In 2021
Having the classics sitting on your shelf are always going to serve well at dinner parties, and when those before-bed drams are calling your name, but a true whisky connoisseur always keeps things moving, and they know exactly where to find the best new whiskies to try at all times. The world’s best whisk(e)y distilleries, […]
Lark Distilling Co. becomes Australia’s first certified carbon neutral distillery
Tasmania’s Lark Distilling Co has become the first Australian distillery to be certified as carbon neutral under the Australian Government’s Climate Active Program. The Climate Active certification is only awarded to businesses and organisations that have credibly reached a state of achieving zero net emissions, and means the activities associated with running Tasmania’s first distillery […]