Jameson is one of the classic bar whiskeys all round the world – mainly due to it’s easy drinking thanks to that trademark Irish triple distillation. The brand has also dominated the Irish Whiskey resurgence of recent years, accounting for slightly more than three-quarters of Irish Whiskey sales in the U.S., according to International Wine […]
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Jameson Irish Whiskey and Young Henrys – Whiskey and Beer
Following their 2016 collaboration bringing special boilermakers to the country, Newtown craft beer wizards Young Henrys and iconic Irish Whiskey Jameson have once again joined forced to launch a very exclusive, limited edition beer this week. Going by the name of Craic & Barrel, the new brew is an Irish Red Ale that has been aged […]
New Melbourne Urban Distillery called…
Patient Wolf. Strange name right? Well you’ll find out what it means later. Right now Patient Wolf is Melbourne’s newest urban distillery. After three years of meticulous planning, they’re set to release their first batch of premium dry gin into the burgeoning Australian Craft Spirits market. The brand is the brainchild of business partners Matt […]
Craft Spirits Demanding High Quality Mixers and Bitters
With the craft spirits industry booming in Australia, consumers are turning away from using the stereotypical mixers like Coca Cola and Standard tonic and moving towards adding craft mixers and bitters to their Old Fashioned or favourite Gin cocktail. Proof of this can be seen in the popularity of the East Imperial Tonic range along with […]
A Four Pillars Christmas!
Dear Gin-lover, Things you don’t need us to tell you: The Australian summer is HOT. Things you might want us to remind you: All gin is best served COLD. So you see what we have here? A classic dichotomy… but as ever here at Four Pillars Gin we have a simple and elegant solution. Keep your gin COOL. Gin […]
Jack Daniels Series: The Brand We Think We Know – Mellowing
Recently here at MyBottleShop we attended a Jack Daniel’s event hosted by Assistant Master Distiller Chris Fletcher via video link from the Jack Daniel’s headquarters in the heartland of Tennessee. It was an eye opening event with the focus being on the final selection stage of a Single Barrel of Jack Daniel’s exclusively bottled for […]
Australia Prepares for a Japanese Christmas
The demand for Japanese Whisky has never been more prevalent in Australia, we have an insatiable thirst for it. With a quick investigation using Google Trends, it is apparent that Aussies can’t get enough of our new found whisky of choice. Australia ranks as the country with the highest number of queries among search terms for […]
Hennessy Master Blender’s Selection No.1 is a New Bourbon-Like Spirit to Win Over Whiskey Lovers
Master Blender’s Selection No.1 is one of the most interesting new spirits released in summer 2016. It’s a slightly sweet, slightly over-proof, single-batch blend of 80 to 100 eau de vie, aged up to 16 years in two- to four-year-old Limousin oak. Interestingly Hennessy is targeting bourbon drinkers, right down to the square bottle which […]