Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin has been awarded Best Gin at the 2016 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Competition, one of the most prestigious global accolades. Already a multi-awarded gin, Navy Strength adds the accolade to its growing list, including Best Navy Strength Gin at the 2015 and 2016 World Gin Masters, […]
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New RATU FIJI RUM hits Australian shores
Two award-winning premium rums ranges have today been launched in Australia. Hand-crafted by Rum Co of Fiji, the super-premium Ratu and premium Bati ranges are blended from globally awarded rums, before being filtered through coconut shell charcoal and matured in specially selected oak barrels in time-honoured tradition. The result is a range of deliciously smooth, […]
Bundaberg Rum’s New Packaging Revealed
Bundaberg Rum has unveiled its new-look packaging, hitting stores this Tuesday, November 1 2016. The new packaging will feature across its core rum range, including Bundaberg Rum UP, Bundaberg Rum OP, Bundaberg Spiced, Bundaberg Red, Bundaberg Tropics and Select VAT. The 2016/17 summer refresh aims to modernise the brand’s look and achieve consistency across the […]
Belvedere (RED) Legend Launches in Australia
Legendary performer and singer/songwriter John Legend is the face behind this years limited edition release of Belvedere Red. Legend launched the limited release bottle at the Apollo Theatre in New York for the Belvedere(RED) brand. Belvederes'(RED) brand is currently in its 10th year of operation and it has raised US$350 million to date by donating […]
Balvenie TUN 1509 Batch 3 Released in Australia
The third expression of The Balvenie Tun 1509 is being released in global markets this July, with less than 9,000 bottles available world wide and less than 200 bottles for Australia. The annual no-age-statement release is a unique vatting of casks married together for a period of months in the Speyside distillery’s Tun 1509. Batch […]
2017 Whisky Bible Winners
The 2017 edition of the Whisky Bible, published today, names Booker’s Rye 13 Years as its World Whisky of the Year, followed by runner-up Glen Grant Aged 18 Years Rare Edition, part of the the Speyside distillery’s revamped range and yet to be officially released. In a top three (as opposed to last year’s top […]
The New Illegal Tender Rum from Western Australia
The Illegal Tender Rum company is located in Dongara, in the midwest of Western Australia. This craft distillery was the long time dream of Codie Palmer, who quit his 9-5, sold everything and got to work making his dream a reality. The name ‘Illegal Tender’ comes from the notion of rum being used as a […]
Porn Star Ron Jeremy’s Rum Lands in Australia with a Bang!
Many celebrity endorsed liquor brands are dismissed by connoisseurs because of the, quite often, poorer quality of the product. I can concede I had the same pre-conceived view of the Ron de Jeremy Rum, how could an Porn Star produce an aged Panamanian Rum worth drinking? Upon tasting this rum, you cannot really put your […]