Here are the tasting notes for each Bourbon in the IW Harper Range IW Harper 15 Year Old Nose: Bright and enjoyable thanks to an abundance of fruit notes. Cherry and apricot are the most striking, with orange and lemon coming across a bit fainter. Mint and dark chocolate inhabit deeper layers that become more […]
Uluvka Luxury Polish Vodka Arrives in Australia
U’Luvka conjures up the spirit of a legendary vodka created by a famous alchemist at the court of King Sigismund III of Poland in the late 16th Century. The fashion at court was to drink vodka from glasses without bases. Once filled, these ‘legless’ glasses could not be put down until the entire contents had […]
Brookie’s – Byron Bays New Gin
Cape Byron Distillery, Australia’s newest distillery, launched Brookie’s Byron Dry Gin, the first to be produced in Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Eddie Brook, who has over 10 years of experience in the spirits industry, along with one of the world’s most internationally acclaimed distillers, Jim McEwan (ex Bruichladdich and creator of the Botanist […]
Whisky Investment for Self Managed Super Funds
Investing in whisky can be very exciting, satisfying and rewarding in monetary terms. The trick is to firstly find the right bottles to invest in and secondly, store those bottles or barrels properly and legally. Self-managed super funds (SMSF) in particular need to know the rules. Here are the key rules to be mindful of […]
Jameson Revamp Their Whiskey Portfolio
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 […]
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 […]