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 […]
Australian Craft Spirits
Four Pillars Navy Strength Gin Wins Award in Hong Kong
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, […]
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 […]
Limeburner’s Australian Whisky
Great Southern Distilling Company was established by lawyer turned distiller, Cameron Syme in 2004. Cameron turned his passion for whisky into a commercial reality after 16 years of research. In 2013 the company’s flagship brand Limeburners Whisky was recognised as a ‘front runner of world whisky’ by leading UK journalist Dominic Roskrow. In 2015, Limeburners […]
Tasmanian Whisky
It was Tasmanian whisky industry founder Bill Lark who in 1992 resurrected the Tasmanian distillery industry after it had been dormant since the early 1900s. At one time more than a century ago there had been eight distilleries in the Hobart area. Lark lobbied to have laws amended to allow the legal distilling of spirits […]
Tasmanian Whisky Week 2016
The inaugural Tasmanian Whisky Week has been in full swing from 22nd to 31st July 2016. The Tassie whisky week was designed to culminate with Whisky Live visiting Tasmania for the first time. Industry events were held across 9 days in Tasmanian distilleries, bars, restaurants and hotels in the lead up to Whisky Live Hobart […]
New Upshot Australian Bourbon Style Whiskey Released
The boys over at Whipper Snapper distillery in Perth’s inner city suburb of East Perth have been patiently waiting waiting for over 2 years for their new whiskey to be released. In what started life as white lightening or (more affectionally) moonshine, this new so called Upshot Australian Whiskey is hand crafted from 100% West […]
Australia’s first Black Truffle Gin launches
Stone Pine Distillery based near Bathurst NSW is launching the second of its seasonal releases, a black truffle gin on 16 July 2016. While some European distillers have produced truffle gins, Stone Pine Distillery believes this is a first for Australia and the first Australian gin to celebrate local truffles. The truffles have been sourced […]