The beauty of gin is that it gives license to variety. Beyond juniper, just about any botanical can be macerated and made into this magnificent drink. With this in mind, Tasmania’s Hartshorn Distillery has decided to use (or, rather, ewe-se) distilled sheep’s whey as part of their incredible, experimental new Hartshorn Sheep’s Whey Gin. How […]
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The Rise of Australian Craft Vodka
While vodka is, by definition, flavourless, a new breed of craft distilleries are exploring the intricacies of this spirit. While the term ‘craft’ is loosely defined, organisations like the American Distilling Institute define craft distilleries as those with an output of less than 52’000 cases each year. Owing to an upsurge in popularity, these smaller distilleries […]
Tasmania’s Southern Wild Distillery Release DASHER + FISHER Gin
Another Tasmanian Distillery you say? Yes it’s true, the apple isle has a new spirits producer – Southern Wild Distillery. Southern Wild have released a new line of gins, aptly named DASHER + FISHER. The line is named after the two wild rivers, Dasher and Fisher, which run from the snow melt Cradle Mountain through the […]
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 […]