September 18, 2018 – Drinks Adventures Podcast

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What gin to buy in Australia

James Atkinson September 18, 2018

Choosing what gin to buy is nothing short of overwhelming. Here are some recent gin releases to consider as Christmas 2018 approaches.

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Congratulations to Australia’s first Master Cice

Congratulations to Australia’s first Master Cicerone, Shane McNamara! Don’t miss our chat on the Drinks Adventures podcast - link in my bio. Posted @withregram • @cicerone Our newest Master Cicerone® Shane McNamara was recently featured on the Drinks Adventure podcast. In this podcast, Shane, and podcast host James, discuss the various levels of certification and what to expect for each exam.

Opened in 2013 by Northern Irishmen Sean Muldoon a

Opened in 2013 by Northern Irishmen Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry, @DeadRabbitNYC is famous for its Irish coffee.⁠
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In S12E9 of the Drinks Adventures podcast, Sean recounts the messy incident that put The Dead Rabbit on the path to perfecting this somewhat neglected cocktail, with further inspiration coming from legendary bartender Dale DeGroff aka @kingcocktl.⁠
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Also with us this episode is The Dead Rabbit beverage director @jillianvose, who explains how the sous vide cooking technique enables the team to serve the Irish coffee perfectly and consistently every time.⁠
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And if like me you’re based in Sydney, here’s a tip. You can try an Irish coffee that’s very similar to the Dead Rabbit’s at a bar in the city. Jillian visited @thedukeofclarenceaus a few years ago to show them how it’s done, and they’ve since kept up the tradition.⁠
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Sean, Jack and Jillian have now published the definitive story of the Irish coffee in a new book titled When Whiskey Met Its Match: How Irish Coffee Captivated The World, which sets the record straight once and for all, that the cocktail was invented by a Northern Irishman, Joe Sheridan.⁠
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I hope you enjoy about this chat about one of my favourite cocktails. We also talk a bit about Irish whiskey, and the second Dead Rabbit book that launched on February 22, called Paddy Drinks: The World of Modern Irish Whiskey Cocktails.⁠
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Paddy Drinks includes an illustrated guide to Irish whiskey production and the differences between the various different styles of whiskey, plus flavour wheels and tasting notes.⁠
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It aims to equip readers to create their own drinks using a range of Irish whiskies, while also presenting a collection of The Dead Rabbit’s cocktail recipes that Sean hopes will help fuel Irish whiskey’s ascendancy in cocktail bars across the world.

In S12E8 of the Drinks Adventures podcast, we met

In S12E8 of the Drinks Adventures podcast, we met Warwick Ross and Rob Coe, directors of the brilliant new wine documentary Blind Ambition.⁠
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It's about four Zimbabwean sommeliers who form a team and compete in the World Blind Wine Tasting Championships in Burgundy.⁠
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It’s like a wine equivalent of the ultimate sports underdog tale, Cool Runnings, the 1993 film inspired by the true story of the first Jamaican national bobsled team.⁠
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But unlike Cool Runnings, Blind Ambition is all true. ⁠
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Filmmakers Warwick and Rob were behind the 2013 film Red Obsession, which explored how France’s finest wines have skyrocketed in price having become a status symbol in China.⁠
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As you’ll hear from Warwick, the film was made possible by two of our previous guests on the podcast, @JancisRobinson and @AndrewCaillardMW.⁠
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When Jancis heard the story of these four Zimbabwean sommeliers who had fled Robert Mugabe’s regime, she set up a crowdfunding campaign to get them to France where they would test their skills against expert tasters from 26 other countries. The first black team ever to do so.⁠
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Make sure you see the film as it’s brilliant and very moving. You don’t need to be interested in wine to enjoy it, in fact it recently won the audience award at both @tribeca and #sydfilmfest

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The Pizzini family in their vineyard in King Valle

The Pizzini family in their vineyard in King Valley, Victoria.⁠
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Listen to winemaker Joel Pizzini discuss @pizziniwines' pioneering work with Italian grape varieties in S12E7 of the podcast.⁠
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The company now offers five different wines made using Sangiovese grapes and three different Nebbiolo wines, in addition to a Sangiovese Nebbiolo rose.⁠
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"We now have five new wine tiers: Sparkling Italians, Essence of La Famiglia, King Valley Expertise, Strength of Site and Excellence," Pizzini says.⁠
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"The story of each tier is centred on its link to either our family or our beautiful home in the King Valley."⁠
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Look out for these stunning wines and click the link in my bio to listen to the podcast.⁠
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In S12E7 of the podcast, Joel Pizzini of @pizziniw

In S12E7 of the podcast, Joel Pizzini of @pizziniwines discusses its pioneering work with Italian grape varieties.⁠
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The Pizzini family's passion for these varieties inspired it to plant Sangiovese grapes more than 30 years ago, with Nebbiolo coming soon after.⁠
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Joel says it was extremely difficult convincing people to taste what were then exotic varieties back in the 90s and early 2000s.⁠
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But now, Pizzini has all but phased out traditional Australian varieties like shiraz from its range.⁠
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Meanwhile it has expanded its Sangiovese offering to encompass premium wines at all price points, all the way up to the Rubacuori, priced at $140 a bottle and built for long-term cellaring.⁠
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Pizzini has done this by continually refining its approach to growing and making these wines, taking advice from internationally renowned experts.⁠
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It’s a really exciting project, and I began this interview by asking Joel where it all began.⁠
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In S12E6 of the podcast, whisky writer Luke McCart

In S12E6 of the podcast, whisky writer Luke McCarthy discusses @ozwhiskyreview's Top 10 Australian whiskies of 2021, and some of the distillery debuts he's looking out for this year. ⁠
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Among our discussions are whiskies from @bakeryhilldistillery, @heartwoodtas, @thegospelwhiskey, @starwardwhisky, @morriswhisky, @overeemwhisky and @backwoodsdistillingco, all of whom have previously appeared on the Drinks Adventures podcast. Clearly the Oz Whisky Review team have impeccable taste!⁠
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Also in the Top 10 are @fleurieudistillery, furneauxdistillery, @whippersnapperdistillery and @kinglakewhisky.⁠
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Mentions also for @archierosesyd, @capebyrondistillery, @adelphi1826, @boutiqueywhisky, @joadjadistillery, @craftworker, @highwaymanwhisky, @cuthilldistillery and @stagnes1925.⁠
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And, we discuss rapid aged whiskies from @mountaindistilling and @goodradigbeedistillers.⁠
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Link in my bio to this must listen episode for anyone interested in Australian whisky.⁠
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This week's guest on the podcast probably doesn't

Link in my bio to S12E3 of the Drinks Adventures p

Link in my bio to S12E3 of the Drinks Adventures podcast, in which @theginqueenau discusses her Top 10 Australian gins of 2021, led by @northofedengin Oyster Shell Gin 🥇. Mentions also for @applewooddistillery, @seppeltsfieldrddistillers , @amberchesdistillery, @naughtgin, @seabournedistillery, @brightnightgin, @puss_and_mew, @darlingdistillery & @prohibitionliquor. 📷: @davey_rogers

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