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SA distillers celebrate World Whisky Day with new releases

May 20, 2022

South Australian distillers 78 Degrees and Twenty Third Street have announced Aussie-accented whiskies to coincide with World Whisky Day.

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Diageo World Class 2022: Top 100 Australian bartenders revealed

May 19, 2022

Diageo has announced the top 100 Australian bartenders who will vie for the national title of Australian World Class champion, with the global competition happening in Sydney for the first time later this year.

Balter NZ IPA latest in ‘Mouth Holiday’ series

May 18, 2022

Balter Brewing has launched an NZ IPA as the second instalment in its Mouth Holiday series, following the release of an NZ Pilsner in April.

Brewers announce Abbey Collabby charity event

May 18, 2022

Abbey Collabby is one of the nation’s longest collaborations between breweries, with the brewing teams at Matilda Bay, Mountain Goat and Moon Dog putting down the battle axes and coming together in the name of a great cause.

St Hugo introduces Single Vineyard Collection

May 13, 2022

St Hugo has expanded its range with a new Single Vineyard Collection, comprising a trio of wines from Coonawarra and Barossa Valley.

Diageo Special Releases Single Malt Scotch Whisky Collection 2021

Diageo Special Releases 2021 arrive in Australia

May 10, 2022

The world’s largest distiller, Diageo, has released its hotly anticipated Special Releases collection of cask-strength single malt Scotch whiskies.

Cascade Old Gold Export Stout launched in Tassie

March 30, 2022

Tasmania’s Cascade Brewery has collaborated with Cadbury on a limited-edition Cascade Stout inspired by Cadbury Old Gold Dark Chocolate.

Kirin launching Fuji Single Grain Japanese Whiskey in Australia

March 30, 2022

Kirin Brewery is poised to launch Fuji Single Grain Japanese Whiskey in Australia in April 2022.

The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre, now open in Marrickville

March 30, 2022

Hawke’s Brewing has opened its flagship venue, The Bob Hawke Beer & Leisure Centre, in Sydney’s brewing epicentre of Marrickville.

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B Corp is a certification program that measures a

B Corp is a certification program that measures a company’s entire social and environmental impact.⁠
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There are now more than 4000 Certified B Corporations around the world, several of which we’ve featured on the Drinks Adventures podcast: Sipsmith Gin, Stone & Wood Brewing Company, and South Australian winery Unico Zelo.⁠
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In February, Maker’s Mark joined this elite group of businesses. It’s the first distillery in Kentucky and the largest distillery in the world to achieve @bcorporation certification.⁠
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Link in my bio to a special podcast episode of the Drinks Adventures podcast – produced with the support of Maker’s Mark – exploring some of the environmental initiatives it’s undertaken to safeguard the future of bourbon, which of course is ultimately an agricultural product.⁠
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We meet Rob Samuels, an eighth generation whiskey maker and the grandson of Maker’s Mark founder, Bill Samuels Senior.⁠
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And also joining us is Trent Chapman, marketing director Oceania for Beam Suntory, Maker’s Mark’s parent company.⁠
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Later on in the interview, we cover the ingredients and production practices that underpin the Maker’s Mark style, and the evolution of the bourbon industry in Kentucky, where ten new distilleries opened in 2021.⁠
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The B-Corp milestone comes as Maker’s Mark continues its rapid growth in markets such as Australia.⁠
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The distillery released a new expression, Maker’s 46, in 2010. But the international growth has largely been driven by classic Maker’s, which for almost 60 years was the only whiskey it produced.⁠
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I asked Rob first up about the significance of this singular focus by Maker’s, at a time when many of its peers are seemingly bringing out new whiskies every other week.

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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