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Prize Winner drinks to RØDE, Radio Today, July 18, 2023
Afternoons with Josh Szeps, ABC Sydney (35 mins in), September 12, 2022
Spirits Communicator 2023 Shortlist; IWSC, September 5, 2022
James Atkinson’s ever-evolving Drinks Adventures; The Crafty Pint, May 26, 2022
Wine Sommeliers v Beer Cicerones; Unreserved Wine Talk, April 6, 2022
My favourite foodie podcasts; The Australian (paywall), November 26, 2021
Drinks Adventures podcast claims wine industry gong; Podnews, November 25, 2021
Sake Love in Locked-down Australia; Saketimes International, October 31, 2021
2021’s Top Drinks Podcasts You Need To Follow; London Spirits Competition, September 2, 2021
Liquid Gold? Only if you drink it; Woven Whisky Journal, August 27, 2021
Limeburners Single Malt Whisky Sherry Cask; The Malt Review, June 16, 2021
Are Australians moving away from drinks?; The Conversation Hour, ABC Radio Melbourne June 14, 2021
Great Northern Zero goes national amidst No-Lo bullishness; Brews News June 10, 2021
True brew: the beer tapping into the booze-free boom; Sydney Morning Herald June 5, 2021
How to Store, Taste, Preserve and Mix Whisky: Tips from the Experts; Porch May 24, 2021
Australian International Beer Awards Winners 2021; The Crafty Pint May 20, 2021
From the Stanley Cup to a Double Gold Distiller; WhiskyCast May 17, 2021
Archie Rose Single Malt Whisky Batch 1; The Malt Review May 17, 2021
Drams Down Under: meet some key players in the Australian whisky scene; Whisky Magazine April 30, 2021
Six non-alcoholic beers put to the taste test; Good Food April 30, 2021
Batch 20: Adventures Downunder; Uncorked Whisky Sessions April 13, 2021
What’s Brewing in Australia’s Beer and Spirits Scene; Bottled In China, December 15, 2020
McWilliams Wines sold to private equity after 143 years; NSW Country Hour ABC Local Radio November 16, 2020
Five Australian wine podcasts; Selector October 2, 2020
McWilliam family reflects on sale in new podcast; TheShout September 11, 2020
Ten years of Crafty: Beer in the media; The Crafty Pint September 8, 2020
‘Intoxicating: Ten drinks that shaped Australia’ – countdown to launch; Max Allen July 23, 2020
Wine exporters should feel ‘cautiously optimistic’ about China; TheShout July 8, 2020
Craft beer opportunities and challenges in China; Brews News July 3, 2020
Meet Young Henrys head distiller, Carla Daunton; Young Henrys May 20, 2020
Cameron Mackenzie Profile; Four Pillars Gin April 24, 2020
‘Healthy’ booze with benefits: is it too good to be true?; Sydney Morning Herald April 22, 2020
‘Healthy’ booze with benefits: is it too good to be true?; The Age April 22, 2020
Top five drinks podcasts; Master of Malt April 2, 2020
Eight food and drink podcasts to keep you company in self-isolation; Stuff March 25, 2020
Eight food and drink podcasts to keep you company in self-isolation; Good Food March 20, 2020
DJ McCready reveals secret brewing technique; Beer & Brewer February 5, 2020
The Wynns Paradox; Best Wines Under $20 January 16, 2020
Australian wine: A flavour evolution; Selector January 14, 2020
Drinks Adventures podcast talks Australian chardonnay with Jancis Robinson; TheShout December 18, 2019
A podcast about trends in beer and wine? I’ll drink to that; Sydney Morning Herald December 18, 2019
A podcast about trends in beer and wine? I’ll drink to that; The Age December 18, 2019
Canned cocktails and salty beer set to take off this summer; Good Food December 15, 2019
Interview With Her Royal Vinous, Jancis Robinson; Cellarhand November 20, 2019
Gin masters Archie Rose release ‘the most important Australian whisky’ of the year; Sydney Morning Herald August 1, 2019
From Cicerone to Sake Lover with James Atkinson; The Beer Healer Interviews, September 25, 2019
Blood ties in the vines; Selector July 22, 2019
Craft distillers must find additional channels to reach consumers; TheShout June 5, 2019
Australian whisky – a frank discussion; Whisky & Wisdom June 2, 2019
The Drinks Adventurer; The Crafty Pint June 11, 2019
Popular podcast plots the rise and rise of Stone & Wood; TheShout May 10, 2019
Stone & Wood: zero to 12 million litres in just 10 years; Beer & Brewer May 9, 2019
Cask wine’s classy comeback kills off goon squad; Sydney Morning Herald December 9, 2018
Cheers for ten years of beers; Stone & Wood November 28, 2018
Janice McDonald interviewed for Drinks Adventures; Howard Park October 16, 2018

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How to drink Australian is a landmark wine book by

How to drink Australian is a landmark wine book by American sommeliers @janeymaxine and @dj_gramenon.

Jane and Jonathan have intimate knowledge of the wine scene in Australia, having both worked professionally here; Jane as wine director at renowned Melbourne restaurant Attica, and Jonathan as beverage director at Rockpool Dining Group.

Jane and Jonathan were so blown away by the wines they experienced during their time here that upon returning to the US in 2020 they founded @auswinelegends, a wine imports company specialising in Australian wine.

Incidentally, the Legend roster includes a couple of producers that have previously featured on this podcast; Sailor Seeks Horse and Stargazer out of Tasmania.

With their new book, How to Drink Australian, Jane and Jonathan aim to fill the void of quality literature on Australian wine.

It features exhaustive analysis of every significant region, stunning and detailed maps, producer profiles and more, all curated with a reverence for Australia’s first custodians.

I caught up with Jane recently for this interview that I’m excited to share with you on the Drinks Adventures podcast. Link in my bio to listen.

When Seb Costello opened the cocktail bar Bad Fran

When Seb Costello opened the cocktail bar Bad Frankie in Melbourne in 2014, he did something that was almost unthinkable at the time; creating a drinks menu comprised completely of Australian craft spirits.⁠
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Seb understandably became known as a champion of Australian distilling. This, coupled with his sensory skills and broad appreciation for different spirits categories, saw him appointed chief judge of the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards in 2020.⁠
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At the time of this episode going to air, Seb and the other judges – led by new chief judge, Shaun Byrne – were preparing to appraise this year’s entries to the ADSA, the only spirits competition endorsed by the Australian Distillers Association.⁠
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This seemed like the appropriate juncture to have a long overdue chat with Seb on the Drinks Adventures podcast. ⁠
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First up, we get his reflections on those three years as lead official of the ADSA.⁠
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Link in my bio to listen.

Holly Klintworth of @bassandflinders returns to th

Holly Klintworth of @bassandflinders returns to the podcast having recently returned from a six-week internship in Cognac, supported by a Churchill Fellowship.⁠
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The trip had the objective of learning the art of brandy production from leading cognac producers, so that she could share her findings with the Australian industry.⁠
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I wanted to find out how Holly got on in this endeavour. And coupled with that, how she’s settling in to her dual role as president of the Australian Distillers Association.⁠
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Holly has only been in the chair since November 2022 and has already had to deal with some contentious issues, like the misleading usage of the term ‘single malt’ by some distillers, which I also discussed recently on the show with Tasmanian Whisky & Spirits Association president Cam Brett.⁠
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We also cover the divisive debate around base spirit in gin, fuelled by a recent article in the mainstream media, and some controversy surrounding Australian distilleries and the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. ⁠
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Link in my bio to listen.

In S16E11 of the podcast we caught up with @stonea

Tasmania is the birthplace of Australian whisky in

Tasmania is the birthplace of Australian whisky in the modern era, with unique positioning as the country’s only island state.⁠
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For some time now its distillers have entertained the idea of protecting these attributes with a geographical indication or appellation ensuring that products labelled ‘Tasmanian whisky’ meet certain standards.⁠
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Recently on the Drinks Adventures podcast we met Cam and Suzy Brett of @SpringBayDistillery in Tasmania.⁠
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Cam is also president of the Tasmanian Whisky and Spirits Association, and during that same interview Cam and I went down a bit of a rabbit hole talking about the GI for Tassie whisky, and other industry concerns.⁠
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I thought that conversation deserved a separate episode, which starts with Cam updating us on how many distilleries there are currently in Tasmania. ⁠
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Listen via link in my bio. ⁠

Established in 2015 at Spring Beach in Tasmania, @

Established in 2015 at Spring Beach in Tasmania, @springbaydistillery is the realisation of a dream for whisky-loving owners Cam and Suzy Brett.⁠
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We’ve actually heard from Cam a couple of times previously on this podcast; in one of my news bulletins back in 2021, and in the special Lark 30th anniversary episode in 2022.⁠
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So it’s long overdue I invited Cam and Suzy on for an in-depth chat about Spring Bay.⁠
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While it’s definitely single malt whisky that inspired their distillery, Spring Bay has also enjoyed success with its gin and vodka, the latter of which was the Australian champion varietal vodka at the World Vodka Awards 2023. ⁠
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In this episode, Cam and Suzy will fill you in on some of the other recent developments at the company.⁠
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First up though, Suzy reflects on their pathway to owning a distillery, having shared a love of whisky for more than 20 years.⁠
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Speyside is the absolute epicentre of Scotland’s

Chandon Etoile is a new ultra-prestige sparkling c

Chandon Etoile is a new ultra-prestige sparkling cuvee from @chandonaus in Victoria’s Yarra Valley.⁠
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It’s a multi-vintage blend comprised of eight Chandon Vintage Brut reserves – which together represent hundreds of base wines – rounded out with extended ageing.⁠
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With us this episode to discuss the groundbreaking project is Chandon Australia winemaking director @mrdanbuckle, who has been guiding the company’s traditional-method winemaking since 2012. ⁠
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Through our conversation about Etoile, Dan and I naturally explore the evolution of Chandon Australia, one of six Chandon houses globally, which was founded in 1986.⁠
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This fascinating chat was made possible by the support of Chandon Australia.

Recently on the podcast, an awesome episode with @

Recently on the podcast, an awesome episode with @banksandbloom co-founder, biochemist Elaine Darby.
Elaine’s background caught my eye when a media release came through recently announcing that Banks and Bloom Ice Vodka had been awarded Doubled Gold in the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

Between 2015 and 2018, Elaine was managing director of Auscann, an Australian pharmaceutical company focused on cannabinoid-based medicines.

She’s also had careers as a winemaker and a lawyer, but it’s the medicinal cannabis that is relevant to today’s episode.

Banks & Bloom owes its origins to another business founded by Elaine called Aquila Black, which has developed THC extract technology that they believe will revolutionise the cannabis drinks market overseas, where recreational cannabis is legal.

To create cannabis drinks with a distinctly Australian accent, Aquila Black pioneered new distillation methods to extract pure clarity of flavour from native Australian ingredients.

And as Elaine discovered, this R&D into new flavour technology could be successfully applied in the production of spirits - gin, vodka and RTDs - that are devoid of any illicit ingredients.

I talked wine with Allan Border recently, specific

I talked wine with Allan Border recently, specifically his new @sanguine_wines limited edition shiraz. Couldn’t resist asking his predictions for #ashes2023 afterwards 😉

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