One of the most exciting spirit trends in recent years is the emergence of Japanese gins. With their renowned approach…
During my recent adventures in Palm Springs to experience the fabulous Modernism Week festival I had a ball in one…
The Kiwis are a long way from most places, and I think that’s fostered their self-reliance, global world view, and…
Vermouth is still having a moment. With a new appreciation of it’s complexity and versatility, there is also a market…
This page will point you to all the over 250 original articles on the website. Note, I also publish on Instagram to…
Rum has a very long history in the white experience of Australia, going back to the very start of the…
To sit along side the lists of Australian Rum, Gin and Vodka and Vermouth here on the website, I’ve have compiled the…
LAST UPDATED 1 May 2023 A well made G &T is one of the gifts of Western Civilisation to the world.…
Last Updated 23 October 2023 Alongside the Gin, Rum and Single Malt Scotch lists plus Vermouth here is one for Vodka.…
LAST UPDATED 5 November 2023 Here is the definitive list of Australian Gins with links to their makers which I…
Time for a bit of an update for you, sorry it’s been a while between drinks friends. The headline news…
Well as Tom Cruise said in Top Gun Maverick, “it’s been a minute Mav” when hopping into an old fighter…
Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to say a fond farewell to the somewhat random, and intense…
Pretty much each week a new distillery or two pops up around Australia, and I’ve been tracking their evolution for…
If you follow me on my social channels you’ll know that dogs feature large in my life and so when…
It’s probably safe to say that one doesn’t got to Italy in one’s mind when you think of gin. Lovely…
During a past lockdown, just to cheer a few folks up, I had a custom face mask done by a…
It’s fair to say that I drink Martinis throughout the year, both for professional and personal reasons, and I’ve said…
The Hunter Valley is one of the oldest and prestigious wine districts in Australia, located north of Sydney, and Tempus…
Well, it’s come around again. One of my favourite days of the year, World Martini Day. Each year I’ve marked…
Each June 11 there’s a global celebration of gin: World Gin Day! And a week later it’s World Martini Day,…
There are exciting spirits being crafted on Queensland’s central coast north of Brisbane, from places like Caloundra up to Noosa,…
With the current gin boom showing no sign of slowing down with close to 500 gin producers in the country…
I don’t know about you, but I still can’t get used to the idea that it’s February already. I hadn’t…
If the various pandemic lockdowns has showed us something, it was the power of enforced creativity. Folks with plenty of…
SOLD OUT This limited edition set, only 150 was made with all you need for a classic Martini featuring some…
Sometimes you have to wait until the planets align to get a project happen. I was approached early this year…
For someone who works as professional marketer and consultant as my day job, I’m the worst at promoting Martini Whisperer.…
I don’t know about you, but the experience of a good truffle is a singular one, and hard to describe.…
A very special collaboration has launched today. I was asked to create something unique with award winning Canberra region brands,…
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