This page will point you to all over 250 articles on the website. These include reviews, interviews and insights on craft spirits, personalities and events.

We add an article or two to the website each week, or update lists on producers et alia every month.

I also publish daily on Instagram for some inspiration, plus articles on my facebook page – so make sure you follow me there as well.

I’ve grouped the posts into four categories, Reviews, Insights and Products, plus a cocktail recipe section.

Most are written by myself, but also I’m fortunate to have some passionate and informed guest contributors from around the world to add their voices and insights to the mix.

I welcome your thoughts, feedback, questions and suggestions for future articles, and if you’ve interested in becoming a contributor too, please contact me.

Phillip

Last updated 1 May 2023

Handy Pages

  1. Australian Rum Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
  2. Australian Vodka Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
  3. Australian Single Malt, Rye + Blended Whisky Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
  4. Australian Gin Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
  5. Australian Vermouth Makers List  updated 1 November 2021
  6. Australian Distillers making hand sanitiser updated 9 June 2020
  7. About Tonic Water,+ Reviews (plus what’s available in Australia)  Updated 1 May 20232
  8. Buying Australian Spirits Online updated 15 November 2020
  9. Events and other Services  updated 3 January 2022
  10. Japanese Gin updated 13 November 2021 
  11. Martini Whisperer YouTube Channel  (external channel)
  12. Media Appearances, podcasts, interviews etc updated 1 November 2021
  13. New Zealand Gins – Updated 1 May 2023

Various

  1. Updated Australian Distillery Lists and Upcoming Reviews – October ’21
  2. 2019 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
  3. 2017 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
  4. 10 Gins for the Commercial Bar
  5. 10 Australian Spirits to Know 
  6. Australian Drinks Festival July 2016
  7. Buying Australian Spirits Online  
  8. Canberra Centre VIP Opening Masterclass July 2017
  9. Canberra Martini Survey 2016
  10. Canberra Region Distilleries 2022
  11. Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
  12. Consulting Services
  13. Dry Vermouths in Australia
  14. Event: French Gin Degustation Dinner, November 2017
  15. Event: November 16 2017 Canberra Design Festival
  16. Exclusive Martini Whisperer Face masks
  17. Floriade Presentations 2014
  18. Good Food Month Degustation Dinner in Canberra 2014
  19. It’s a Wrap: World Martini Day Day Dinner 2016Martini Appreciation Soirees + Masterclass events
  20. Martini: A Memoir
  21. May 2023 Update
  22. New Australian Gin Book 
  23. New Zealand Gin List updated 15 May 2019
  24. Orange Bitters
  25. Podcast Interview with Ashley Feraude
  26. Top 5 Melbourne Martinis
  27. The 10 Must-have Gins for home
  28. Top Shelf Boutique Drinks Show Melbourne 2014
  29. The Centenary Martini
  30. Collaboration with Underground Spirits and Contentious Character Gift Pack
  31. Vive Le French Gin

Cocktail Insights + Recipes

  1. 2019 Original Cocktail Recipes: Part 1
  2. 2019 Orignal Cocktail Recipes: Part 2 – Spritzers
  3. Cocktail Shakers 101
  4. Dry Vermouth
  5. Fall Spritz at the Canberra Centre
  6. How it all started for me and 3 cocktail recipes (video)
  7. Gin Degustation Dinner Cocktails Recipes – December ’21
  8. Ice, Ice, Baby
  9. Is Winter the perfect season for a Martini? 
  10. Martini Garnishes
  11. Mulled Wine and Winter Warmers
  12. Negroni Week 2019 Recipes
  13. Orange Bitters
  14. Recipe: French Gin Degustation Dinner
  15. Recipe: La Martini Deluxe
  16. Recipe: The Bardot
  17. Six Martini Pitfalls
  18. The Six Types of Martini (and no, they’re not what you think they are)
  19. The Dry Martini
  20. The Espresso Martini
  21. The Dirty Martini
  22. The Cold Light Martini & Play
  23. Vodka Martinis
  24. Why Gin Martinis?

Reviews

  1. 2019 Tokyo World Gin Day Festival Part 1 of 2
  2. 5 Melbourne Cocktail Bars (reviews)
  3. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2019
  4. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2018
  5. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2017
  6. 36S Rakia
  7. 36S Blood Orange Gin 
  8. 495 Russian Vodka
  9. Applewood Distillery Gin
  10. Antipodes Gin
  11. Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
  12. Aussie Tipple Company Range 
  13. Bareksten Navy Strength Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
  14. Beachtree Distilling Co. Gins 
  15. Blood Moon Tonic
  16. Blue Bottle Gin
  17. Berlin Brandstifter Gin
  18. Bass + Flinders Gin
  19. Botanic Australis Gin
  20. Brooklyn Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
  21. Brunswick Aces – non Alcoholic spirits
  22. Black Market Cocktail Bar Special Guest Contributor – M
  23. Blind Tiger Organic Gin
  24. Casa Noble Tequila – Blanco (Part 1) Special Guest Contributor – Chris
  25. Casa Noble Tequila – Part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Chris
  26. Catcher & Co Bathtub Gin
  27. Causes and Cures Semi Dry Vermouth 2017
  28. Causes and Cures Vermouths
  29. Cure Tonic Syrups
  30. Diamond Glacer 33 Vodka
  31. Dasher and Fisher Gins 
  32. Everleigh Premixed Cocktails
  33. Ferdinand Saar Dry Gin 
  34. Fleurieu Distillery – River’s End Whisky  Special Guest Contributor – Chris
  35. Fire Drum Vodka
  36. Forty Spotted Gin
  37. Forty Spotted Gin Summer Release 
  38. Four Pillars Dry Gin
  39. Garden Tiger Gin
  40. Gin Loot Subscription Pack
  41. Grasslands Gin
  42. G Gin special guest contributor -Jens
  43. Harahon Norwegian Small Batch Gin  special guest contributor -Jens
  44. Headland’s Distillery’s Gins and Illawarra Plum releases
  45. Hernö Pink BTL Gin special guest contributor -Jens
  46. Heavy Water Oz Vodka
  47. Hillmartin Gin Distillery Gins 
  48. Hobart No.4 Gin
  49. Imbue Distillery Gin Range
  50. Japanese Gin
  51. Jensen’s Bermondsey London dry gin
  52. Kangaroo Island Vodka
  53. Kalki Moon Dry Australian Premium Gin
  54. Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Dry Gin – part 1  Special Guest Contributor – Simon
  55. Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Sei Navy Strength Gin – part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
  56. Loch Distillery Gin Liqueur
  57. Loch Gin
  58. Lord Howe Island Distilling Co Gins
  59. Lucky’s Bar at QT Canberra
  60. Melbourne Gin Company
  61. Moore’s Vintage Dry Gin
  62. Molly Speakeasy Bar Canberra 
  63. McHenry Classic Dry Gin
  64. McHenry Federation Gin
  65. Maidenii Dry Vermouth
  66. Mr Black coffee liqueur
  67. NB Gin 
  68. NB Vodka
  69. Nonesuch Distillery Sloe Gin
  70. Nonesuch Distillery Dry Gin
  71. Norrbottens Distilleri Mountain Dry Gin  Special Guest Contributor Jens
  72. Occitan London Dry Gin
  73. Orange Bitters
  74. Original Spirit Company Dry Gin 
  75. Pink Moon Saloon Special Guest Contributor – Scarlet Decoy
  76. Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin
  77. QT Lucky’s Bar Hotel Canberra 2014
  78. Sandy Gray Gin 
  79. Santa Fe Spirits Wheeler’s Gin
  80. Sakurao Gin Original Special Guest Contributor – Simon
  81. Seacliff Vodka 
  82. Settler’s Artisan Rare Dry Gin
  83. St. George Spirits 
  84. Stone Pine Gin
  85. Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
  86. Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin – Navy Strength Special Guest Contributor -Jens
  87. Stockholms Bränneri Oak Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
  88. StrangeLove Tonic Waters
  89. Summerleas Distillery Strength Gin 
  90. Tasmanian Tonic Water Company
  91. Tempus Two Gins
  92. The Everleigh Pre-Mixed Cocktail range
  93. The Botanist Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens 
  94. The Barbershop, Sydney Special Guest Contributor  – Scarlet Decoy
  95. The Canberra Distillery Gin
  96. The Lawrenny Range
  97. The Retiring Gin
  98. The West Winds Cutlass Gin
  99. The West Winds Gin- Maidenii Voyage Release
  100. Threefold Gin (new in 2020)
  101. Tonic Waters available in Australia(and a quick history)
  102. Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 1
  103. Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 2
  104. Truffle Mad Gin 
  105. Underground Spirits Gin and Vodka 
  106. Unexpected Guest Distillery Gins  
  107. Vive La French Gin 
  108. Vestal Vodka
  109. Vicar’s Son Gin Range 
  110. Wheeler’s Western Dry Gin
  111. Windspiel Premium Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
  112. Winter Warmers and Mulled Wine 
  113. Wildbrumby Stallion Navy Strength Gin 
  114. Young Henrys Noble Cut Gin
  115. X-Gin

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