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
- Australian Rum Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
- Australian Vodka Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
- Australian Single Malt, Rye + Blended Whisky Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
- Australian Gin Makers List – Updated 1 May 2023
- Australian Vermouth Makers List updated 1 November 2021
- Australian Distillers making hand sanitiser updated 9 June 2020
- About Tonic Water,+ Reviews (plus what’s available in Australia) Updated 1 May 20232
- Buying Australian Spirits Online updated 15 November 2020
- Events and other Services updated 3 January 2022
- Japanese Gin updated 13 November 2021
- Martini Whisperer YouTube Channel (external channel)
- Media Appearances, podcasts, interviews etc updated 1 November 2021
- New Zealand Gins – Updated 1 May 2023
- Updated Australian Distillery Lists and Upcoming Reviews – October ’21
- 2019 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
- 2017 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
- 10 Gins for the Commercial Bar
- 10 Australian Spirits to Know
- Australian Drinks Festival July 2016
- Buying Australian Spirits Online
- Canberra Centre VIP Opening Masterclass July 2017
- Canberra Martini Survey 2016
- Canberra Region Distilleries 2022
- Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
- Consulting Services
- Dry Vermouths in Australia
- Event: French Gin Degustation Dinner, November 2017
- Event: November 16 2017 Canberra Design Festival
- Exclusive Martini Whisperer Face masks
- Floriade Presentations 2014
- Good Food Month Degustation Dinner in Canberra 2014
- It’s a Wrap: World Martini Day Day Dinner 2016Martini Appreciation Soirees + Masterclass events
- Martini: A Memoir
- May 2023 Update
- New Australian Gin Book
- New Zealand Gin List updated 15 May 2019
- Orange Bitters
- Podcast Interview with Ashley Feraude
- Top 5 Melbourne Martinis
- The 10 Must-have Gins for home
- Top Shelf Boutique Drinks Show Melbourne 2014
- The Centenary Martini
- Collaboration with Underground Spirits and Contentious Character Gift Pack
- Vive Le French Gin
Cocktail Insights + Recipes
- 2019 Original Cocktail Recipes: Part 1
- 2019 Orignal Cocktail Recipes: Part 2 – Spritzers
- Cocktail Shakers 101
- Dry Vermouth
- Fall Spritz at the Canberra Centre
- How it all started for me and 3 cocktail recipes (video)
- Gin Degustation Dinner Cocktails Recipes – December ’21
- Ice, Ice, Baby
- Is Winter the perfect season for a Martini?
- Martini Garnishes
- Mulled Wine and Winter Warmers
- Negroni Week 2019 Recipes
- Orange Bitters
- Recipe: French Gin Degustation Dinner
- Recipe: La Martini Deluxe
- Recipe: The Bardot
- Six Martini Pitfalls
- The Six Types of Martini (and no, they’re not what you think they are)
- The Dry Martini
- The Espresso Martini
- The Dirty Martini
- The Cold Light Martini & Play
- Vodka Martinis
- Why Gin Martinis?
- 2019 Tokyo World Gin Day Festival Part 1 of 2
- 5 Melbourne Cocktail Bars (reviews)
- 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2019
- 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2018
- 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2017
- 36S Rakia
- 36S Blood Orange Gin
- 495 Russian Vodka
- Applewood Distillery Gin
- Antipodes Gin
- Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
- Aussie Tipple Company Range
- Bareksten Navy Strength Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
- Beachtree Distilling Co. Gins
- Blood Moon Tonic
- Blue Bottle Gin
- Berlin Brandstifter Gin
- Bass + Flinders Gin
- Botanic Australis Gin
- Brooklyn Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
- Brunswick Aces – non Alcoholic spirits
- Black Market Cocktail Bar Special Guest Contributor – M
- Blind Tiger Organic Gin
- Casa Noble Tequila – Blanco (Part 1) Special Guest Contributor – Chris
- Casa Noble Tequila – Part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Chris
- Catcher & Co Bathtub Gin
- Causes and Cures Semi Dry Vermouth 2017
- Causes and Cures Vermouths
- Cure Tonic Syrups
- Diamond Glacer 33 Vodka
- Dasher and Fisher Gins
- Everleigh Premixed Cocktails
- Ferdinand Saar Dry Gin
- Fleurieu Distillery – River’s End Whisky Special Guest Contributor – Chris
- Fire Drum Vodka
- Forty Spotted Gin
- Forty Spotted Gin Summer Release
- Four Pillars Dry Gin
- Garden Tiger Gin
- Gin Loot Subscription Pack
- Grasslands Gin
- G Gin special guest contributor -Jens
- Harahon Norwegian Small Batch Gin special guest contributor -Jens
- Headland’s Distillery’s Gins and Illawarra Plum releases
- Hernö Pink BTL Gin special guest contributor -Jens
- Heavy Water Oz Vodka
- Hillmartin Gin Distillery Gins
- Hobart No.4 Gin
- Imbue Distillery Gin Range
- Japanese Gin
- Jensen’s Bermondsey London dry gin
- Kangaroo Island Vodka
- Kalki Moon Dry Australian Premium Gin
- Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Dry Gin – part 1 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
- Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Sei Navy Strength Gin – part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
- Loch Distillery Gin Liqueur
- Loch Gin
- Lord Howe Island Distilling Co Gins
- Lucky’s Bar at QT Canberra
- Melbourne Gin Company
- Moore’s Vintage Dry Gin
- Molly Speakeasy Bar Canberra
- McHenry Classic Dry Gin
- McHenry Federation Gin
- Maidenii Dry Vermouth
- Mr Black coffee liqueur
- NB Gin
- NB Vodka
- Nonesuch Distillery Sloe Gin
- Nonesuch Distillery Dry Gin
- Norrbottens Distilleri Mountain Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor Jens
- Occitan London Dry Gin
- Orange Bitters
- Original Spirit Company Dry Gin
- Pink Moon Saloon Special Guest Contributor – Scarlet Decoy
- Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin
- QT Lucky’s Bar Hotel Canberra 2014
- Sandy Gray Gin
- Santa Fe Spirits Wheeler’s Gin
- Sakurao Gin Original Special Guest Contributor – Simon
- Seacliff Vodka
- Settler’s Artisan Rare Dry Gin
- St. George Spirits
- Stone Pine Gin
- Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
- Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin – Navy Strength Special Guest Contributor -Jens
- Stockholms Bränneri Oak Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
- StrangeLove Tonic Waters
- Summerleas Distillery Strength Gin
- Tasmanian Tonic Water Company
- Tempus Two Gins
- The Everleigh Pre-Mixed Cocktail range
- The Botanist Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
- The Barbershop, Sydney Special Guest Contributor – Scarlet Decoy
- The Canberra Distillery Gin
- The Lawrenny Range
- The Retiring Gin
- The West Winds Cutlass Gin
- The West Winds Gin- Maidenii Voyage Release
- Threefold Gin (new in 2020)
- Tonic Waters available in Australia(and a quick history)
- Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 1
- Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 2
- Truffle Mad Gin
- Underground Spirits Gin and Vodka
- Unexpected Guest Distillery Gins
- Vive La French Gin
- Vestal Vodka
- Vicar’s Son Gin Range
- Wheeler’s Western Dry Gin
- Windspiel Premium Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
- Winter Warmers and Mulled Wine
- Wildbrumby Stallion Navy Strength Gin
- Young Henrys Noble Cut Gin
- X-Gin
Insights
- 2020 Top Five Martini Experiences
- 2018- A year of highlights!
- 2017 and all that Jazz
- A Tale of Seven American Martinis
- Australian Gins: the State of Play 2020
- Craft Stillmakers in Australia
- Cocktail Shakers 101
- Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
- Cameo on Real Housewives of Melbourne
- Dry July and other adventures! July 2018
- Ecosystem in Adelaide for craft spirits and cocktail bars
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – February 018 – guest contributor -James
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – March 2018 – guest contributor -James
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – May 2018 – guest contributor -James
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes– June 2018 – guest contributor -James
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – July 2018 – guest contributor- James
- Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – August 2018 – guest contributor- James
- How to Drink
- James Bond and his Martinis
- Japanese Gin List
- Judging the Perth Royal Distilled Spirits Awards 2019
- Juniper for the Gin special guest contributor – Gavin from Archie Rose Distillery
- Judging the Perth Royal Distilled Spirits Awards 2019
- Influencers and the Australian Distilling Industry Part 1
- Interview: ABC Radio Canberra 2018
- Makers of Australian Craft Spirits Stills
- Martini Masterclass Captured Graphically!
- Martini Diplomacy: Berlin
- Martini Diplomacy: Oman
- New Zealand Craft Spirits Awards 2019
- My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2018
- My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2019
- My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2020
- TEDx Canberra preview
- TEDx Canberra- The Martini Presentation update
- TEDx talk: The cultural history of the Martini
- Thoughts on Melbourne Service
- Top Shelf Drink Festival 2014Tokyo Gin Festival 2019 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
- US Modernist Interview in Palm Springs
- The 101 on Rum and the next big trend
- The Four Facets of a Great Martini
- US Modernist Radio Live and YouTube news – 31 March 2020
- Visiting Joadja Distillery
- What’s in a Glass?
- What to look for in Whisky Trends
- World Record Gin Tasting event Canberra 2020
- World Martini Day Competition
- World Gin Day 2015
- World Gin Day 2016 Dinner
- World Gin Day Dinner 2017
- World Martini Day Essay 2016
- World Martini Day 2020
- World Gin Day 2021 with Antipodes Gin
- World Gin Day 2022
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