This page will list over 270 original articles on the website.

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

As always, I welcome your thoughts, feedback, questions and suggestions for future articles, and if you’re interested in becoming a contributor too, or are a distiller and have a release you’d like reviewed, please contact me.

Phillip

Handy Pages

1. Australian Rum Makers List – Updated 13 March 2026
2. Australian Vodka Makers List – Updated 13 March 2026
3. Australian Single Malt, Rye + Blended Whisky Makers List -Updated 13 March 2026 
4. Australian Gin Makers List – Updated 13 March 2026
5. Australian Vermouth Makers List  updated 12 August 2024
6. Australian Brandy Makers List  14 December 2025
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. Canberra Region Distilleries updated 23 May 2025
10. Events and other Services   Updated 3 February 2025
11. Japanese Gin updated 13 November 2021 
12. Martini Whisperer YouTube Channel  – Updated 12 April 2025 
13. Media Appearances, podcasts, interviews updated 14 April 2025
14. Melbourne and region Distillery List  Updated 13 March 2026
15. New Zealand Gins – Updated 13 March 2026
16. Online Craft Spirits Buying Options – February 2025
17. Victorian Regional Distillery List –Updated 13 March 2026
18. New Zealand Gins – Updated 8 November 2025 

Updates

1. January 2026 Update and introducing Kabina Distilling Co
2. November 2025 Update
3. April 2025 Update 
4. May 2025 Update 
5. July 2025 Update
6. Spring Update 2025
7. November 2025 Update
8. Martini Whisperer Martini Gift sets for sale online
9. Virtual Martini Masterclasses
10. Introducing the Masters of Distilling Promotional Reel – October 2025
11. GoFundme Appeal for Masters of Distilling 
12. Introducing selected YouTube chats with distillers

Various

1. 10 Gins for the Commercial Bar
2. 10 Australian Spirits to Know 
3. Australian Gin Book 
4. Buying Australian Spirits Online  
5. Hollywood Nights 2024
6. Lawrenny Estate Live September 2021
7. Martini Appreciation Soirees + Masterclass events
8. Martini: A Memoir
9. Podcast Interview 2021 with Ashley Feraude
10. Series Update: Exciting Times Ahead!  November 2024
11. The 10 Must-have Gins for home
12. There and back again, Palm Springs 2024
13. The Centenary Martini
14. Vive Le French Gin

Cocktail Recipes and Events

1. 2019 Original Cocktail Recipes: Part 1
2. 2019 Original Cocktail Recipes: Part 2 – Spritzers
3. Canberra Gin Dinner Recipes December 2021
4. Canberra Centre VIP Opening Masterclass July 2017
5. Event: French Gin Degustation Dinner, November 2017
6. Event: November 16, 2017 Canberra Design Festival
7. Fall Spritz at the Canberra Centre
8. Floriade Presentations 2014
9. Good Food Month Degustation Dinner in Canberra 2014
10. How it all started for me and 3 cocktail recipes (video)
11. Mulled Wine and Winter Warmers
12. Negroni Week 2019 Recipes
13. Negroni Week 2024
14. Recipe: French Gin Degustation Dinner
15. Recipe: La Martini Deluxe
16. Recipe: The Bardot
17. The Cold Light Martini & Play
18. World Record Gin Tasting event Canberra 2020
19. It’s a Wrap: World Martini Day Day Dinner 2016

Reviews

1. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2019
2. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2018
3. 24 Australian Craft Gins tasting notes – 2017
4. 36S Single Malt Whisky 
5. 36S Rakia
6. 36S Blood Orange Gin 
7. 495 Russian Vodka
8. Applewood Distillery Gin
9. Antipodes Gin
10. Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin
11. Aussie Tipple Company Range 
12. Bareksten Navy Strength Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
13. Beachtree Distilling Co. Gins 
14. Blood Moon Tonic
15. Blue Bottle Gin
16. Berlin Brandstifter Gin
17. Bass + Flinders Gin
18. Botanic Australis Gin
19. Brooklyn Gin Special Guest Contributor – Jens
20. Brunswick Aces – non Alcoholic spirits
21. Black Market Cocktail Bar Special Guest Contributor – M
22. Blind Tiger Organic Gin
23. Casa Noble Tequila – Blanco (Part 1) Special Guest Contributor – Chris
24. Casa Noble Tequila – Part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Chris
25. Canberra Distillery, Original Release
26. Catcher & Co Bathtub Gin
27. Causes and Cures Semi Dry Vermouth 2017
28. Causes and Cures Vermouths
29. Cure Tonic Syrups
30. Dasher and Fisher Gins 
31. Diamond Glacier 33 Vodka
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. Hernö Pink BTL Gin special guest contributor -Jens
45. Headland’s Distillery’s Gins and Illawarra Plum releases
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. Karu Distillery Morita Chipotle Vodka 
55. Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Dry Gin – part 1  Special Guest Contributor – Simon
56. Kyoto Distillery Kinobi Kyoto Sei Navy Strength Gin – part 2 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
57. Loch Distillery Gin Liqueur
58. Loch Gin
59. Lord Howe Island Distilling Co Gins
60. Lucky’s Bar at QT Canberra
61. Melbourne Gin Company
62. Moore’s Vintage Dry Gin
63. Molly Speakeasy Bar Canberra 
64. McHenry Classic Dry Gin
65. McHenry Federation Gin
66. Maidenii Dry Vermouth
67. Mr Black coffee liqueur
68. NB Gin 
69. NB Vodka
70. Nonesuch Distillery Sloe Gin
71. Nonesuch Distillery Dry Gin
72. Norrbottens Distilleri Mountain Dry Gin  Special Guest Contributor Jens
73. Occitan London Dry Gin
74. Orange Bitters
75. Original Spirit Company Dry Gin 
76. Pink Moon Saloon Special Guest Contributor – Scarlet Decoy
77. Prohibition Bathtub Cut Gin
78. QT Lucky’s Bar Hotel Canberra 2014
79. Sakurao Gin Original Special Guest Contributor – Simon
80. Sandy Gray Gin 
81. Santa Fe Spirits Wheeler’s Gin
82. Seacliff Vodka 
83. Settler’s Artisan Rare Dry Gin
84. St. George Spirits 
85. Stone Pine Gin
86. Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
87. Stockholms Bränneri Dry Gin – Navy Strength Special Guest Contributor -Jens
88. Stockholms Bränneri Oak Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens
89. StrangeLove Tonic Waters
90. Summerleas Distillery Strength Gin 
91. Tanlines Distillery Spirits 
92. Tasmanian Tonic Water Company
93. Tempus Two Gins
94. The Everleigh Pre-Mixed Cocktail range
95. The Botanist Gin Special Guest Contributor -Jens 
96. The Barbershop, Sydney Special Guest Contributor  – Scarlet Decoy
97. The Canberra Distillery Gin
98. The Lawrenny Range
99. The Retiring Gin
100. The West Winds Cutlass Gin
101. The West Winds Gin- Maidenii Voyage Release
102. Threefold Gin
103. Tonic Waters available in Australia(and a quick history)
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

Insights

1. It’s a wrap for 2022! and top five Martinis of the year
2. A Tale of Seven American Martinis
3. Australian Gins: the State of Play 2020
4. Craft Stillmakers in Australia
5. Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
6. Cocktail Shakers + Mixers 101
7. Cameo on Real Housewives of Melbourne
8. Dry Vermouth
9. Dry July and other adventures! July 2018
10. Ecosystem in Adelaide for craft spirits and cocktail bars 
11. February 2024 Update
12. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes  – February 018 – guest contributor -James
13. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes  – March 2018 – guest contributor -James
14. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – May 2018 – guest contributor -James
15. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes– June 2018 – guest contributor -James
16. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – July 2018 – guest contributor- James
17. Hospopreneur Podcast Episodes – August 2018 – guest contributor- James
18. How to Drink
19. Hollywood Nights
20. Ice, Ice, Baby
21. Introducing Masters of Distilling promotional reel
22. Is Winter the perfect season for a Martini? 
23. James Bond and his Martinis
24. Japanese Gin List
25. Judging the Perth Royal Distilled Spirits Awards 2019
26. Juniper for the Gin  special guest contributor – Gavin from Archie Rose Distillery 
27. Influencers and the Australian Distilling Industry Part 1
28. Interview: ABC Radio Canberra 2018
29. Martini Garnishes
30. Martini Masterclass Captured Graphically!
31. Martini Diplomacy: Berlin
32. Martini Diplomacy: Oman
33. Musing on the Martini 
34. New Zealand Craft Spirits Awards 2019 
35. My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2018
36. My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2019
37. My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2020
38. My Top Five Martini Experiences for 2024 
39. Orange Bitters
40. Six Martini Pitfalls
41. There and Back again: Palm Springs Adventures 2024
42. The Six Types of Martini (and no, they’re not what you think they are)
43. The Dry Martini
44. The Espresso Martini
45. The Dirty Martini
46. TEDx Canberra preview
47. TEDx Canberra- The Martini Presentation update
48. TEDx talk: The cultural history of the Martini
49. Thoughts on Melbourne Service
50. Tokyo Gin Festival 2019 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
51. 2019 Tokyo World Gin Day Festival Part 1 of 2 Special Guest Contributor – Simon
52. The 101 on Rum and the next big trend
53. The Four Facets of a Great Martini
54. US Modernist Radio Live and YouTube news – 31 March 2020
55. US Modernist Interview in Palm Springs 2024
56. US Modernist 2nd Interview August 2024 
57. Visiting Joadja Distillery 
58. What’s in a Glass?
59. What to look for in Whisky Trends
60. Vodka Martinis
61. Why Gin Martinis?
62. World Martini Day Competition
63. World Gin Day 2015
64. World Gin Day 2016 Dinner
65. World Gin Day Dinner 2017
66. World Martini Day Essay 2016
67. World Martini Day 2020
68. World Gin Day 2021 with Antipodes Gin
69. World Gin Day 2022
70. World Gin Day 2024

Old Stuff 

1. 2019 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
2. 2018 Australian Gin Advent Calendar
3. 2017 Australian Gin Advent CalendarAustralian Drinks Festival July 2016
4. 2018- A year of highlights!
5. 2017 and all that Jazz
6. 5 Melbourne Cocktail Bars (reviews)
7. Australian Distillers making hand sanitiser 
8. Canberra Martini Survey 2016
9. Canberra Cocktail Bar List  updated 5 January 2020
10. Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
11. Exclusive Martini Whisperer Face masks
12. Giveaway Competition: Three Fold Gin (January 2020)
13. Cocktail and Distillery Tour of Japan in September 2019
14. Exclusive Martini Whisperer Face masks
15. Floriade Presentations 2014
16. Good Food Month Degustation Dinner in Canberra 2014
17. Giveaway Competition: Three Fold Gin (January 2020)
18. Top 5 Melbourne Martinis 2012
19. Top Shelf Boutique Drinks Show Melbourne 2014
20. Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 1
21. Top 10 Melbourne Cocktail Bars list Part 2