For such a simple cocktail, so much often goes wrong with the Martini: the mixing, ratios, temperature, choice of ingredients,…
I thought I’d finish the reviewing year with something guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. What’s not to…
Well, this year has caused me to do some new things I didn’t quite plan for, just like all of…
So apparently someone decided that day I’m writing this, 21 November, is Australian Gin Day. Sure, why not? As you…
Due to popular demand I’m introducing a series of interactive online experiences where I’ll share my expertise on all things…
Be part of this first ever Australian attempt to break a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title with over 60 venues and…
If paradise does exist, then the fine folk from Lord Howe Island Distilling Co. have aimed to create to distill…
Each year in Canberra, Australia there is a wonderful Spring festival, Floriade. For the past couple of years I’ve been…
We’ve all been there, I suspect quite often, these past few months. It’s that time of day when we reach…
As John Lennon once sang, ‘life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans.” So, clearly 2020…
Norrbotten’s Distillery is another exciting new Swedish distillery. Sweden’s northernmost distillery was started by three friends for over three years…
Well, the great day came and went! Happily it also coincided with some relaxing of our local COVID-19 restrictions that…
It’s my favourite day of the year: World Martini Day! On Friday evening 19 June from 6pm AEST, the…
One of the best days of year is upon us! Around the world, gin lovers make June 13th a special…
I’m a lucky chap. Kind folks send all sorts of things to drink, appreciate and provide feedback on. Sometimes they’re…
Imbue: to inspire or permeate. On the outer fringes of Melbourne, Mel and Mick Sheard create in small batches a…
Image courtesy of Stillsmiths, Tasmania If you spend anytime scrolling at pretty pictures of makers of spirits on social media,…
I recently met Jon Hillgren, the founder of Hernö, at his distillery in Dala, a small village outside Härnösand in…
A few years ago I had the pleasure of taking the road less travelled whilst driving about Tasmania. The tiny…
My adopted home town of Canberra, Australia’s capital turns 107 this March 9, 2020, Happy Birthday! With it’s modern, well…