Top 10 Australian Gins 2021
It’s that time of year again folks! As we bid farewell to 2021 (thank goodness), I’m sharing my Top 10 Australian gins of the year. It’s been another great year…
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Women in Australian gin
Today is International Women’s Day, and in the current wave of attention that our distilling industry is receiving globally, I wanted to shine a light on the women creating some…
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Saint Felix Distillery
Saint Felix Distillery is located in Mordialloc, in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It’s part of the popular Urban Ground complex which houses a cafe and bar, and at…
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Puss & Mew Distillery
Deb and Brett Clayton opened their distillery Puss & Mew in Nanawading, Melbourne, just as we were emerging from the final lockdown in 2021. Deb is a former teacher, while…
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2022 World Gin Awards (Round 1 Country Winners)
The World Gin Awards released the results of the World Gin Awards Round 1 Country Winners yesterday. Panels of judges from all over the world (including yours truly) have been…
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Australian Distilled Spirits Awards
Being asked to judge gins for competitions is an honour, and not something I take lightly. I began my judging career with the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards back in 2016…
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2021 American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Awards
Back in 2007, the American Distilling Institute revolutionised spirits competitions with the creation of the Judging of Craft Spirits. Before this spirits competitions simply gave out scores or medals. To…
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Spirits Business: Gin Masters 2021 Results
More good news this week, as the Spirits Business Gin Masters 2021 medal winners were announced. After the superb results from the IWSC, Australian Gin Distillers have excelled again, receiving…
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Naught Distillery
After COVID hit their plans to open last year, the Naught gin founders finally welcomed everyone to their distillery and bar on Thursday night. I joined them for the opening,…
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IWSC Results 2021 ~ Australian Gin Medal Winners
The results of this years International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC) 2021 have been revealed! This year, there were over 1000 gins entered, with the Contemporary gin category showing the…
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Garden Grown Gin
When Garden Grown Gin launched in 2015 it was called Distillery Botanica Gin, a joint venture between Philip Moore at Distillery Botanica and Frank Bethel and Will Miles, at Grown…
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