australia Archives ~ The Gin Queen

Meet the Distiller: Brogan Carr, Brogan’s Way Distillery

Posted on March 2, 2019March 3, 2019
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On Thursday I’ll be holding an International Women’s Day event at Brogan’s Way Distillery, where Brogan will be a panelist alongside Dervilla McGowan from Anther Spirits and Holly Klintworth from…

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Tiny Bear Distillery

Posted on February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
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In late 2016, Damien Anderson’s wife Manda asked him “If you money wasn’t an issue, and you could do whatever you wanted, what would you do?” His answer? “Open a…

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Distilleries

Seppeltsfield Road Distillers

Posted on January 14, 2019February 1, 2019
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I first met Nicole Durdin from Seppeltsfield Road Distillers early last year when she was refining her gin recipes. How did the professional horn-player and former Police officer get into…

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Top 10 Australian Gins 2018

Posted on December 30, 2018August 13, 2020
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2018 was another massive year for Australian gin lovers, with more distilleries to visit and more gins to try. It’s been exciting to watch the Australian gin distilling industry going…

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Ambleside Distillers Big Dry gin

Posted on May 8, 2018February 1, 2019
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A few weeks ago I managed to squeeze in a trip to Adelaide. South Australia is fast becoming the gin state, so I was excited to see a few of…

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Top 10 Australian Gins of 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017February 17, 2019
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2017 was another massive year for Australian gin and the passion evident from our eager guests at Junipalooza Melbourne shows that there is a great appetite for local gins. Which…

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Tasting Gin

Patient Wolf Gin

Posted on July 5, 2017August 24, 2020
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“A gentleman is simply a patient wolf “~ Lana Turner Lana’s quote is an apt one for Dave and Matt at Patient Wolf gin. Plenty is required when setting up…

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Manly Spirits Gin

Posted on May 24, 2017February 17, 2019
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Manly Spirits gin comes, unsurprisingly, from Manly Beach in New South Wales. Owners David and Vanessa, first floated the idea of opening their own distillery in 2015 during a visit…

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Red Hen Gin

Posted on May 9, 2017August 24, 2020
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Red Hen Gin is made at the first urban distillery in Adelaide. Created by four school friends, Luke Page and brothers Michael, Anthony and Daniel Vallelonga, the gin is named after the…

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Southern Wild Distillery

Posted on March 22, 2017February 17, 2019
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Tasmania continues to lead the way in the growth of distilling in Australia. Last week, I was the guest of Southern Wild Distillery, makers of Dasher & Fisher gin, who…

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