australian gin Archives ~ The Gin Queen

Awards
News

Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2023

Posted on August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
The Gin Queen

Melbourne Royal (formerly RACV) has been running the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards since 2014 and during that time, it has become one of the most prestigious competitions in Australia. I…

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Top 10 Australian gins

My Top Australian Gins of 2022

Posted on December 31, 2022December 31, 2022
The Gin Queen

It’s hard to believe that another year has passed (my brain is still stuck in 2020) and that means it’s time to share my Top Australian Gins of 2022! This…

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IWSC Results 2021 ~ Australian Gin Medal Winners

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Awards
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IWSC Results 2022 ~ Australian Gin Medal Winners

Posted on March 17, 2022March 17, 2022
The Gin Queen

The IWSC Results 2022 ~ Australian Gin Medal Winners have been revealed! Gin continued to dominate at the awards this year, accounting for more than 1,200 of total entries and taking…

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Garden Grown Gin

Posted on May 23, 2021May 24, 2021
The Gin Queen

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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Imbue Distillery

Posted on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020
The Gin Queen

Mel and Mike Sheard are the brains behind Imbue Distillery, a micro-distillery just outside Melbourne. I first met them at Junipalooza in 2018, not long after they launched. Since then,…

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Meet the Distiller ~ William McHenry, McHenry Distillery

Posted on July 3, 2016February 17, 2019
The Gin Queen

The latest interview in my ‘Meet the Distiller’ series is William McHenry, Master Distiller of McHenry’s, one of Australia’s most awarded gins. His story is a fascinating one, involving a…

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Guides

The Gin Queen’s Guide to Australian Gin Botanicals

Posted on June 15, 2016February 17, 2019
The Gin Queen

One of the most exciting aspects of the current gin boom is how distillers are seeking out new flavours by using locally sourced ingredients. Australia is at the forefront of pushing…

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Distillers

Meet the Distiller, Cameron Mackenzie, Four Pillars Gin

Posted on March 30, 2016August 24, 2020
The Gin Queen

Unbelievebly, even though Four Plllars was one of the first distilleries I visited when I first started this blog, and I’ve met and chatted with him many times, I’ve never interviewed…

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My favourite new Australian gins of 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015August 24, 2020
The Gin Queen

The Australian distilling industry has been growing rapidly since I launched The Gin Queen two years ago, and this year we’ve seen a bumper crop of new gins and distilleries. Rumour has it…

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Poltergeist Gin

Posted on November 19, 2015August 21, 2020
The Gin Queen

There are so many different facets to the story around Poltergeist gin, it’s difficult to know where to start. There’s the fact that it’s made in Tasmania, its unusual name, and…

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australian gin

Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2023

My Top Australian Gins of 2022

IWSC Results 2022 ~ Australian Gin Medal Winners

Garden Grown Gin

Imbue Distillery

Meet the Distiller ~ William McHenry, McHenry Distillery

The Gin Queen’s Guide to Australian Gin Botanicals

Meet the Distiller, Cameron Mackenzie, Four Pillars Gin

My favourite new Australian gins of 2015

Poltergeist Gin

The Martinez

Negroni Bianco

Florodora

Satan’s Whiskers Cocktail

Summer Shack