An old Qantas aircraft hanger, a single wine barrel and a dream is what it took for us to experience that lovely pop, everytime you crack open up a bottle of Starward, or the divine “glug” as you pour the spirit into a glass or even the lush gold and the sweet aromas as it…
Tag: Australian Whisky
Review : Lark’s Rum Cask Release III
Another limited release from the Lark distillery finds itself at the table ready to be lapped up for a review – the Rum Cask Release III! This Tasmanian tuple is their third instalment of the series, grabbing influence from casks that are local to the distillery – the “Quite Cannon Rum”; explains the illustration on the…
Review : Limeburners Infinity Solera Cask
This week’s review is a local dram that I had held as part of my personal collection even before I had set foot here; an expression I asked a cousin to procure to bring some diversity and colour. Surprisingly it’s been around seven years that the expression has been holding cupboard real estate, which is…
Review : Lark Symphony No. 1
My second review for the month is from one of my favourite indigenous craft distilleries – The Lark. This one, the “Symphony No. 1” was introduced in 2020 and was the tazzie distilleries’ first blended malt consisting of a vat of spirits local to the state. I can see why Lark had coined the name…
Review : Limeburners Port Cask Single Malt Whisky
Stocked up with a few samples from my visit to the Great Southern Distilling company, the New Year brought the opportunity to revisit and possibly sample some of them. Part of the Limeburner’s core range is the Port Cask, an expression from the Albany based Western Australian distillery. The expression is aged in a combination…
Review : Lark Distillery’s Chinotto Cask Release Single Malt Whisky
Australia’s Shark Tooth Island of Tasmania was centre stage where Aussie brew was first brewed! The first record of immigrants flocking to the shores of the island were in the early 1800s and with that was also the introduction of rich heritage, cultures and traditions. At the time it wasn’t uncommon for many to brew…
Review : Gospel Solera Rye
An antique, vintage square shaped bottle, tinted in chocolate brown, with a narrowing neck, the Gospel Solera Rye brings with it a very distinct look, almost medieval like. Melbourne’s Gospel Distillers began their Single Malt journey with this particular expression, taking advantage of what parts of America and Australia have in common, a harsher climate…
Review : Starward Wine Cask Single Malt Whisky
Airplanes, hangars, and the hustle of the city life doesn’t always relate to the art of distilling whisky. And in the land where Tasmania has traditionally garnered most of spirit splendidness, Melbourne at first glance would easily slip into the shadows of the underdog, especially if you weren’t familiar with the whisky demographics. Starward began…
Review : Hellyers Road ’12 Years Original’ Single Malt Whisky
Rewind a few years and quiz me on my knowledge of Tasmania and in all likelihood my scope would have been limited to Australia and the notorious Tasmanian Devil. The latter, thanks to Looney Toons’ short tempered, gnarly animated character – ‘Taz”! Over time however, this island state of Australia has garnered much more popularity…
Review : Twenty Third St. Distillery Hybrid Whisky
Twelve hours, two boarding passes, a couple of turbulent bumps, but otherwise an enjoyable flight was our journey into the unknown. As we stepped out of the airport we were greeted with a rather cold breeze, quite unorthodox considering October brought with it the season of spring. The Southern Hemisphere was welcoming – quiet, peaceful…
Tete-a-Tete : The world and Australia | Part 1
Whether enjoyed as a cocktail, or used as a constituent in cooking, sipped as a digestive in a fine ‘n dine restaurant, or while sitting in front of a warm fireplace, whisky enjoys a sort of cult status that very few spirits can even come close to. Be it in sunshine yellow or dark blood,…
Uisce Beatha | My Whisk'e'y Diaries 