South Australians have a new single malt whisky to celebrate with the release of Barossa Distilling Co's Gallus Single Malt Whisky. Check out the full story behind this new Barossan single malt plus our review of the first release. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post Barossa Distilling Co launch Gallus Single Malt Whisky appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

Whisky festivals are back in action. And while editor Luke McCarthy has had reservations about the festival circuit in the past, a number of new whisky shows have him excited for the future. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post Whisky festivals are back, booming and finally getting a refresh appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

Hunter Island Whisky Renowned Tasmanian distillers Damian and Madeleine Mackey are set to launch Hunter Island Pot Still Whisky this weekend in Hobart. The new project, inspired by Ireland’s famed single pot still whiskies, became the first Australian whisky made in the style for a number of decades when the Mackey’s started production in January 2020. The Hunter Island Pot Still Whisky follows the release of John Halton’s Transportation Whiskey brand in July 2022, which was also produced at the Mackey’s inner-city home distillery in Hobart. The Mackey’s are no strangers to the Tasmanian whisk ..read more

Image – TBWC That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC) have announced a new series of Australian whisky bottlings with Return to Oz, a follow-up collection to their Australia Series of independent bottlings first launched in 2021. The release is the latest in Boutique-y’s themed quarterly offerings and follows several other independently bottled collections of Australian whisky, most recently the ‘Australia Celebration’ by locally-owned Barrel & Batch. With Return to Oz, The UK-based TBWC will give whisky lovers around the world a chance to try several Australian whiskies that are rarely avail ..read more

The Oz Whisky Review team select their picks for Australia's best whisky releases of 2022. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post Top 10 Australian whiskies of 2022 appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

Australian distillers have access to amazing casks thanks to the thriving Australian wine industry, and Luke McCarthy explores how the relationship between local whisky and wine producers is ushering in a golden age for Australian whisky making. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post How casks are driving Australian whisky’s golden age appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

EXCLUSIVE: Joshua Brothers Pure Australian Standard Malt Whisky, dating to the early 1900s and thought to be the oldest Australian malt whisky in existence, is up for sale. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post Oldest known bottle of Australian malt whisky for sale appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

Like many Australians, I have a complicated love affair with American whiskey. Growing up, and especially bartending here, my first recollections of hearing the word ‘Bourbon’ where immediately following by another famed American invention – ‘Coke’. The infamous ubiquity of Bourbon and cola RTD cans, and the peculiar popularity of Jack and Jim, has turned Australia into one of the most crucial export markets for American whiskey in the world. But thankfully, for a number of years now, we’ve steadily been waking up to the serious depth and complexity American whiskey has to offer. We’ve even ta ..read more

Australians are among the world's largest per capita consumers of ready-to-drink alcohol. So why aren't more Australian whisky distillers producing RTDs? Subscribe or login to view this post. The post Where are the premium Australian whisky RTDs? appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more

As the Lark whisky brand celebrates its 30th anniversary, Luke McCarthy charts the rise of Tasmania's pioneering distilling company and tries to make sense of the corporate cut and thrust that’s completely transformed it. Subscribe or login to view this post. The post On Lark: The untold story of Tasmania’s foundational whisky brand appeared first on Oz Whisky Review ..read more