Which whisky should you drink? A beginner’s guide to whisky
Whisky is a very polarising tipple. People either hate it or love it. I used to be the former but with a bit of…
Spirits reviews
7 ways to enjoy Campari
Bright red and bitter, Campari never really appealed to me. It was more like a science experiment than a drink. But now I’ve acquired…
Friday Drinks Exclusive – new Aussie black spiced rum Dead Man’s Drop plus rum sour cocktail recipe
Full of the warm flavours of winter, spiced rum is the perfect drink to welcome the cooler weather. Stone Pine’s latest brew – Dead…
Bacon Bourbon by Experimental Spirits Co – Cocktail Series: part 3 – Little Pig, Little Pig
Bacon and alcohol. On their own, they’re wonderful things – as great as was the gift of fire to us puny humans. But the…
Bacon Bourbon by Experimental Spirits Co – Cocktail Series: part 2 – Bacon Bourbon Manhattan
Manhattan: apart from being one of the greatest, most ridiculously awesome cities on the planet – it also happens to be one of my…
3 craft gins you have to try
Gin is back in vogue, there’s no doubt about that. But do you just grab the bottle of Bombay Sapphire or Tanqueray, or is…
Bacon bourbon by Experimental Spirits Co – cocktail series: part 1 – Maple Bacon Old Fashioned
For the first time ever I’m genuinely excited about tasting a bourbon. It’s this new bourbon by The Experimental Spirits Company. It’s made with…
Know your drinks: the difference between tequila and mezcal
Mexico, alcohol content and the agave plant. These three elements are all that tequila and mezcal have in common. After that, the two drinks…
Small Mouth Craft Vodka
Small Mouth Vodka is the pioneer vodka brand in Australia. A far cry from the flavourless, odourless, throat burning, mass-produced imports we’re used to…
Australian Craft Gins
The first we heard of Australian-made gin was when our friend the lovely Caroline Childerley – officially The Gin Queen – told us about…