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The Nant family of companies, based in Bothwell, Tasmania, ran whisky tasting rooms, an estate, and a distillery, as well as an innovative investment arm in...

Sydney has a lot of great whisky bars. The adventurous whisky lover can find everything from incredibly extravagant (and incredibly expensive) American prohibition-era themed bars to...

With age comes wisdom and character, or so the people who make up clichéd sayings would have us believe. That’s definitely true when it comes to...

One of the biggest struggles any distiller ever deals with is consistency. With a product made from natural ingredients and time, affected by the environment, how...

Self-help is a big business—not as big as the booze business, granted, but booming nonetheless. But why is that? We can develop so many of the...

Why can’t we just drink whisky straight off the still? Why wait a whole three years—or, more commonly, eight or more—to drink our favourite tipple? The...

If you spend any casual amount of time knocking around distilleries or ordering what’s on tap at your favourite restaurant, then you’ve probably heard people bandying...

Regardless of whether you prefer to mix a little whisky in an exotic cocktail or sip your neat sample slowly letting the flavours melt on your...

No Need to Stick to the Tried and True So, where do you find whiskies that are a little unusual? You might track these down when...

When you’re first exploring the wonderful world of whiskies, it seems that each question you ask leads to another question. How do you learn to tell...

1. Get Organized You can’t just offer two options and call it a tasting. Having 9-12 new whiskies on hand makes for a full evening. It’s...

1. Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban 12 We love the great flavour depth of this fruity port cask-finished whisky. Aged for 12 years in port casks, this reasonably...