Maxim Donni
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Can you make whisky in 30 days? Meet the duo who say they can (opens the original)
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When an email from fledgling distillery Everstill Spirits arrived in my inbox claiming it had achieved the impossible, my curiosity – and scepticism – was piqued. Using proprietary technology “built to challenge traditional conventions around spirit ageing”, it said it had achieved the depth and character of aged whisky, “matured in just 30 days”. The four steel vessels behind this audacious boast sit in a row in a warehouse on a Gisborne industrial estate, 65 kilometres northwest of Melbourne.
Bushfire nearly killed their business – now it’s their best year (opens the original)
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If you were to ask vermouth makers Shaun Byrne and Gilles Lapalus today, they’d probably tell you 2026 will be a year to remember. Had you asked them seven months ago, however, they would almost certainly have declared it a year they would rather forget. In January, bushfires tore through central Victoria, incinerating the Harcourt Co-operative Cool Stores, a facility holding stock and equipment for some 20 wineries. The blaze destroyed an estimated 250,000 bottles of wine, along with goods and
The nameless ‘wine alternative’ feted by the world’s top chefs (opens the original)
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“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” wrote Shakespeare, but then he never had to devise a marketing strategy or brief a distributor. The Bard might have hedged his words had he met the innovators behind Australia’s most confounding drinks category: grown-up, zero-alcohol beverages designed to steal wine’s spot on the dining table. The conundrum is more than a matter of branding; these are not merely de-alcoholised wines. Concocted using a range of ingredients – from freeze-dried frui
These five destination distilleries are more than worth the trip (opens the original)
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Australia’s distillers don’t just want you to find them on the bottle-shop shelf. Across the country, still sheds and barrel rooms have flung open their doors, offering fascinating tours, guided masterclasses and premium experiences (including a once-in-a-lifetime fishing trip) that are reason enough to pack a bag. And once the tasting paddle runs dry, our pick of nearby regional stays provides the perfect excuse to linger longer.
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