Wine, Beer & Whisky Network Australia

Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson

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Wine lover? Craft beer fan? Drink whisky, bourbon, cognac or rum? Or maybe it's gin or vodka or mezcal you're into? Based in Australia, but globally minded, Drinks Adventures covers all these drinks and more: Japanese sake, cider, tequila, champagne, cocktails... we could go on! Listen in as award-winning drinks writer James Atkinson interviews the world's biggest names in craft brewing, winemaking, distilling and mixology, along with sommeliers, mixologists, sake samurais, masters of wine and certified cicerones. Tags: wine, beer, brewing, gin, whisky, whiskey. bourbon, cognac, rum, tequila,...

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Whisky pioneer Bakery Hill Distillery celebrates 20 years 15.08.2019 25:49

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Whisky distilleries Lark and Sullivans Cove are likely the best known pioneers of Australian whisky. Founded in 1999, Bakery Hill came soon after. It was the first whisky distillery on...

Four Pillars Gin's Cam Mackenzie on creating a global gin brand 08.08.2019 39:23

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Gin powerhouse Four Pillars expects to sell 500,000 bottles of its gin in 2019.The Australian distillery founded in in 2013 by Cameron Mackenzie, Matt Jones and Stuart Gregor has doubl...

'Vermouth is a wine!' Cocktail historian and master distiller Jared Brown 27.06.2019 27:17

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Gin master distiller and cocktail historian Jared Brown joins me in this Season Two finale episode. But we're not talking about Sipsmith Gin this time (see S1E2 for that!) , because Ja...

Whisky expert Andrew Derbidge on Australian whisky's growing pains 19.06.2019 26:18

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Whisky expert Andrew Derbidge is director and cellarmaster for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society Australia and has been heavily involved with the whisky industry for many years as an educ...

Brewers, winemakers and distillers' weirdest drinks collaborations 12.06.2019 24:11

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. The Chardonnay IPA, and rum aged in wine barrels are some of the exciting collaborations happening on the fringes of beer, wine and spirits. Brix Distillers is a rum distillery that op...

Gin distiller for 50 years: Beefeater Gin's Desmond Payne MBE 05.06.2019 27:30

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Gin industry legend Desmond Payne MBE has probably been distilling gin since before you were born. In 2017, the Beefeater Gin master distiller celebrated his 50th year as a gin distill...

Gin, whisky, rum & more with Nip of Courage founder Kathleen Davies 29.05.2019 27:39

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Gin, whisky and rum are among the craft spirits categories that are currently on fire in Australia. Australian craft spirits champion Kathleen Davies joins us this episode to discuss t...

Wine and beer in Tasmania with Bruny Island Beer and Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir 22.05.2019 23:23

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Wine, beer, cider and whisky, Tasmania has it all in spades. In season one I talked Tasmanian whisky with Sullivans Cove Distillery, and cider with Willie Smith's Cider. This time I ex...

Sake in Japan with experts John Gauntner and Shuso Imada 15.05.2019 32:20

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Sake and its rising popularity outside Japan was explored in the very first episode of Season One of Drinks Adventures. My recent sake press tour with the Japanese Sake & Shochu Makers...

Stone & Wood Brewing leads third wave of independent craft beer 08.05.2019 25:06

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. We kick off season two of the Drinks Adventures podcast with a in-depth look at the brewery founded in Byron Bay, Australia in 2008, Stone & Wood Brewing Company. Stone and Wood celebr...

Wine, beer, whisky and gin: Season Two Trailer 26.03.2019 2:15

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Beer brand Stone & Wood Brewing Company will be the subject of a special report in the opening episode of Drinks Adventures Season Two. Beefeater Gin master distiller Desmond Payne MBE...

Sir Ian Botham, cricket legend turned winemaker, on his venture Botham Wines 20.12.2018 7:03

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Sir Ian Botham is deadly serious about his new winemaking venture, Botham Wines. Celebrity-branded drinks have had a chequered history, to say the least. Look no further than Shane War...

Wine and champagne experts Huon Hooke & Leanne Altman, plus Lanson chef de cave Hervé Dantan 08.11.2018 29:06

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Champagne is a beloved wine style in Australia, the world’s sixth largest champagne market with the biggest per capita consumption per head of population outside Europe. First up this...

Whisky in Tasmania with Sullivans Cove Whisky head distiller Heather Tillott 31.10.2018 19:57

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Whisky upstart Sullivans Cove won World's Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies Awards three out of four years running. Sullivans Cove Whisky head distiller Heather Tillott reveals th...

Cider advocate Sam Reid of Willie Smith's Cider in Tasmania 29.10.2018 6:06

Some further excerpts from my interview with Sam Reid, co-founder of Willie Smith's Cider. Topics include the importance of real cider apple varieties to Australia's emerging cider category. We also discuss what you'll find at the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival in the way of food, cider, wine, beer and music, and the planning that goes into it. You may also like:Wine episodes on Drinks Adventures

Cider's pagan rituals at Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival 25.10.2018 16:31

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. William Smith & Sons is one of the oldest family businesses in Tasmania's Huon Valley wine region. Founder Willie Smith planted the first tree in their apple orchard in 1888 and fourth...

Wine writer Jeni Port on the evolution of Australian wine icon, Penfolds Wines 17.10.2018 37:26

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Wine writer Jeni Port has been tasting and critiquing Penfolds Wines for many years. In this episode, she discusses the Penfolds Collection 2018 and the changing face of Penfolds Wines...

Whisky entrepreneur David Vitale of Starward Australian Whisky 10.10.2018 27:04

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Whisky company Starward is Australia's market leader, thanks to founder David Vitale's ambitious strategy of pursuing larger scale whisky production from the very beginning. This has m...

Winemaker and craft beer pioneer Janice McDonald of Howard Park Wines in Margaret River 03.10.2018 46:12

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Winemaker at Burch Family Wines in Western Australia, Janice McDonald oversees the Howard Park and Mad Fish wine brands using grapes sourced from vineyards in the Margaret River and Gr...

Gin without juniper is flavoured vodka: Sipsmith Gin's Fairfax Hall 26.09.2018 25:12

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. What is the difference between gin and flavoured vodka? That should be an easy question to answer. But some of the drinks industry's older heads have voiced concern that gin without ju...

Sake goes global: Japan's national drink finds new audience 19.09.2018 16:55

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. Sake is Japan's iconic national beverage and it can be every bit as rich in heritage, sophistication and complexity as fine wine. It is a superior match for many cuisines. Cast aside a...

Wine, Beer, Whisky & Gin: Drinks Adventures launching soon 09.08.2018 2:15

A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more. A wine, beer, whisky and gin podcast launching September 2018.Theme music by Cameo Culture.