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

Wine, Beer & Whisky Network Australia

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

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26:41

How this podcast was born! And where it’s going…

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2023/04/03

After almost five years and coming up to 200 episodes, perhaps it’s time for you to hear a little bit more about me, how I started Drinks Adventures, and where it might be headed.Recently Andrew Graham from Kaddy – the wholesale beverage marketplace – asked to interview me for its industry news pages, Kaddy Community.To which I said, ‘sure! But if we’re going to do it, we may as well record the interview properly so I can share it with my listeners’.So here it is, an edited version of that

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31:22

Michter’s rise to most admired American whiskey

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2023/03/29

Kentucky-based Michter’s Distillery was named World's Most Admired American Whiskey and second Most Admired Whisky overall by Drinks International in 2022.We'll find out the story behind its incredible trajectory from master distiller, Dan McKee, in this interview produced in partnership with Michter's.Born and raised in Indiana, Dan McKee moved to Kentucky to pursue his dream of making whiskey, beginning his career as a distillery operator at Jim Beam.Two years later, he was promoted to distillery

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37:44

Japanese whisky's evolution, with Fuji master blender...

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2023/03/22

Jota Tanaka has worked for Kirin Brewery Company for 34 years, leading its whisky business as master blender since 2017.He’s had a really interesting career path through the Kirin business to arrive at his current role, including stints in winemaking, wine marketing and leading product development for Four Roses Distillery in Kentucky.We’ll get into some of that in this interview with Jota, who was inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame in 2022, one of many career accolades he’s received in

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29:44

Spirits veteran James France, founder Vanguard Luxury...

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2023/03/20

James France is a 30-year veteran of the spirits industry in both Australia and abroad.In 2008 he founded the Sydney-based distribution business Vanguard Luxury Brands with the objective of bringing the best brands to the best bars, liquor stores, restaurants and hotels across Australia.He ultimately sold Vanguard in 2019 to Lion, which simultaneously acquired the biggest brand on Vanguard’s roster, Four Pillars Gin, as we previously explored with Four Pillars co-founder Cam Mackenzie on the show a

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22:35

Lark dismisses buyout talk; Pernod’s new whisky;...

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2023/03/15

The news returns to the Drinks Adventures podcast for the first time since 2021!This first edition for 2023 is using the term ‘news’ a little loosely, as I’m catching you up on some of the stories that have been on my radar since the beginning of the year:Lark dismisses buyout talk; and Sullivans Cove speculation;Pernod Ricard's first new brand in 20+ years;Indie bottler Boutique-y returns to Oz;Australia gets its second Advanced Cicerone; andBentspoke collaborates with Teeling Whiskey for St

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27:30

Steve The Bartender: YouTube star, author & distiller

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2023/03/13

Steve Roennfeldt, better known as Steve the Bartender, has been sharing easy-to-follow cocktail videos on YouTube since 2017.He’s based in Adelaide, South Australia, but he’s built a global community of cocktail enthusiasts.As at the present moment Steve has nearly 700,000 subscribers, which means he’s the country’s leading cocktail Youtuber and one of the top cocktail-related accounts globally.His debut book, Steve the Bartender's Cocktail Guide, was released in 2022.And he also co-owns Threefold

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25:19

Starward’s Sam Slaney on small batch trials, debut...

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2023/03/06

Melbourne’s Starward Whisky has released smaller batch experimental products ever since the very early days.And some of these, like the Ginger Beer Cask that we explored in depth with founder David Vitale in Season 13, have gone onto bigger things.In 2020, the company created the Small Batch Experimental Series as a home for its smaller one-off releases that haven’t reached the scale required for wider distribution; showcasing new flavours, specialty ingredients and unique barrels or distilling

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23:38

How Clare Valley drove screwcap revolution for wine

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2023/03/01

Can you imagine buying what was supposed to be the exact same product – any product – and having it be different every time?And in some cases, that the product you purchased was outright faulty. It wasn’t fit for purpose.This is not an acceptable scenario in any category of consumer goods. But it’s exactly what was happening in the Australian wine industry 20 years ago, and through no fault of our winemakers.The culprit was dodgy corks, which were causing widespread issues with TCA – commonly known

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32:21

Maximilian Riedel: Glassware CEO and wine influencer

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2023/02/27

Maximilian Riedel is the 11th generation CEO of Austrian glassware company Riedel.The company was founded in 1756 and according to Maximilian it is currently facing some of the biggest challenges in its 267-year history.There’s been the covid pandemic obviously, but more recently, the war in Ukraine, which is hugely concerning for an energy intensive manufacturing business such as Riedel, given its reliance on Russian gas.In spite of these headwinds, Riedel recorded its most successful year of sales

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38:07

Tarac unlocks blended whisky opportunity for Australia

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2023/02/23

Tarac is the largest distiller of grape spirit in Australia, supplying high quality neutral alcohol and brandy spirit for use in fortified wines since 1930.And, as the craft spirits industry has taken off over the last decade, Tarac has increasingly been supplying distillers with the base alcohol to create products including gin and vodka.Now, in a milestone move for the company, it has turned its hand to the production of new make whisky.Using existing infrastructure and technology, Tarac has the

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15:23

Daniel Ricciardo postscript, with Lakeside Drive F1...

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2023/02/20

F1 questions were strictly off limits in this week's interview with Daniel Ricciardo about his DR3 collaboration with St Hugo Wines.Instead, I put some of those questions to James Baldwin from leading Australian F1 podcast, Lakeside Drive.James is a wine guy himself, so he gives me his thoughts on the DR3 partnership and Daniel’s F1 prospects in this bonus episode of Drinks Adventures.You can also catch me on the Lakeside Drive podcast speaking with James about my interview with Daniel and the DR3

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42:00

F1 star Daniel Ricciardo on his DR3 wine project

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2023/02/20

He’s best known as an eight-time Formula 1 Grand Prix winner, but Daniel Ricciardo is now forging a reputation for his DR3 wines, produced in partnership with Australia’s St Hugo.After a strong critical reception and encouraging sales for the debut vintages, the project continues to evolve with the third consecutive release of Barossa Shiraz and Coonawarra Cabernet, this time from the celebrated 2021 vintage.The DR3 wines come in an eye-catching packaging created by specialist drinks design agency

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27:49

How Lark & Garage Project made Fresh IPA Cask

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2023/02/15

Collaboration between different drinks producers is vast these days, and in this episode you’re going to hear about one of the more interesting projects.Lark Distillery has just released Fresh IPA Cask, a single malt Tasmanian whisky finished in casks that have previously held Fresh IPA brewed by New Zealand’s Garage Project.How do you maintain the freshness and vibrancy of the Fresh IPA beers after filling them into a barrel, and then impart that into a whisky?That’s what I was trying to get my

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29:15

The Asian drinks craze with retailer Endeavour

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2023/02/13

We’ve talked a lot on this podcast about how peoples’ drinking repertoires are expanding.We’re much more open to experiencing a wider range of quality beverages from different cultures that suit different occasions.This is something that Australia’s largest drinks retailer, Endeavour Group, is keenly aware of.The company has recently doubled the range of Asian beverages in its Dan Murphy’s and BWS stores as people seek out products they’ve sampled on their travels, or dining out, or perhaps in

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27:01

Whisky legend Dr Bill Lumsden of Glenmorangie and Ardbeg

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2023/02/08

Dr Bill Lumsden is the head of distilling, whisky creation and whisky stocks at Glenmorangie and Ardbeg distilleries.The always entertaining Bill joins us this episode as we delve into some of his recent innovations with distilling and maturation in a rapid fire chat recorded while he was in Sydney, late in 2022.You’ll hear about his experiments with a raft of different wood types; a whisky made from barley kilned with woodland botanicals, and how he was inspired by Belgian lambic brewers on a

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30:25

Gun winemaking duo Janice McDonald and Stuart Pym

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2023/02/06

Welcome back to the Drinks Adventures podcast for 2023.If you’ve been with me on the show since the beginning you’ll recall a brilliant chat back in Season One with winemaker and brewer, Janice McDonald, who at that time was chief winemaker at Howard Park in Margaret River.Janice recently joined her partner Stuart Pym at his boutique winery Flowstone, and they’re with us this episode as we hear all about the rekindling of their exciting winemaking partnership.Janice and Stuart previously worked

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01:16

Season 15 Trailer

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2023/02/06

Coming up in the new season of Drinks Adventures, we'll meet Formula 1 star turned wine entrepreneur Daniel Ricciardo.Listen in for some of the other highlights you can expect as the show returns for another massive year in 2023.

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26:56

Laphroaig distillery manager Barry MacAffer

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2022/12/08

Islay’s famous Laphroaig single malt Scotch whisky distillery has featured prominently already in this season of Drinks Adventures.Last episode, we heard how Mighty Craft’s head of distilling operations, George Campbell, got his start in the Scotch whisky industry as a tour guide at Laphroaig.And a few more episodes back we met veteran Scotch distiller John McDougall, who was Laphroaig’s distillery manager between 1970 and 1974.Following the departure of John Campbell in 2021 after 25 years at the

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35:52

From Islay to Kangaroo Island: Mighty Craft distiller...

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2022/11/30

Mighty Craft is an ASX-listed craft drinks company with investments in several distilling brands that have featured previously on this podcast: Hidden Lake Whisky, 78 Degrees and Seven Seasons Spirits.In this episode, we meet Mighty Craft’s head of distilling operations, George Campbell, who joined the business in mid-2021, bringing with him a strong pedigree from the Scotch whisky industry.George started his whisky career as a Trainee Site Operations Manager for Diageo, which comprised multiple

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32:30

Jim McEwan & Eddie Brook of Cape Byron Whisky

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2022/11/28

Cape Byron Single Malt Whisky is undoubtedly one of the highest profile Australian whisky launches of 2022.This is in no small part due to the involvement of an absolute legend of Scotch whisky, Jim McEwan, previously of the Bowmore, Bruichladdich and Ardnahoe distilleries on Islay.Coming up, you’re going to hear how Jim connected with Australian Eddie Brook, who founded Cape Byron Distillery on his family’s farm in the Byron Bay hinterland in 2016.You might have already come across the Brookie’s

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