by Jared Smith BEng(Hons), BSc(Hons) | July 17, 2020 | All Posts, Australian Whisky
Without a doubt, early settlers started distilling alcohol the second it was possible though Australia’s first legal distillery was opened in 1822 by Thomas Haigh Midwood in Van Diemen’s Land. It was known as the Sorell Distillery in Hobart. Thomas Haigh Midwood died...
by Jared Smith BEng(Hons), BSc(Hons) | July 5, 2020 | All Posts, Australian Whisky
Just like Tequila, Cognac, Bourbon and more recently, Sherry, the naming of Scotch Whisky is legally regulated and can only come from a certain geographical location. Scotch whisky can only be made in Scotland. Hence, any whisky made in Australia cannot be called...
