by Dr Thomas Simnadis PhD | December 25, 2020 | All Posts
For anyone who has ever travelled overseas, have you ever wondered why alcohol seems to be so much cheaper than it does in Australia? For example, in most of Europe and the US, you can easily pickup a good bottle of vodka for under $20, which pales in comparison to...
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...
