Spirits

Featured Bar: Radio Mexico

Radio Mexico is all about reproducing the authentic flavours of Mexico for the Australian palate – food you can eat everyday, full of fresh ingredients. Highlights on the menu include specialty tacos and handmade tortillas, matched with a list of original Mexican beers and cocktails. Equally impressive is Radio Mexico’s separate list of 100 per … Continued

June 12, 2015

Jack Daniel’s Winter Jack

Distributed by: Brown-Forman Australia RRP: $25 Now available in Australia after its successful introduction to the European market, Jack Daniel’s Winter Jack is a seasonal blend of apple cider liqueur, Jack Daniel’s Old No.7 Tennessee Whiskey and holiday spices. This new release has inviting aromas of warm apple cider, orange peel, cinnamon, clove and Jack Daniel’s Tennesse … Continued

June 11, 2015

Ardbeg Marks 200th Anniversary with Release of Distillery Edition Perpetuum

Championing the motto “time changes, Ardbeg remains”, the iconic Islay Malt Whisky recently celebrated it’s 200th Anniversary timed with the occurrence of the annual ‘Ardbeg Day’ festivity and the launch of a new limited edition expression, Ardbeg Perpetuum. While a number of the brand’s previous special releases have been about celebrating a rich and heritage-driven … Continued

June 4, 2015

Wild Turkey Bourbon Announces Cocktail Competition To Meet Master Distillers

To coincide with the Australian launch of the new addition to the award-winning Russell’s Reserve small batch bourbon collection, Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel, Wild Turkey Bourbon Master Distillers – father and son team, Jimmy and Eddie Russell – will visit Australia in late July. To celebrate, the Wild Turkey bourbon team has also announced a … Continued

June 3, 2015

Ballantine’s Brings $11,000 40 Year Old Whisky To Australia

Distributor: Pernod Ricard RRP: $11,000 Three years on from its initial 2012 release Ballantine’s 40 Year Old, the line’s extremely rare Scotch whisky will be available to the Australian market for the first time. Six out only 100 bottles produced this year will be allocated to Australia, each retailing for $11,000 and available exclusively from Dan Murphy’s … Continued

June 2, 2015

Sporting Heroes Face of New Wild Turkey Digital Campaign

Wild Turkey Bourbon has signed NRL players Nathan Hindmarsh and Petero Civoniceva, as well as AFL player Brad Johnson on as the spirit’s new Brand Ambassadors for the 2015 footy season. The three sporting ambassadors will be the face of Wild Turkey’s latest national digital campaign, recently released prior to the Holden State of Origin … Continued

June 1, 2015

Glenfiddich Releases ‘The Original’: The Whisky That Started It All

Blended with a storied past and launched as part of an impassioned local marketing campaign, William Grant & Sons has released its newest distiller’s collection expression into Australia – Glenfiddich The Original. Inspired by the pioneering spirit of Sandy Grant Gordon, Glenfiddich The Original is a recreation of the embryonic 1963 Glenfiddich Straight Malt that … Continued

May 25, 2015

Think Spirits Secures Distribution of Grand Marnier

Think Spirits has secured the long-term distribution rights to take over the distribution of Grand Marnier in Australia from Bacardi Lion. Think Spirits will now be responsible for all trade enquiries for the liqueur in Australia. Denis Brown, Managing Director of Bacardi Lion wished both Think Spirits and Grand Marnier well in their partnership. “As … Continued

May 20, 2015

A New Whisky Liqueur Joins The Old Pulteney family

The Old Pulteney Scotch Whisky portfolio has expanded in Australia, with the new addition of a malt whisky liqueur named Stroma. From the far North East of Scotland, off the Caithness Coast, Stroma Malt Whisky Liqueur takes its name from the windswept Orcadian Isle and is a blend of award-winning Old Pulteney malt whiskies. Distributed … Continued

May 20, 2015