Diageo has swooped on another skyrocketing start-up, acquiring Australian coffee-based spirits brand Mr Black, to meet the consumer demand for crafted cocktails. Mr Black was launched in 2013 in the NSW Central Coast by designer Tom Baker and award-winning distiller Philip Moore. They espouse the vision of bringing “coffee culture” to the world of spirits […]
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A private investor has listed blue-chip investment the Crown Inn, on a long lease to Australia’s largest publican, ALH Group. Located in the Adelaide suburb of Old Reynella, the Crown occupies a commanding 6,550sqm site in the heart of the precinct’s retail centre, within 20 kilometres of the Adelaide CBD. It sports extensive facilities,
Further expanding the ubiquity of the whisky market, Paul John Distillery’s Mithuna in India has nabbed a podium position in Jim Murray’s hugely influential Whisky Bible. Becoming the world’s first-ever full-time whisky writer more than 25 years’ ago, Jim Murray is a legend and leading player on the whisky stage and releases an annual edition
Acclaimed Victorian distillery Bass & Flinders has put forth its much anticipated second release of the sell-out Heartbreak Pinot Gin, in a nod and complement to the ‘Heartbreak’ grape. The distillery’s inaugural release of Heartbreak Pinot-Noir Gin sold out in its first year, which was less than a third of the time predicted. In 2021
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Australia has voted for its favourite craft beer of 2021, in the latest Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular (GABS), welcoming back Bentspoke’s triumphant Crankshaft American IPA. After an anti-socialising pandemic and the latest viral strain made for a challenging festive season for craft breweries, organisers were thrilled to welcome a record number of voter registrations for
Warmer weather is producing the customary bloom of new brews, forecasting drinking trends for the approaching summer. Modus Brewing has launched Modus Cerveza, billed as a crisp, easy-drinking classic beer, inspired by coastal Mexico and “the perfect thirst quencher” for sweltering summer days. Modus Cerveza is 4.2% ABV, featuring citrus-forward hops and traditional Mexican ingredients,
Following the success of its release in the northern states last year, Lion has announced the national launch of XXXX Dry. Despite being made available only in Queensland and the Northern Territory, XXXX Dry became the biggest beer launch in 2020. After more than $12 million in retail sales in its first 12 months, it’s
This month the biggest celebrations in Australian beer took place, and some of the strongest players were not shy putting their best new flavours forward. Current titleholder of the #1 beer on the GABS Top100 for 2021, Canberra’s BentSpoke Brewing Co has launched Hop Wheeler in collaboration with Yakima Chief Hops, as part of its
Coopers is releasing a distinctly Australian IPA, with a little help from live, loud and local legend, Aussie rocker James Reyne. Australia’s largest independent family-owned brewery launches Coopers Australian IPA as a limited-edition release, in kegs and cans. As IPAs continue to grow in popularity around the country and a flood of overseas styles hit
The latest Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular list of the Hottest 100 craft beers in Australia has been released, with a podium shuffle and new top dog brewer. The new list, recognising the best drops of 2020, is the thirteenth edition for the GABS Hottest 100 – the annual snapshot of the nation’s preferences and evolving
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