# distilling (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover distilling. Page: Feed: --- ## [📘X:01B - THE LOST HISTORY OF BOURBON: The Wilds of Kentucke Country (Part 2)](https://whiskeylore.libsyn.com/x01b-the-lost-history-of-bourbon-the-wilds-of-kentucke-country-part-2) _2026-08-10 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ Welcome to the second half of Chapter 1 of The Lost History of Bourbon. Here is your chance to hear the writing of a book - as it happens. That means sometimes changes come about and this episode contains a refreshed middle section to the chapter as well as its conclusion. Enjoy more of the set up for the arrival of Bourbon County and the spirit that took on its name. Cheers, Drew [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WL0X01B_-_The_Lost_History_of_Bourbon__Chapter_1B.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 142 - HARTFIELD & CO DISTILLERY: Bringing Bourbon Back to Bourbon County](https://www.whiskeylore.org/interviews/142-hartfield-co-distillery-bringing-bourbon-back-to-bourbon-county) _2026-08-03 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ GUEST: Jeremy Buchanan (Owner & Distiller, Hartfield & Co.) What does it mean to make Bourbon in Bourbon County? For Jeremy Buchanan, it means more than putting whiskey in a bottle, it means reconnecting with a forgotten distilling tradition that helped give Bourbon its name. In this episode, Drew Hannush sits down with the owner of Hartfield & Co. Distillery to explore the county's lost whiskey… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI142_-_Kentuckys_Hartfield_and_Co.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [📘X:01A - THE LOST HISTORY OF BOURBON: The Wilds of Kentucke Country](https://whiskeylore.libsyn.com/x01-the-lost-history-of-bourbon-the-wilds-of-kentucke-country) _2026-07-27 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ Enjoy a unique experience as I write a whiskey history book and give you a sneak preview of the rough draft. The Lost History of Bourbon takes you back to the origins of the spirit and reveals the forgotten history that gave Bourbon its good name. Enjoy the stories and the grand reveal - and tell a friend. Cheers, Drew [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WL0X01A_-_The_Lost_History_of_Bourbon__Chapter_1A.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 141 - McCONNELL'S IRISH WHISKEY: New Home at Belfast's Crumlin Road Gaol](https://www.whiskeylore.org/interviews/141-mcconnells-irish-whisky-new-distillery-at-crumlin-road-gaol) _2026-07-20 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ GUESTS: John Kelly (CEO) & Graeme Millar (Master Distiller), Belfast Distillery Company Belfast was once one of the world's great whiskey capitals, but for decades its distilling heritage lay dormant. In this episode, Drew Hannush reunites with Belfast Distillery Company CEO John Kelly and Master Distiller Graeme Millar to explore the rebirth of McConnell's Irish Whiskey, the remarkable… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI141_-_Irelands_McConnells_Irish_Whiskey_Edit.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 140 - OLD 55 DISTILLERY: 100% Indiana Farm to Glass](https://www.whiskeylore.org/interviews/140-old-55-distillery-100-farm-to-glass-in-indiana) _2026-07-16 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ GUEST: Jason Fruits (Old 55 Distillery CEO & Co-Founder) Some distillers inherit tradition. Others build their own path from the ground up. In this episode, Drew Hannush sits down with Old 55 Distillery co-founder and distiller Jason Fruits to explore how a family grain business became one of America's most distinctive estate distilleries. From growing the grain to questioning nearly every… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI140_-_Indianas_Old_55.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [📘X:00 - THE LOST HISTORY OF BOURBON: Preface](https://www.whiskeylore.org/episodes/x00-the-lost-history-of-bourbon-preface) _2026-07-13 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ It's time to get past the marketing and historical redirects and get down to the business of discovering the true origins Bourbon. It's a story you might think you know. But do you really? It's time to toss out 90% of the myths and lore and starting fresh, looking for the people who made America notice this thing we call Bourbon. And like the story of Tennessee whiskey, this reveal of the story… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WL0X00_-_The_Lost_History_of_Bourbon__Preface.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 139 - LOST LANTERN: Blending 50 States of Bourbon](https://www.whiskeylore.org/interviews/lost-lantern-a-bourbon-blend-of-all-50-states) _2026-07-02 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ GUEST: Nora Ganley-Roper & Adam Polonski (Lost Lantern Founders) Independent bottlers have long helped whiskey lovers discover hidden gems in Scotland, but the concept is only beginning to take hold in America. In this episode, Drew Hannush sits down with Lost Lantern founders Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski to explore how they're introducing craft distilleries from across the country to new… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI139_-_Lost_Lantern.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 138 - JOHN PAWLUK OF TWISTED COW: Distilling Curiosity and Asking "Why?"](https://www.whiskeylore.org/interviews/twisted-cow-distillery-distilling-curiousity-and-asking-why) _2026-06-25 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ GUEST: John Pawluk (Twisted Cow Distillery Founder and Distiller) Some distillers master tradition. Others ask why the tradition exists in the first place. In this episode, Drew Hannush sits down with Twisted Cow founder and distiller John Pawluk, whose gift of curiosity has led him to challenge long-held assumptions about fermentation, copper, grain, barrel aging, and flavor development. There is… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI138_-_New_Yorks_Twisted_Cow_Distillery.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [🎙️ Ep. 137 - SPIRITS OF LAWRENCEBURG DOCUMENTARY: With Bo Cumberland and Jerry Daniels](https://whiskeylore.libsyn.com/-ep-137-spirits-of-lawrenceburg-documentary-with-bo-cumberland-and-jerry-daniels) _2026-06-22 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ Long before Bourbon became synonymous with Bardstown and Frankfort, Lawrenceburg was home to a network of distillers whose names helped shape the industry itself. Families like the Ripys, Hawkins, Bonds, McBrayers, and Dowlings built businesses, mentored one another, and left a legacy that still echoes across Kentucky whiskey today. In this episode, Drew Hannush talks with filmmaker Bo Cumberland… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/WLI137_-_Spirits_of_Lawrenceburg.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [✈️ WF093 to FLORIDA: Indian River Distillery and Treasure Coast Spirits Festival](https://www.whiskeylore.org/distilleries/us/florida/indian-river-distillery) _2026-06-18 · The Whiskey Lore® Podcast_ Drew Hannush heads to Florida's Treasure Coast for a virtual visit to Indian River Distillery in Vero Beach. Founded by Ray Hooker and his family, the distillery combines Florida history with a passion for rum, bourbon, gin, and American single malt. Along the way, Ray shares stories of pirates, the infamous Ashley Gang, and the unique challenges of making whiskey in a subtropical climate. In This… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/whiskeylore/FL0093_-_Floridas_Indian_River_Distillery_Edit.mp3?dest-id=1675574) ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8KCdtTvYYsrr) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## Diageo's spirits outlook with Australia boss Dan Hamilton _2025-12-10 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Dan Hamilton, managing director of Diageo Australia. When Dan took on the role in October 2023 it was a homecoming to Australia after 20 years working abroad, 12 of which were in senior commercial positions at Diageo. And he was joining the Australian business at a particularly challenging time, with consumers facing significant cost of living pressures, high inflation… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES7356787673.mp3?updated=1765370324) ## How the Romans inspired Merrick Watts' Posca Hydrate _2025-11-19 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Merrick Watts and Ed Stening, co-founders of Posca Hydrate, a recent start-up that takes inspiration from one of the oldest drinks in recorded history. Posca shares its name with an ancient concoction of red wine vinegar, water, salt and flavourings that was consumed by the Roman army for its hydrating properties, at a time when clean water was often hard to come by.… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES3799476581.mp3?updated=1763715238) ## Protecting Australian rum, with Matt Hobson of Nil Desperandum _2025-10-23 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode, we welcome Matt Hobson of Nil Desperandum Rum back to the show. Matt was last with us on the eve of Queensland Rum Day 2024 to discuss the debut release of The Rum Consortium, a history-making blend of rums from four Queensland distilleries including icons Bundaberg and Beenleigh. Queensland Rum Day 2025 is coming up this Friday October 2025, so there’s events and another special… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES6903157719.mp3?updated=1761262762) ## The trials and triumphs of mobile canning in Australia _2025-10-08 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode we’re joined by Chris Kelly of Australia’s first mobile canning provider, East Coast Canning. Chris founded the business in 2016 to provide small breweries with access to professional-grade packaging without them needing to invest in expensive canning lines of their own. Nine years on, East Coast Canning has a fleet of four mobile canning trucks and a static packaging facility in… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES7380582089.mp3?updated=1760055905) ## Why Cincoro is more than "Michael Jordan's tequila" _2025-09-24 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Emilia Fazzalari and Quentin Job of Cincoro Tequila. Cincoro is the ultra-premium tequila brand launched in 2019 by a group of NBA club owners including the legendary Michael Jordan, who it turns out is also a tequila aficionado. Also in the founding group are Emilia – the company’s executive chairperson who we’re speaking to today; her husband Wyc Grousbeck – owner of… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES4611446180.mp3) ## The Guinness boom with global brand ambassador Padraig Fox _2025-08-21 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We're joined this episode by Guinness global brand ambassador Padraig Fox. Padraig was recently in Australia as part of Guinness’s sponsorship of the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, which coincides with a massive global resurgence for the brand. And, as you would have heard in my recent interview with Lion bosses James Brindley and Anubha Sahasrabuddhe, Australia has not been immune to the… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES8024236029.mp3) ## Western Australia's brewing scene, with writer Guy Southern _2025-07-23 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by West Australian beer writer and retailer, Guy Southern, winner of the Beer Media prize at the Australian International Beer Awards 2025. Guy may be familiar to you from his regular reporting for The Crafty Pint, where he’s covered the West Australian beer scene for well over a decade. And he was also lead researcher and writer for a mini-documentary on WA beer history… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES2243235261.mp3?updated=1757916696) ## Beer entrepreneur Steve Jeffares on his next chapter _2025-07-02 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Steve Jeffares, co-founder of The Local Taphouse and Stomping Ground Brewing Company in Melbourne, as well as GABS, the Great Australian Beer Spectapular festival. Steve’s new solo venture is Happy Camper, a community-focused venue in Glen Iris, Melbourne, in the site formerly occupied by Deeds Brewing, which ceased operations last year. As you’ll hear, it’s a… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5434805434.mp3?updated=1751494872) ## Australia's forgotten spirits, with historian Luke McCarthy _2025-06-19 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode, we welcome back Australian spirits writer and historian Luke McCarthy to discuss two new books he has published in 2025. The first is Forgotten Spirits: A History of the Distilling Industry in Victoria — a landmark publication commissioned by Spirits Victoria and supported by funding from the Victorian Government. This is the first time anyone has attempted a comprehensive… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES4715054481.mp3?updated=1750379466) ## Taking Tasmanian whisky global with Greenbanks _2025-06-05 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by John Slattery, co-founder of Greenbanks Tasmanian Whisky Co. Greenbanks started production in late 2023 with Tasmania’s largest capacity still that is fully optimised for producing whisky of all styles. In fact, the capacity of the production still at Greenbanks exceeds the combined capacity of all other whisky distilleries on the island. This scale is designed to… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5877460704.mp3?updated=1749168560) ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/82ZBSJqwyinc) _2025-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## How Fielden is championing English rye whisky _2025-05-29 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Charlie Echlin and Chico Rosa from Fielden Whisky of England, which has recently launched its range in Australia. Fielden began life in 2017 as The Oxford Artisan Distillery, a company focused predominately on white spirits that it distilled from scratch using historic grain varieties. But it also laid down for maturation small quantities of grain spirit that… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES8695383164.mp3?updated=1748564753) ## Lion co-leaders James Brindley and Anubha Sahasrabuddhe _2025-05-08 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by James Brindley and Anubha Sahasrabuddhe of brewer Lion Australia. After his previous 28-year stint with Lion finished in 2021, James surprised the industry when he announced his return as managing director in May 2024, under a somewhat unorthodox arrangement where he would share the leadership with Anubha. With a background in CPG – consumer packaged goods – Anubha… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES2431822797.mp3?updated=1746666659) ## How Canefields Distillery is pioneering heirloom sugarcane rum _2025-04-17 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ One of the standout sessions at the recent Australian Distillers Association conference was presented by Dr Marlize Becker of the University of Queensland and Luke Farrelly of Canefields Distillery on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Luke is a fourth-generation cane farmer who wanted to carry on the family tradition and decided rum was the most logical vehicle for him to do so. But the discovery of… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5822164651.mp3?updated=1746666766) ## Sydney Rum Distillery outlines global ambitions _2025-03-27 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We’re joined this episode by Steve Magarry and Jonny Croft of Sydney Rum Distillery, which has just unveiled its new home in the former Oak milk factory in Muswellbrook. Now, that is of course a few hours north of Sydney, in the Upper Hunter Valley to be precise. In fact, the historic Oak site was most recently utilised as a winery. But the selection of the Oak factory follows an exhaustive search… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES6493482902.mp3?updated=1743065231) ## Fred Siggins' expert buying advice for Australian spirits _2025-03-21 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Fred Siggins is a Melbourne-based spirits writer with more than 20 years of experience in the drinks and hospitality industries. He joins us to discuss what I think is a fairly momentous development. Halliday Wine Companion, the definitive guide to Australian wine for almost 40 years, is expanding its remit to include spirits. Launching in April 2025, Halliday Spirits offers comprehensive reviews… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5921994211.mp3?updated=1742967320) ## Lark Whisky unveils Kurio blend; signals major brand overhaul _2025-03-14 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Welcome to a special news edition of Drinks Adventures as we unpack Lark Distilling’s half yearly results. This time last year, Lark Distilling CEO Satya Sharma joined us on the podcast for a full-length interview, which I strongly recommend you listen to if you haven’t already. Twelve months on and Lark appears to making strong progress against the priorities and objectives that Sash outlined in… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES7804945753.mp3?updated=1741928273) ## Craft beer's boom and bust, with veteran journalist Matt Kirkegaard _2025-03-07 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode, veteran beer journalist Matt Kirkegaard returns to the Drinks Adventures podcast. Early in 2024, Matt surprised many people in the brewing industry when he announced a career change, having spent more than two decades as a beer writer and educator. This also meant the closure of Brews News, the beer industry publication and podcast that I edited between 2015 and 2018, prior to… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES4331683868.mp3?updated=1741327790) ## The Champagne Guide with Tyson Stelzer _2025-02-27 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Renowned wine writer and champagne specialist Tyson Stelzer joins us in this opening episode of Season 20. Late in 2024, Tyson released the seventh edition of The Champagne Guide, which is 50 per cent bigger than the previous edition, featuring a record 1260 reviews spread across 880 pages adorned with Tyson’s beautiful photographs. The guide features a Hall of Honour ranking the best producers… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5423663838.mp3?updated=1740614842) ## Veteran winemaker Chris Hatcher on going solo _2024-12-17 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We last spoke with Chris Hatcher in May 2021, at which time he was still chief winemaker of the legendary Wolf Blass brand. Chris has since retired from Wolf Blass, but it’s not retirement as you or I would know it, because Chris has thrown himself into his own venture, Hatch Wines, which is what we’ll be discussing today. Chris has relished the opportunity to build his small, family-run brand… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES7345648845.mp3?updated=1734398242) ## Woodford Reserve bourbon master distiller, Elizabeth McCall _2024-12-09 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We're joined this episode by Elizabeth McCall, master distiller of Woodford Reserve in Kentucky. Elizabeth was not really a whiskey enthusiast when she first joined parent company Brown-Forman in 2009 as a member of the research and development department. But she soon developed a taste for it, becoming a master taster in 2015, before being effectively anointed as successor to the legendary Chris… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5601523966.mp3?updated=1742963730) ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/DGIO82u5FvQr) _2024-12-09 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## Gun duo launch First Light Brewing, Wollongong NSW _2024-11-21 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Haydon Morgan and Damien Ryan are the founders of First Light Brewing Co, a start-up in Wollongong, NSW. You may recall Haydon’s voice from the special documentary episode we did on Australian brewing legend Chuck Hahn a few years ago now. Haydon and Damien are both longstanding residents of the Illawarra region and they met each other while working at Lion, where they realised they had… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES6241140481.mp3?updated=1732191675) ## Tin Shed Distilling hoists its flag in the Adelaide Hills _2024-11-07 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode we meet Ian Schmidt and Vic Orlow, founders of South Australia’s Tin Shed Distilling, the company behind Iniquity Whisky and other brands. The original tin shed was in Adelaide’s inner west, adjacent to Ian’s other business manufacturing flagpoles, of all things. Ian has since exited the flagpole game to focus on whisky, and he and Vic have relocated their distillery to a different… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES8215206822.mp3?updated=1730940646) ## Queensland Rum Day with Bundy and Nil Desperandum _2024-10-30 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ In this episode we meet two of the founders of Queensland Rum Day, Matt Hobson of Cavu Distilling and Nil Desperandum Rum, and Duncan Littler of Bundaberg Rum. The second ever Queensland Rum Day is coming up this Saturday 2 November 2024, and this year brings with it a special collaborative rum showcasing liquid from four distilleries, two of which I’ve already mentioned – the others being… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES4559182162.mp3?updated=1730419935) ## Meet the mavericks tackling wine's generational problem _2024-10-28 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ This is a special episode of the show looking at the future of Australian wine, produced in partnership with Endeavour Drinks. First up, we meet Endeavour’s head of fine wine, Andrew Shedden, who sets out the challenges that the category is currently facing. In short, those of us who love wine are getting older, and we’re not buying as much as we did in the past. And younger consumers are choosing… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES8815971379.mp3?updated=1730419906) ## Seven Seasons Spirits back in family hands _2024-10-16 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We welcome back to the show Daniel Motlop of Seven Seasons Spirits, who we previously met back in May 2021. Coming up, Daniel reveals that Seven Seasons has returned to majority family ownership following the demise of his former business partner and distributor, Mighty Craft. Mighty Craft backer Pure Asset Management has emerged as Daniel’s new business partner and together they have big… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5981078105.mp3?updated=1730419903) ## Diplomatico's super premium rums, with master distiller Nelson Hernandez _2024-10-01 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Nelson Hernandez is master distiller at Venezuela’s Diplomatico Rum, where he has worked for an incredible 38 years. After studying mechanical engineering, Nelson initially worked in the oil industry before taking a job in 1986 as Maintenance and Project Manager at the Diplomatico distillery. Working alongside rum master Tito Cordero, Nelson learnt the craft of rum production the Diplomatico way,… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES9901813376.mp3?updated=1730419889) ## Soda company StrangeLove's unlikely origin story _2024-09-23 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We're joined this episode by James Bruce, who together with school friend Stafford Fox founded StrangeLove Beverage Co in Byron Bay, Australia, in 2012. StrangeLove is an unlikely story of entrepreneurialism that began with a single product –StrangeLove Organic Ginger Beer Energy Elixir – ‘a ginger beer so hot it was almost undrinkable’ that also contained functional ingredients like green tea and… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES7652181455.mp3?updated=1730419952) ## McLaren Vale's Chapel Hill Winery celebrates its 50th vintage _2024-09-16 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ Michael Fragos is chief winemaker and general manager at McLaren Vale winery Chapel Hill, which this year celebrated its 50th vintage. Michael has been with the company for the last 21 of those vintages. So, in this special episode of Drinks Adventures – produced in partnership with Chapel Hill – he shares his insights on the winery’s evolution and the attention to detail that defines its… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES5439144186.mp3?updated=1730419917) ## Australian spirits targets $1 billion export opportunity _2024-09-02 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ This is a special episode of the show reporting on Australian spirits’ ambitions of becoming a $1 billion export industry by 2035. We all know the quality is there, and that $1 billion objective is what economics firm Mandala Partners believes is achievable if the Federal Government gets behind the Australian spirits industry, just as it has done for wine over several decades now. The spirits… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES1839352163.mp3?updated=1730419908) ## Keg thieves meet their match with Konvoy _2024-08-27 · Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson_ We're joined this episode by Wade Rushton-Clarke, chief executive officer, Australia and New Zealand at keg rental company Konvoy Kegs. The issue of lost and stolen kegs has long plagued brewers in Australia. But you may have seen earlier this year, a spike in instances of large-scale keg theft by opportunists who were then flogging the empty kegs off as scrap metal. This unscrupulous practice is… [Listen](https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/DRINKSADVENTURES9261648120.mp3?updated=1730419897)