“When we created this product, we wanted to take the distinct attributes of each of these rums and seamlessly weave them together to create a rum more balanced, complex, and evolving than the sum of their parts.” – Dave Withers, Master Distiller, Archie Rose
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Society, in Melbourne is home to the nation’s largest vintage spirits collection, including a carefully procured and impressive selection of rare and unique bottles from the 1930’s through to the 1970’s.
There are also advocates for simply salting your sugar syrup. Geoff Fewell, a long-time bar wizard who is currently working at Golden Age Cinema suggests using 1% salt to sugar, as well as 1% citric acid for citrus drinks to make them pop – your Daiquiri will never be the same again.
Under the guise of many names, the simplicity of the ginger highball sometimes lacks lustre beside its contemporaries. A simple recipe; whisky with a long pour of ginger ale, but with this simplicity, there is an emphasis on its ingredients.
Much like PATRÓN – Checo sets the standard for excellence and is a master of his craft, which can be seen by the passion that drives his racing success. PATRÓN and Checo have teamed up to further their shared dedication to perfection and bringing Mexico’s culture to life.
Fuji Whisky has launched in Australia this year with two expressions, a single grain and single blended Masterpiece available from March in very limited numbers.
Riding the gin wave, a large portion of distilleries started with a native botanical gin and used that as a stepping stone to build a brand before their aged spirits could be released.
For consistency of flavour, Karu Distillery decants its barrels in a solera-style vatting system. This ensures that Outcask Rum’s flavour characteristics are married together, with each batch sharing flavour DNA from the original.
“Fernet-Branca is not only an amaro… it is a lot more! It is history, family, the hospitality shot, the bartender handshake, Italian excellence and an inclusive product. There is just nothing else like it.”
Another highlight of our trip was heading to Cocconato in Asti to the Bava Distillery which houses one of our favourite Italian brands, Cocchi. A family-run company to this day, we were given a guided tour by Francesca Bava and were joined by her uncle (and Master Distiller) Paolo Bava for the tasting section of the tour.
In a small tasting room in the middle of the factory floor, we are treated to a tasting of the range, everything from the full range of Vecchia Romagna (including the relatively Riserva Anniversario – a unique blend of old and new brandies the youngest of which had spent 23 years in oak) but with a big focus on the Amaro Montenegro.
Between 1840 and 1888 Carpano’s reputation grew and a glass of Carpano became the aperitif par excellence and Turin’s favourite drink. In 2001, the Branca family acquired Carpano.