Indie Spirits Tasting

The Indie Spirits Tasting for Perth, Brisbane, and Sydney.

‘A change from office life and engineering life.’ How the Melbourne Moonshine guys started their distillery

Opening a distillery seems like a great idea, a romantic one (for a certain type of person); opening a ‘moonshinery’ has even more illicit appeal if you ask us. That’s exactly what Melbourne Moonshine mates Ben Bowles and Andrew Fitzgerald did when they opened their urban distillery in South Melbourne in 2015.

Marionette Liqueurs

Four mates from Melbourne launch Marionette Liqueurs

With the rise of craft spirits in this country gathering momentum, we are basking in a new world of Aussie-made brands. You’ve no doubt heard of Maidenii vermouth. Shaun Byrne launched this brand back in 2012 and now, with Nick Tesar, Lauren Bonkowski, and Hugh Leech, he has just launched Marionette Liqueurs.