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From industrial distilling to making award-winning gin; here’s how Ironbark got started

Master Alchemist and Ironbark Distillery Director is Reg Papps who opened the distillery with his wife Greta just three years ago. Their vision is to produce high-end spirits with a distinctly Australian twist. Reg honed his craft over a career spanning 26 years in industrial distillation, but when he was made redundant from Shell, he took the opportunity to transfer the skills learned to a much smaller scale and Ironbark Distillery was born.

The Wild Rover is throwing an Irish Whiskey Fair — all for a good cause

March is approaching, and that means Irish whiskey is going to be a pouring, particularly on St Patrick’s Day. To celebrate the week of St Paddy’s, though, Sydney The Wild Rover is kicking things off with an Irish Whiskey Fair — and it’s all for a good cause.

What does a gin distiller do all day? Lesley Gracie explains

“People often think that once you have created a recipe that’s it – you can sit back and it’s easily replicated day in day out. I wish it were so!” says Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s master distiller. Find out what she looks for in their botanicals.

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