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“Baldwin Distilling Company” : American-style Whiskey made in Australia

thewhiskylady - 2016-01-25

Anthony Baldwin, founder of the Baldwin Distilling Company, kindly took some time to answer my 7 questions! First of all, could you please tell me a bit more about yourself, where do you come from and how did you get into whisky? I have a very diverse background. I grew up about 2 hours SW of Canberra in a little farming community by the name …

STARWARD Australian whisky: A look at Diageo’s latest investment

thewhiskylady - 2015-12-21

Distill Ventures, which is part of the Diageo group, said it was investing an unspecified sum in Melbourne-based Starward Whisky. This marks the second whisky investment for Distill, which was set up to back early-stage brands and help them grow. (more on bbc.com) “STARWARD began with a simple vision: offer the world a modern whisky unshackled from tradition. This whisky is the culmination of nine years of research …

Travel

My Whisky Travel Bucket List : 3 cask strength destinations to visit!

thewhiskylady - 2015-10-09

You may have noticed I’m a bit of a travel addict (well, not the backpacker hardcore traveller type though – only trying to sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight (which by the way I never really enjoy…) as soon as I can – everyday blessing low-cost companies for their existence!), always happy to pin a new destination on my “travel-special-world-map-poster” – maybe the central …