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DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF AUSTRALIAN CRAFT SPIRITS

Meet our guest writers Christina & Jimmy. Together they love to travel, to eat, to drink and most of all to laugh. Being serious is not one of their favourite pastimes, so please read their stories of discovering Aussie craft spirits with the same smile on your face they have when they write it.

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Four for Naught - 4 winning Aussie gins from Melbourne’s Naught Distillery

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Aug 8, 20223 min read

Four for Naught - 4 winning Aussie gins from Melbourne’s Naught Distillery

If ever there was an example of how different gins can be, it’s what Naught Distillery has crafted: these four iconic yet unique gins.

Spiked and spiced - how to make spiced rum hot chocolate

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Aug 1, 20222 min read

Spiked and spiced - how to make spiced rum hot chocolate

Sweet creamy hot chocolate and the smooth botanicals of Stone Pine Distillery’s black spiced rum combine in this winter warmer to die for.

Taste Test - Chief’s Son Distillery’s 900 Sweet Peat Single Malt Whisky

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jul 25, 20222 min read

Taste Test - Chief’s Son Distillery’s 900 Sweet Peat Single Malt Whisky

Our Taste Test check out 900 Sweet Peat—Chief’s Son Distillery’s peated Australian craft whisky from the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria.

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jul 18, 20223 min read

Australian tequila - does it exist?

Mexico and tequila are synonymous, but what’s the problem with the name ‘Australian tequila’? And does it even exist?

Gin Taste Test with Goodradigbee Distillery

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jul 11, 20223 min read

Gin Taste Test with Goodradigbee Distillery

With its heart in the Snowies and its soul by the sea, Aussie craft distillery Goodradigbee tells the story of Australia through its gins.

Why Rum should be Australia’s national drink + 3 iconic Aussie craft rums to try

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jul 4, 20223 min read

Why Rum should be Australia’s national drink + 3 iconic Aussie craft rums to try

From colonial times to the current craft spirit empire, rum has played a big part in Australia’s cups. Here are 3 finest Aussie craft rums.

3 Aussie craft new-makes you have to try

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jun 27, 20223 min read

3 Aussie craft new-makes you have to try

While we’ve been focusing on Australian craft whisky another spirit is flying under the radar. Welcome to the world of new make and 3 to try

Taste Test: Tara Distillery’s The Exile Australian Poitín

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jun 20, 20223 min read

Taste Test: Tara Distillery’s The Exile Australian Poitín

Inspired by its Irish whiskey heritage Tara Distillery's new-make poitín brings the Emerald Isle to Shoalhaven in NSW. Our Taste Test review

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Jun 6, 20223 min read

How to Make 3 Classic Gin Cocktails

So many gin cocktails, so little time! But here are three classic gin cocktails, which gins, how to make them and ways you can level up too.

What’s the difference between neat, up and on the rocks? And why order them?

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

May 30, 20223 min read

What’s the difference between neat, up and on the rocks? And why order them?

There are a thousand ways to enjoy a cocktail, but why would you order it neat, up or on the rocks - and what does it mean for your drink?

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

May 23, 20223 min read

3 citrus-forward Aussie craft gins

Personal preferences aside, the most versatile (and probably most popular) is the citrus-forward gin. Here are three of the best.

Taste Test: Four Pillars’ Olive Leaf Gin

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

May 16, 20222 min read

Taste Test: Four Pillars’ Olive Leaf Gin

Prominent Aussie craft gin distiller Four Pillars breaks ground with every new release they create. And their Olive Leaf Gin is no exception

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

May 9, 20222 min read

3 Aussie Peated Whiskies for Winter

Not many Australian craft distillers use peat in their whisky. For those who do, the results speak for themselves. Here are 3 of the best.

…and on that farm he had a still! Old Macdonald Gin Distillery

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

May 2, 20223 min read

…and on that farm he had a still! Old Macdonald Gin Distillery

Old Macdonald does have a farm! And the gins he makes here in WA are OMG. Our review of the OMG Wildflower Honey, Lime and Lemongrass Gin.

Taste Test: Banks and Solander Distillery’s Signature Gin

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Apr 25, 20222 min read

Taste Test: Banks and Solander Distillery’s Signature Gin

Banks and Solander Distillery's Signature Gin is a celebration of Australia's wealth of native botanicals. Here's our review.

How Much Do You Know About Whisky Barrels? And Why Should You Know More?

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Apr 18, 20223 min read

How Much Do You Know About Whisky Barrels? And Why Should You Know More?

If you don't know about the whisky barrel process in distilling, you're missing a vital piece of the flavour jigsaw of your dram.

What happens when you put 420 Australian craft distillers in one room? ADA Conference 2022

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Apr 11, 20224 min read

What happens when you put 420 Australian craft distillers in one room? ADA Conference 2022

Read: aiming on raising the bar on Aussie spirits, the Australian Distillers’ Association’s has held its annual convention in Melbourne.

Taste Test: Seven Seasons Distillery’s Green Ant Gin

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Apr 4, 20222 min read

Taste Test: Seven Seasons Distillery’s Green Ant Gin

Seven Seasons' Green Ant Gin has harnessed the tens of thousands of years of knowledge gathered by the Larrakia People of the NT.

Aussie distiller finds whisky-ageing loophole

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Apr 1, 20222 min read

Aussie distiller finds whisky-ageing loophole

One of the hardest parts of making whisky in Australia is waiting for it to age. But with this new breakthrough, it's a foregone legality.

Taste Test: Forty Spotted’s Classic Tassie Gin

Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance

Mar 28, 20222 min read

Taste Test: Forty Spotted’s Classic Tassie Gin

From the Island State, this Classic Tassie Gin from Forty Spotted is as so eye-catching—but will it pass our Taste Test?

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DISCOVER THE MAGIC OF AUSTRALIAN CRAFT SPIRITS

Four for Naught - 4 winning Aussie gins from Melbourne’s Naught Distillery

Spiked and spiced - how to make spiced rum hot chocolate

Taste Test - Chief’s Son Distillery’s 900 Sweet Peat Single Malt Whisky

Australian tequila - does it exist?

Gin Taste Test with Goodradigbee Distillery

Why Rum should be Australia’s national drink + 3 iconic Aussie craft rums to try

3 Aussie craft new-makes you have to try

Taste Test: Tara Distillery’s The Exile Australian Poitín

How to Make 3 Classic Gin Cocktails

What’s the difference between neat, up and on the rocks? And why order them?

3 citrus-forward Aussie craft gins

Taste Test: Four Pillars’ Olive Leaf Gin

3 Aussie Peated Whiskies for Winter

…and on that farm he had a still! Old Macdonald Gin Distillery

Taste Test: Banks and Solander Distillery’s Signature Gin

How Much Do You Know About Whisky Barrels? And Why Should You Know More?

What happens when you put 420 Australian craft distillers in one room? ADA Conference 2022

Taste Test: Seven Seasons Distillery’s Green Ant Gin

Aussie distiller finds whisky-ageing loophole

Taste Test: Forty Spotted’s Classic Tassie Gin

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