Archie Rose Six Malt New Make – the giant stirs

As the Australian whisky revival and renaissance marches on, there are now countless highlights and spikes on the radar.   Australian whiskies winning awards; new distilleries being established; new releases being launched…the scene now generates its own continuously scrolling newsfeed.

As for the Australian distillers and distilleries themselves, the field has grown to the point where there is a marked split between the craft players and the big guys that now run genuinely industrial and commercial operations.

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Johnnie Walker Black Label Sherry Edition

The Johnnie Walker stable of whiskies continues to grow and expand, as the latest edition to the Black Label, the “Sherry Edition” demonstrates.   Whisky & Wisdom has covered off most of the new releases and expressions in recent times (see links below), but whether Johnnie Walker is your cup of tea or not, you can’t accuse the world’s biggest selling brand of Scotch whisky of standing still.  I guess that’s why Johnnie Walker is the striding gent.

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