Month: June 2019

Australian whisky – a frank discussion

Earlier this year, Whisky & Wisdom published an article titled “Trouble brewing for the Australian whisky industry”.   It was an extremely comprehensive and honest account of the challenges facing the Australian industry and raised a number of issues that continue to lurk beneath the surface.   The article generated significant discussion amongst the whisky community and W&W received overwhelming responses and support from those within the industry.  You can read the original article here.

Fast forward six months later, and the article triggered a fantastic discussion/interview with James Atkinson at Drinks Adventures.   W&W recently sat down with Drinks Adventures for a frank discussion about what’s happening in the Australian whisky industry; the learning curve that distillers need to put themselves through; and the issues that consumers are now raising.

If you’re interested in Australian whisky and the Aussie whisky scene, it’s a fantastic podcast to listen to.  The link to the Drinks Adventures episode is here.

A rant: Is this whisky worth it?

Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Is this whisky worth it?”  Drinkers today have many tools and resources at their disposal to both share and advance their knowledge of whisky.  Social media has its many pros and cons, but one of the pros is that, courtesy of Twitter or Facebook, you can ask a question about a whisky and, within minutes, you’ll have people from around the globe giving answers and opinions.

Many such questions and forums are productive.  For example, for those needing to confirm a piece of trivia, you can ask “How many distilleries still use traditional wormtubs?” and the whisky community will come to your rescue with the necessary answer.  Or you can ask, “What are the dates for next year’s Feis Ile?” and your diary will quickly know the score.  However, not all questions and discussions advance the cause….

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