Month: March 2022

The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship, 2022

The biennial Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship returned to Sydney in March 2022, after a series of interruptions due to COVID and lockdowns.  Originally scheduled for June 2020, it was postponed twice and pushed into 2021, then had to be re-scheduled again to 2022 after the second wave from Delta.   For competitors who’d been holding on to their entry ticket for two years, it was a relief when the event finally got the green light to proceed and the various COVID variants were kept at bay for one incredible night.   And, as whisky nights go, this was a great one….

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The Australian Whisky Awards, 2022

{This article is now a few years old, and discusses a unique awards program that operated as a public-vote.  You might like to read our more recent article, Whisky Awards – Who really wins?}

February 2022 saw the second annual Australian Whisky Awards, presented and organised again in Sydney by the Australian Whisky Appreciation Society, or “AWAS”, as it’s more commonly known.  The awards ceremony and gala dinner was held on the top floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art overlooking Sydney Harbour, and some 120 people gathered to mingle, celebrate with, and recognise the many people involved in various aspects of the industry.

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Westward – The American single malt whiskey

“New world” whisky/whiskey is advancing and expanding in many countries around the globe at the moment, and the category is particularly exciting and dynamic, given that most of the producers aren’t shackled by the rules and limitations that constrain, for example, the Scotch whisky distilleries. One country that has truly exploded as a new world producer is the USA, with a host of distilleries showcasing many different styles of whisk(e)y above and beyond the traditional bourbons and ryes of Kentucky. Westward is one such distillery.

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