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Thursday, November 30

Home grown juniper makes Australian debut in Kangaroo Island gin

Kangaroo Island Spirits has launched a gin boasting 48 botanicals grown in its distillery garden including juniper berries, which it says is an Australian first.

Aussie koala trumps Monkey 47 in gin stakes

A leading Australian craft distiller is capitalising on a chance encounter with a koala to go one better than the German creators of globally renowned gin Monkey 47.

Lot 100: a thriving epicurean delight

In the middle of a cow paddock and beside an apple orchard in the Adelaide Hills, two very large, very modern sheds represent an exciting new development in how outstanding local epicurean fare is made and presented.

Yorke Peninsula's first micro-distillery bottles from scratch

The Yorke Peninsula’s first micro-distillery has opened its doors to curious locals and tourists looking to try its distinctive blend of vodka, which embraces the region’s grain industry.

Sink or swim gin bid floats

You simply can’t bottle incredible South Australian experiences. Or can you?

Barossa Valley gin distilling dreams become reality

It took a career crisis and a curiosity for gin making for ex-policewoman and classical musician Nicole Durdin to turn to the world of distilling in the Barossa Valley.

Kangaroo Island Spirits looks to Port Adelaide to bolster gin business

Craft distillery Kangaroo Island Spirits is setting up a warehouse in Port Adelaide to provide a mainland base for its expanding operations and to offer master classes to cater for a seemingly insatiable thirst for boutique gin.