Australia has become a hotbed for innovative single malts. These five finalists for Best Australian Single Malt at the 2025 SFWSC show the category’s bold range. Tasting notes below. Over the past decade, Australia has emerged as a distinctive hub for innovative single malt whiskies. With more than 300 distilleries, the country has consistently earned […]
Adventure meets oolong on a 555km ride through Taiwan’s misty mountains and tea fields — with a side of sea snails and peanut & coriander ice cream. One minute, we’re sipping tea in a considered tasting, discussing tannins and malty notes, trying hard not to fall victim to tea wankery. The next, we’re bombing the […]
The male-dominated world of rum is being shaken up by a new wave of female distillers, blending innovation with tradition to redefine the spirit. Chanel Melani and her partner Sally Carter had allowed themselves to dream of moving up the coast and starting a distillery. It was 2015 and gin was the hot new craft […]
It’s been coming for a while. This morning, the BBC broke a story (now on the front page of its website) about Scotch whisky cask investment fraudsters. The investigation uncovered scams totalling several million pounds where victims were sold overpriced or non-existent casks of Scotch whisky, with some casks fraudulently resold multiple times. In the piece, the […]
Barbe Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin was widowed in the early 1800s, and in an unprecedented move, took control of the Clicquot Champagne house in Reims. ‘La Grande Dame’ built a champagne legacy that lives on at Clicquot, in bottles of bubbly, and as a female pioneer in history books. March is International Women’s History Month, a […]
For the billionaires of the world, private islands are an unparalleled escape offering personalised service and five-star, bespoke dining options not found at your average resort. From the Maldives to the Caribbean and the South Pacific, these hallowed getaways cater to the world’s most elite under the ultimate in privacy and seclusion. Whether dining on […]
In this Q&A interview, Jennifer Bailey – Head of Americas at Four Pillars Gin, shares insights on her career, the craft gin industry, and adapting to life in United States. The Yarra Valley, just an hour from Melbourne, may not be where you’d expect a world-class gin to be born—but for Four Pillars Gin, this […]
Melbourne-born baker Kate Reid shifted gears from engineering at a British Formula 1 team to formulating some of the best pastries in the world. Before founding Lune – and creating a croissant the New York Times posits might be the best in the world – Kate Reid worked 16-hour days as a Formula 1 aerodynamicist. […]
This week, Clare Smyth returns to the kitchen of Sydney’s spectacular Oncore restaurant that sits atop the 26th floor of Crown in Barangaroo. It marks 25 years since Smyth first set foot on Australian soil and three years since the opening of the (only) sister restaurant to London’s Core. I understand Sydney holds a warm […]
Melbourne Park, home of the Australian Open, is more than twice the size of the next largest tennis major site. The more than 90,000 daily visitors at the 2025 event spend time mixing both tennis and entertainment across the nearly 100-acre festival atmosphere. And festivals—not to mention tennis tournaments—require food. With the ample grounds space, […]