My guests this week are Sean and Tim from two thirds of the team behind award-winning Never Never Distilling Co. Since launching in 2016, with their Triple Juniper gin, the team have been at the forefront of the Juniper revolution reintroducing in lovers to class and juniper forwards gins,and innovating with contemporary gins like Oyster Shell and …

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Luke McCarthy is a Melbourne-based freelance writer, author, presenter and spirits judge. After receiving a bachelor in writing and literature, he then completed his graduate studies at Melbourne’s Whisky & Alement and wrote a longstanding national column for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald on the drinks and bar trade. His first book, The Aus…

Kristy Lark Booth is one of only a handful of second generation distillers in Australia. Having initially decided to become an air-traffic controller, she took followed the path of her parents, Lyn and Bill Lark and founded Killara Distillery. She was recently awarded a Churchill Fellowship grant to research botanical gardens overseas. She founded …

One half of the founding team of The Gospel and Melbourne Moonshine, Andrew is fanatical about the creation of quality spirits. The Gospel Whiskey is one of Australia’s fastest growing whiskey brands, with its dedication to Creativity, Community and Culture, the brand stands out from the pack amongst a lot of other more conservative Australian rele…

Becky Paskin is a UK-based spirits journalist, whisky specialist and consultant. She has been writing about drinks for 12 years and most recently held the role of editor of Scotchwhisky.com and The Spirits Business. In 2018, she co-founded the OurWhisky movement to promote whisky as a diverse and widely accessible drink. And in 2023 launched ‘The M…

James Young had an extremely varied career, including becoming the Lithuanian National Women’s Hockey Coach, before starting Old Young’s distillery in WA in 2016. He was recently awarded Craft Producer of the Year at the 2023 Icons of Gin awards and became only the second Australian brand to win the Brand Innovator of the Year. Thanks for listening…

Leslie Gracie started her career in the pharmaceutical industry before joining William Grant & Sons in 1988. Her role originally focused on whiskies, malts and developing new liquids. I late 1990s Leslie created Hendrick's gin kickstarting the "ginnaissance" and inspiring a whole new generation of gin distillers. Thanks for listening! Remember to l…

Shaun Byrne has over 20 years experience in hospitality and is Director of two of Australia’s most awarded beverage brands, Maidenii Vermouth and Marionette Liqueurs. Shaun is a well-known and respected figure in the Australian spirits industry and has recently been appointed Head Judge for the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards. Thanks for listen…

Kylie Sepos founded Farmer’s Wife Distillery in 2017 and has won many awards for her gins. She is also the secretary of the Women in Distilling Association, a networking organisation to support other women in the industry Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. GET YOUR JUNIPA…

My guests this week are Brendan and Laura Carter from Applewood Distillery in South Australia Their gins have featured heavily in my Top 10 Australian Gins lists over the years and there is non-one in the industry with such an understanding of Native Australian botanicals – oh and they make fantastic wine too! Thanks for listening! Remember to like…

Kristin Lemura former owner of the Noble Experiment in Melbourne and Founder of Noble Bootleggers distillery with her partner Dan. She is also a Lecturer in Hospitality at William Angliss institute and is now at the forefront of sustainability, Having just completed her Masters in Sustainability in Distilling. Thanks for listening! Remember to like…

My guest this week is Kalki Moon Distillery FounderRick Prosser. After a long career at the home of Australian rum, Bundeberg. Rick and this wife Kylie opened their own distillery and brought gin to this rum loving town. IN 2022 Rick was a finalist for the prestigious IWSC International Gin Producer of the Year. Thanks for listening! Remember to li…

My guest this week is Nicole Durdin from Seppeltsfield Road Distillers. Nicole’s gins have garnered many awards since they launched in 2018, but perhaps her most exciting achievement was achieving 99 points out of 100, for her Barossa Shiraz gin at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits competition, the first Australian gin to do so. Thanks…

Andrew Marks is a winemaker and distiller. He currently releases superb wines under the Gembrook Hill and Wanderer labels - check out the Gembrook Hill, Blanc de Blancs! He launched Melbourne Gin Company in 2014 and is one of the most awarded gins in Australia. Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on…

My guest this week is Trish Brew, Fever-Tree Australia's Brand Ambassador. When I began the Gin Queen, she was the Bar Manager at the iconic Gin Palace in Melbourne, and she was an invaluable source of information on all things gin! Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. GET …

Dave Broom has been immersed in the spirits industry for almost 30 years and was described by the Irish Times as "an agreeable man with a pepper-and-salt beard”. Dave is author The World Atlas of Whisky, and one of my favourite books : The Gin Manual. His most recent book is A Sense of Place, a journey around Scotland’ s whisky. In 2019 he wrote an…

My guest this week is Ally Ayres. Ally and her husband Nick launched Karu Distillery in 2018, producing gin, rum and vodka. Ally has quickly become one of Australia’s most talented distillers. In 2021 in Karu’s Lightning gin took out the Trophy for Best Contemporary Gin at the prestigious International Wines & Spirits Competition in London. Thanks …

Seb Costello has been championing the Australian Distilling industry for almost a decade. He opened the first Australian only bar - Bad Frankie and more recently was Head Judge for the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards. Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. GET YOUR JUNIPA…

Cameron Mackenzie from Four Pillars and Tom Warner from Warner's gin in the UK, share news of their collaborative gins. The Four Pillars expression - Green Apple and Rhubarb is available from 18 April here https://www.fourpillarsgin.com/products/green-apple-rhubarb-gin Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the po…

Holly Klintworth is one of the few 2nd generation distillers in Australia. She shares her recent experiences in Cognac, educating herself on brandy production as well as her plans as the newly appointed President of the Australian Distillers Association. You can follow Bass & Flinders Distillery on Facebook and Instagram. Thanks for listening! Reme…

Desmond Payne MBE has been distilling gin for 50 years and recently became Distiller Emiritus for Beefeater gin. A fascinating distiller who has been at the very centre of the ginaissance. Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. GET YOUR JUNIPALOOZA TICKETS HERE! SYDNEY 26 & 2…

Welcome to The Kindred Spirit Podcast with Caroline Ashford. This podcast is sponsored by Midnight Mixers (www.midnightmixers.com.au) and produced by Andy Maher (https://www.andymaher.com/) Thanks for listening! Remember to like and subscribe! You can also follow the podcast on Facebook and Instagram. GET YOUR JUNIPALOOZA TICKETS HERE! SYDNEY 26 & …