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Paul Shand on The Still Life Stories.
"Chris Greta from Still Life Stories is a storyteller. He listens to everything you say…and he remembers everything you say. Then he draws out the story that was always within you, one that you didn’t realize. That realization comes only when he tells it. Chris is a...
See the Tasmanian Whisky Stone by sea!
Take the Pennicott Tasman Island Cruise around the southern tip of Tasmania and see the dramatic cliffs and the towering spires of what we call at McHenry Distillery, Whisky Stone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPmFz3Wtrs0
Tasmanian Echidna. Fuzzy, pointy bowling balls.
Ever seen an echidna? https://youtu.be/C2DfdWCWwUI
A Monk, a Bogan and a Wombat walk into a Bothy.
Yeah. I got some explaining to do. I’ll start by admitting that my countrymen and I don’t know doodly-squat about Australia. And especially the southern-most state of Australia, Tasmania. So, since I did the long flights to get myself to the other side of the planet,...
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Is Ljubljana the most perfect city on Earth? They sure have great whisky and gin at Broken Bones Distillery.
If you've never been to Ljubljana, Slovenia, put it on your list. It's truly one of the most wonderful cities on the planet. Of course, I'm saying that while the weather is Southern California perfect (72 and Sunny) and we're staying in a fabulous Airbnb a short walk...
Gin, honey and olive from Korcula Island, Croatia, makers of Trut gin.
Korcula Island is quite magical. It's fairly close to the mainland of Croatia, you can see across a channel maybe a kilometer or two across. We docked right next to the Old Town of Korcula and wandered the narrow stone walkways of the 15th Century old walled city that...
Okusi Visa Distillery and HUM 587 Gin from Island Vis in Croatia. Taste the flavor of a beautiful island.
Gary Ward and his wife, Hilde own the Okusi Visa Distillery on the tiny Croation island of Vis and I was fortunate enough to be visiting on a sailboat with a group of friends. The great irony is that Gary and Hilde are in Norway while I'm here and I'd just spent two...
At The Bar: Chip Tate, Master Distiller at Foley Family Spirits, Santa Rosa, California.
Do you remember the first time you ran a still? What happened? I remember the first time I ran a Scottish malt whisky distillation at Bruichladdich. What I remember distinctly is that, while I learned a tremendous amount from the distillers there, it came very...
Consequences vs. joy. The Still Life Stories go from Norway to Croatia in one day.
I get it. If you can offer people great healthcare from cradle to grave, you gotta pay for it. And it totally makes sense to tax the crap out of things that make you unhealthy. Like booze and tobacco. Both, when abused, can get expensive. So in Australia, booze and...
Exploring WWII bunkers and avoiding gangs of Norwegian sheep.
It's my last day at Aurora Spirit Distillery in Norway, and I'm pretty much packed up. They'll run me back to Tromsø, two hours winding past glassy fjords and intimidating mountains to a beautiful northern city. There is so much to say about this place. The natural...
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