Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Yes, Australian Whisky does exist and it's been taking out big awards in recent years. It's also got a really interesting history.

Once again, I'm joined by whisk(e)y expert Fred Siggins, who you may remember from the American Whiskey and American Whiskey Cocktails episodes, and we go right back to the beginning of Australian colonisation to work out just what has led to the amazing Aussie whisky renaissance of the last 30 years or so.

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