Renovations overseer - Gidget checks out the new deck in 2006 Furry four legged friends in the production area whether it be winery, brewery or distillery are often silent companions in the day to day routine of life. Words don’t readily capture the impact they have on the lives and well-being of those [...]
Life is unpredictable. Have you ever looked back at your high school self and life expectations held by that beautiful vibrant youth? Oh my goodness I have. As that fresh faced sixteen year-old, I had aspirations to be a teacher or a librarian and I have been blessed to have achieved those dreams. BUT… and [...]
Our First Release and the Lobethal Bierhaus' barrel aged Choc Stout from the same barrel. Great things come from collaborations, and this little drop from Alistair and Rose Turnbull is just that. The success of collaborations can mean even more when you have a shared history and friendship. In 2006 when we first [...]
We have a bird outside our bedroom window... I'm not sure what kind it is, but it insists on waking everyone around 5 in the morning. On week days it isn’t so bad as distilling begins early for us on these crisp winter mornings and once you’re up, you do see the best parts of [...]
Copper stills are gorgeous pieces of human technology. This beautiful metal has wonderful malleable qualities because of the structure of the atoms within it, enabling to it to be easily fashioned into desired shapes. In addition to its awesome thermal conductivity, I found out the reason copper is used is that it also has the [...]
If cooking is a passion, choosing the oven in your kitchen is a big deal. Baked items whether mains, deserts, snacks or sweet or savoury, your confidence in the outcome is based on how reliable the oven is and your familiarity using it. The same analogy can be drawn when choosing a still. However stills [...]
Futura labeller Our pride and joy from our early days of brewing was a Meheen 4 head counter pressure bottling line and a Futura OMB labeller. Last week we said good bye to our bottling line and labeller as it was wheeled out of the Distillery onto trailers to their new home in [...]
Little did we know when we moved to Goolwa 22 years ago how well situated it would be for whisky production and barrel aging. The great southern ocean moderates temperature and compared to Adelaide we always have fewer days of extremely hot weather. Overall this last summer for us was a cooler, wetter one. The [...]
Yay, it's holiday time! My beautiful boys are home with me for the next fortnight with no routines and outside demands. We love this time together. It is a great time to reflect and rejuvenate before we begin the next term’s challenges. (Yes I still am in school year mode!) Just before the holiday began, [...]
For those of you who love to read - these may be of interest. The books pictured have broadened my understanding in different aspects of the alcohol industry. Please excuse and ignore the tags throughout – I am still using these as reference points. Each book is so very different in their perspectives. ‘The Business [...]
