Corra Linn Distillery just won another prestigious accolade.
A GOLD medal at the China Wine and Spirits Competition for its Single Malt Whisky.
A winter nip in Tassie
On the outskirts of Launceston, overlooking the picturesque and mist-covered valley of the North Esk River, Adam Liaw rugs up and sets out on a crisp winter morning to discover a boutique whisky distillery and it's proud owner and maker, John Wielstra.
Fittingly named after the gorge some 400-metres from the property, that was itself named after a location in Scotland by Launceston's first settlers, Corra Linn Distillery is a relative newcomer to Tasmania's whisky distilling boom.
"If you had to look for the picture-perfect vista for a small batch single malt whisky distillery, this would be it," says celebrity cook and TV host, Adam Liaw. "You've got the rolling hills behind you, John rolling the barrels up the hill by hand. It's exactly what you'd want it to be."
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Winter in Australia’s whisky heartland
Winter in Australia’s whisky heartland
On cool Tasmanian winter days, there’s nothing quite like the warmth of whisky hitting your belly. We sent Adam Page, the storyteller behind Humans of Launceston, to three cosy distilleries to find the tales of the people behind the drams - in their own words.
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Barley known Malts
On the contrary, he receives a new make spirit at around 75% ABV, if he uses all three columns. This is truely amazing, because even with this high percentage of alcohol, it is so sweet and soft, just wow!
John Wielstra believes, that if he fills casks with a higher ABV, the flavour and essence of the cask will get extracted better into the spirit. He is focusing on filling 20L casks, so a release won’t be far away, hopefully!
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Finding the perfect whisky itinerary in Tasmania
Tasmania is quickly becoming known as The Whisky Isle. In Tassie we have around 25 whisky distilleries with more coming on every month. We also have quite a few stand-alone gin distilleries and others making something other than whisky.
In short, its an awesome place to come for break if you’re really into great spirits. Add to that some world class bars, a selection of tasting houses and great whisky and distilling based experiences and ‘Whoa – Tassie here we come.’
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A Spirited Endeavour
It started as most great ideas do: with interest.
John Wielstra had always appreciated and been interested in whisky.
After watching the progress of Tasmania’s whisky greats Bill Lark and Sullivan’s Cove’s Patrick Maguire, that interest was sufficiently piqued.
He began tinkering around on a still that his wife, Karen, and daughters Emily and Claire bought him for his birthday.
“I started playing about, just with some simple ingredients and became more and more interested in it and I thought ‘I could do this’,” Mr Wielstra said.
“When I started I was a big novice, so for two years I was reading, working and going to lots of places and asking a lot of different questions.”
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