Podcasts about lark distillery

Join me for My Chat with Bill Lark, the Godfather of Australian Whiskey. Bill & his wife Lyn were responsible for reigniting the Australian whiskey industry in the early 90's. His brand Lark Distillery is still going and he is still involved in Lark Distillery in an ambassadorial role. His is a truly fascinating tale of what you can achieve when you set your mind on a lofty goal. This episode of the podcast is sponsored by: Irish Whiskey Auctions  www.boanndistillery.ie Don't forget to sign up to my Patreon channel for early access episodes and more, for a few euros a month and help me deliver the best podcasts to you. https://www.patreon.com/whiskeychatspodcast I hope you enjoy our chat. Laurie

Satya Sharma is the new CEO of Australia's pioneering whisky company, Lark Distilling. Sash – as he prefers to be called – has only been on deck since May 2023. But already, he has put his stamp on the Lark business. The frenzy of special releases has been dialled back in favour of a clearly defined core range. Export deals have been announced for several markets in South East Asia. 700ml bottles are on the cards, and as you just heard, the business has committed to greater transparency about the provenance of whiskies that carry the Lark name. Sash joined Lark following ten years with William Grant & Sons, most recently in Singapore, where he played an integral role establishing export markets for its iconic brands including Glenfiddich and The Balvenie. We'll explore that career background and Sash's vision for Lark coming up in this extended interview that gets the Drinks Adventures podcast underway for 2024. If you haven't already, make sure you listen to the special episode I did for the 30th anniversary of Lark Distillery in 2022. I've linked to it from the show notes. First up this episode, I asked Bill Lark his thoughts on the new leadership, which signals the beginnings of another chapter for the business he founded back in 1992.

Few Australian distillery launches in 2023 have been greeted with the excitement surrounding Waubs Harbour in Bicheno, Tasmania.It's easy to see why. The distillery's striking location in a former oyster hatchery on the rugged Tassie coast promises a true maritime expression of Australian single malt whisky.The founders bring with them some pretty impressive pedigree in both distilling and business generally.Head distiller Rob Polmear was previously head of production at Lark Distillery, and head distiller at Overeem.He's banded together with our guests this episode – his brother Tim Polmear and Tim's wife, Bec – who in 2015 successfully exited an e-commerce business, Flat Tummy Tea.Since our conversation, Waubs Harbour has revealed the identity of its distributor, Proof & Company, which also represents brands including Never Never Gin, Ferrand Cognac, Plantation Rum and more.Click here to open episode in your podcast player.

It was another day of wins for the ASX200 with the market closing in the green. 8 of the 11 sectors finished higher with materials on top and energy closing the lowest.  Tassie whiskey producers Lark Distillery were up despite negative profit results and Star Entertainment were up after returning to profitability.  The content in this podcast is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider the appropriateness of the information before acting and if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Collaboration between different drinks producers is vast these days, and in this episode you're going to hear about one of the more interesting projects.Lark Distillery has just released Fresh IPA Cask, a single malt Tasmanian whisky finished in casks that have previously held Fresh IPA brewed by New Zealand's Garage Project.How do you maintain the freshness and vibrancy of the Fresh IPA beers after filling them into a barrel, and then impart that into a whisky?That's what I was trying to get my head around in this episode, produced in partnership with Lark.Head distiller Chris Thomson and assistant blender Josh Wilson will explain how they achieved this sorcery in just a moment.And you're hear also from Pete Gillespie, co-founder of Garage Project, who gives us some background on the Fresh IPA series and explains why he's so fond of collaborations such as this one.Click here to open episode in your podcast player.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, the Godfather of Tasmanian whisky: Bill Lark. Our bumper 50th episode is a double celebration: 30 years of Lark (by extension 30 years of the modern Aussie distilling scene) and 50 episodes of Whisky Waffle. I'll let you decide which is most significant. Right at the end we also feature a whisky-comedy skit we recently performed. It's just fun times all round. This episode contains: - A goddamn celebration! 50 episodes baby! We also recap Tas Whisky Week - The Waffle, where we reflect on our early experiences of Lark DIstillery; - The Whisky, where we review the Lark Origins, whisky made from THAT lake; - Waffling With, where we converse with the Godfather himself: BILL BLOODY LARK; and - A whisky-skit we performed recently in Burnie. Monty Python skeptics beware... Please support us on Patreon and get access to drams and bonus content! www.patreon.com/whiskywaffle

Just shy of three decades since he became the first Tasmanian to be granted a distilling licence in over 150 years, Bill Lark - the Founder of Lark Distillery - joins the program for an insightful and inspiring episode on the Australian whisky revolution and how one man on a fishing trip started it all.

We're joined this episode by Chris Malcolm from recently launched Tasmanian whisky brand, Hidden Lake.If Chris's name sounds familiar to you, that's because he's had a hand in several of the most significant Australian whisky ventures of the last decade.Chris was an early investor in Lark Distillery — going on to become its executive chairman and then CEO of the related entity, Australian Whisky Holdings.He was an early investor in, and director of, Top Shelf International, and he's currently a director of leading oak barrel supplier, Master Cask, whose founder Darren Langhe we met back in March 2020.Today, Chris is director of group whisky production for ASX-listed craft beverages accelerator Mighty Craft, a role that gives him oversight of distilleries including Kangaroo Island Spirits, 78 Degrees – formerly known as Adelaide Hills Distillery – and Seven Seasons.Joining that portfolio is Hidden Lake, Chris's personal project launched in partnership with Mighty Craft.And there's a rather colourful backstory here, as Hidden Lake's first whiskies were originally distilled at Tasmania's controversial Nant Distillery.To recap, Nant collapsed in 2017 in a cloud of fraudulent activity that cost small investors upwards of $20 million.We had Lark's former managing director Geoff Bainbridge on the podcast to talk about untangling the Lark brand from Nant in November 2020.Now it's time for Chris to tell his side of that story. He says it was Lark's “lowball” offer to investors – those are definitely his words, not mine – that enabled him to get his hands on some of Nant's best barrels.Some of those have begun hitting the market under the Hidden Lake name. And meanwhile, he's laying down more whisky, while looking to acquire a distillery that will be the production home of Hidden Lake.That's just some of what's coming up in this wide-ranging interview with Chris.

2022 is certainly turning out to be a landmark year for Australian distilling, in many respects.In June, Starward Whisky was named the Most Awarded Distillery of the Year at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the first time an Australian distiller has taken out this title.Then came the news that the news that three out of four nominees for the International Wine & Spirit Competition - IWSC International Gin Producer of the Year are Australian: Kalkimoon and Granddad Jack's, from Queensland, and from Victoria, Naught Gin.And you heard just recently on the podcast from Philip Moore, the first Australian inducted into the Gin Magazine Hall Of Fame.It all coincides with the 30th anniversary of Lark Distillery, the whisky company founded by Bill Lark in 1992, which effectively started the modern era of Australian distilling.I sat down with Bill Lark for a chat reflecting on the milestone in this special episode of Drinks Adventures, produced in partnership with Lark.I learned how John Grant, fifth generation owner of Scotland's famous Glenfarclas distillery, helped Bill set up his distillery in the very early days.And I asked Bill his thoughts on Lark as it is today, a very different enterprise to what he had originally envisioned.First up though, I'm excited to share some highlights from Lark Distillery's 30th anniversary gala event held on May 26, 2022 at Lark's new site in Pontville, Tasmania.It was MCed by Bill's son Jack and attended by 200 guests from across Australia.The celebrations started by honouring the Mumurimina (Mu mee ree mee nah) Country that the Pontville site resides on, with a Welcome to Country and traditional smoking ceremony.You can get your hands on a variety of Lark's exciting limited release whiskies now at larkdistillery.com.Whiskies like Lark Origins Single Malt Whisky, a special release crafted with water from Lake Sorell, where Bill Lark had that fateful discussion with his father-in-law that led to his founding Lark Distillery.This special release celebrating 30 years of Tasmanian whisky is available now at larkdistillery.com.

The man & woman behind Lark Distillery, Bill Lark & his wife Lyn Lark have spent their life dedicated to single malt whisky, Tasmania is their spiritual home.

BNPL is struggling to survive in a world of rising rates, BHP welcomes a 'decade of inflation', Lark Distillery is rocked by a drug scandal, and a doghouse sells for $300,000. All this and more on this week's Comedian v Economist. If your life isn't complete without charts, then you need to follow the Comedian V Economist instagram. Comments on the show? A question for Thomas or Adam? Just want to send some appreciative thoughts their way? Go ahead and send them to cve@equitymates.com*****In the spirit of reconciliation, Equity Mates Media and the hosts of Comedian V Economist acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people today. *****Comedian V Economist is a product of Equity Mates Media. All information in this podcast is for education and entertainment purposes only. Equity Mates gives listeners access to information and educational content provided by a range of financial services professionals. It is not intended as a substitute for professional finance, legal or tax advice. The hosts of Comedian V Economist are not financial professionals and are not aware of your personal financial circumstances. Equity Mates Media does not operate under an Australian financial services licence and relies on the exemption available under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in respect of any information or advice given.Before making any financial decisions you should read the Product Disclosure Statement and, if necessary, consult a licensed financial professional. Do not take financial advice from a podcast. For more information head to the disclaimer page on the Equity Mates website where you can find ASIC resources and find a registered financial professional near you. Comedian V Economist is part of the Acast Creator Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

App app app – det är global pandemi och du får inte resa. Det struntar vi i och snackar om världswhisky - alltså whisky från överallt annat än Skottland. Bland annat hälsar vi på Lark Distillery på Tasmanien, pratar om varför tysk whisky doftar gummistövel och snabbavhandlar dessutom etanol. Tag plats! Lark distillery https://larkdistillery.com/ Grundaråret var 1992 så David var ändå rätt bra ute där. Här kan man lyssna på en intressant presentation från Bill Lark, med en hel del historiska perspektiv: Lark, Bill, ”How to build your brand as a sustainable brand”, föreläsning på Australia Trade Tasting i augusti 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJo3-qY26s Här kan man läsa lite om Larks serie Revolution Release: http://www.gourmantic.com/lark-the-revolution-release/ Världswhisky Först och främst: skaffa Malt whisky yearbook. Finns i vanliga bokaffärer online, men också härifrån: https://www.maltwhiskyyearbook.com/ Facebookgruppen Australian whisky appreciation society (AWAS): https://www.facebook.com/groups/AustralianWhiskyAppreciationSociety https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/from-our-correspondent/13418/how-scotch-helped-shape-australian-malts/ https://www.whiskyandwisdom.com/australian-whisky-has-an-image-problem/ Den sydafrikanska single grainen Bain's Cape Mountain kostar 349 kronor på Systembolaget. Det är dyrt för en NAS single grain, men den är trevlig: https://www.systembolaget.se/produkt/sprit/bains-cape-mountain-8336501/ Italienska destilleriet Puni: https://www.puni.com/ https://www.puni.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cube_home.jpg Milk and Honey: https://youtu.be/jKbvuYRR35E David försökte snobba sig med Bibeln (Gamla Testamentet) och nämnde första Mosebok. Obildad tölp är vad han är, det är ju i Andra Mosebok (Exodus) där Gud pratar om ett land som flyter av mjölk och honung! Om den tjeckiska whiskyn HammerHead: https://scotchwhisky.com/magazine/features/18864/hammerhead-the-cold-war-whisky/ Den finska whiskyn PRKL: https://tjederswhisky.se/teerenpeli-prkl/ Etanol Här håller faktiskt engelska wikipedia rätt hög klass: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://ww.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se)

Episode 23 Welcome to the Still Magic Podcast, your one-click audio stop for all things gin be it gin making, gin production, gin distilling, gin manufacturing, gin commercialising, gin tasting, gin drinking, gin steeping and everything else in between. Today my co-contributors @nisholay and @antipodeanharpdie are taking a trip to Tasmania, often referred to as Australia’s’ very own Apple Isle https://www.lawrenny.com/our-spirits/highlands-gin/ The heart of Tasmania is the central highlands, a region noted for its scenery and dramatic environment. With over 300 lakes connected by running rivers, the region captures the purity and excitement of Tasmania. The subject of today's gin is remarkable reflecting a strong sense of place. Even more remarkable though, is the master distiller’s journey, resembling the title of a book written by JRR Tolkien's fictional character Bilbo Baggins entitled “There and back again” Joe Dinsmoor may be in his 20s, but he is already one of Australia's most experienced distillers leading the development of multiple global award-winning gins vodkas and whiskies. As a teenager, Joe started working at Lark Distillery, doing “all of those important things” like filling bottles and labelling them by hand. These are the jobs that distillers grow out of, and hopefully, never have to do ever again. Picture your 16-year-old self. How cool would it be to work in a distillery? Moreover, how super cool would it be to work at Lark Distillery as an apprentice to Bill Lark – widely regaled as Australia’s godfather of distilling In 2014 Joe took hold of an opportunity to leave his native Tasmania for Sydney, to take up the head distiller role at Archie Rose, and become their first employee. He went on to develop a range of distilled spirits, capturing numerous global awards. He also worked closely with bar people restauranteurs, and other distillers. I first met Joe in 2015 at an Australian gin week event held in Surry Hills, a hip suburb in the Sydney CBD. His energy and enthusiasm there to see. Not long after that, Joe returned to Tasmania swapping life in the Big Smoke for the idyllic rural setting that is Lawrenny Estate Joe’s ethos is simple. “Distilling is an amazing platform in which to tell a story. The product itself has the power to create more stories as it reaches people. I want the products I make, to be a reflection not only of the environment that it is made, but the people who are part of making it. It should invite feeling or an experience and make you treat it like something special, not just another liquid in a glass”. With a preamble like that let us take a look at the gin itself. The intent was to create a sense of “crisp Highlands Air” The secret sauce is conifer needles from the unique blue cypress Joe's reasoning is sound. “When you use too much Juniper, the gin will get too dry and kind of stick in the back of your palate” This is the classic juniper forward London Dry gin effect, but now put to the sword. By using conifer needles the gin delivers a fresh pine aroma with the classic dryness you would get from Juniper. The gin also has fresh mint, pink grapefruit, black pepper, and chamomile. Grapefruit orange and buchu linger over the palate. The sweet earthiness of ginger, cubeb pepper, grains of paradise, come to the fore. Another example where one is best to let the gin do the talking Be bold. Enjoy yourself. Let’s create a new gin narrative. Still Magic paperback, digital and audio copies available from your favourite online stores https://www.amazon.com/Still-Magic-distillers-guide-beginners-ebook/dp/B07QZ4VFRV/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=still+magic&qid=1596545333&sr=8-1 Host: Marcel Thompson @stillmagicway Guest contributors: @nisholay & @antipodeanharpie Editor: @alexiepigot, bookings@alexiepigot.com. https://alexiepigot.com

This time around, we're in Australia as Tasmania's distillers wrap up the third annual Tasmanian Whisky Week. It's been 27 years since the first legal still started producing Tasmanian single malt whisky at the original Lark Distillery, and today, there are nearly 50 distilleries in Australia's island state. We'll meet some of them and tour the award-winning Sullivan's Cove Distillery on WhiskyCast In-Depth, and we'll also talk to some Australian whisky lovers on Your Voice. In the news, Heaven Hill is expanding into Canadian Whisky with a $266 million deal for Black Velvet and its distillery in Alberta, while Ireland's Conor McGregor is likely to face assault charges for punching a Dublin bar patron who didn't want to taste his Proper Twelve whiskey.

Whisky expert Andrew Derbidge is director and cellarmaster for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society Australia and has been heavily involved with the whisky industry for many years as an educator, presenter and writer.Some of his excellent writing is on his own website Whisky & Wisdom, which is where I happened across a really insightful article by Andrew about the evolution of Australian whisky and some of the growing pains the local industry is currently facing.It was that article that inspired me to get Andrew on the show for an in-depth conversation about Australian whisky.Follow James Atkinson on Facebook here, Instagram here and Twitter here.Theme music ‘Sandbox’ by Rudists.

Bill Lark is the founder of Lark Distillery and is rightfully known as the Godfather of Australian Whisky. When Bill first pondered producing single malts in 1992, distilling whisky was still illegal in Tasmania due to archaic laws passed in the mid-1800s. Now, thanks largely to Bill, Tasmania’s ideal conditions for malt whisky are home to many a distillery that have followed in his footsteps, and the industry in Australia more generally commands respect. We finally got hold of Bill for an interview, and couldn't be more grateful for him finding the time in his schedule that remains jam-packed despite his decision to step back from the day-to-day running of the distillery a few years ago. We jumped straight in to explore his little-known background, his predictions for the ever-growing distilling industry in his home country and what a month in the life of Bill Lark entails. We're confident you'll have nothing but admiration for this gentle giant who is an absolute lover of life! In our Free Pour segment this week, we chat to former bartender from Perth Georgia McDonnell-Adams, who is now based in Stockholm as Absolut’s Global Experience Manager. Georgia’s a living breathing example of some of the amazing places that a career behind the bar can lead to.

In this episode of the Distillery Nation podcast we had the pleasure of talking to Bill Lark of Lark Distillery. Bill is considered as the Godfather of Australian Whisky, was inducated in the Whisky Hall of Fame and his whisky claimed the ultimate prize and was named the world's best single malt. Among others we chat about his core belief to help other distilleries, his favorite whisky pairing, worst distillery momement and of course favorite books. I hope you enjoy this and find value. If you do please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, we read every single one and they help the podcast grow. Please visit this podcast at http://www.distillerynation.com/ and view all of today's show notes.

This week Pete Mitcham shares two separate chats he had with Scott McKinnon from Wolf of the Willows and Dereck Hales from Bad Shepherd Brewing. Scott and Dereck share a brewing facility in Melbourne's south which is becoming more popular by the week and both brands are growing their audience with solid core ranges and innovative seasonals, as well as limited release brews. Both have just launched beers that lay claim to being Australian firsts. Pete spoke with Scott about a collaboration with the internationally recognised Lark Distillery in Tasmania then to Dereck about the brewery's first all Victorian beer and discuss the possibility that it may trump another well-known local beer with similar claims. Stay tuned at the end for a chat with recently inducted Advanced Cicerone Matt Marinich from Stomping Ground. He's the first Australian to achieve the title and discussed what lured him to the east coast and his philosophy behind staff training. Enjoy this weeks beer conversations.

This week Pete Mitcham shares two separate chats he had with Scott McKinnon from Wolf of the Willows and Dereck Hales from Bad Shepherd Brewing. Scott and Dereck share a brewing facility in Melbourne’s south which is becoming more popular by the week and both brands are growing their audience with solid core ranges and innovative seasonals, as well as limited release brews. Both have just launched beers that lay claim to being Australian firsts. Pete spoke with Scott about a collaboration with the internationally recognised Lark Distillery in Tasmania then to Dereck about the brewery’s first all Victorian beer and discuss the possibility that it may trump another well-known local beer with similar claims. Stay tuned at the end for a chat with recently inducted Advanced Cicerone Matt Marinich from Stomping Ground. He's the first Australian to achieve the title and discussed what lured him to the east coast and his philosophy behind staff training. Enjoy this weeks beer conversations.

Aaaaaand we're back! We drink another from Lark Distillery co. and discuss some hot topics of the week...Valentine's Day, romance and also our take on The Grammy Awards! #BeyonceWasRobbed #ButWhoReallyCares

Join us on the whisky Podcast at the Lark Distillery Cellar door and whisky bar is situated on the Hobart waterfront and offers the opportunity to taste Tasmania's finest whisky and other distilled spirits in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The whisky Podcast is lead by Mark Nicolson.The bar ranges over 150 premium malt whiskies. From here you can venture to the Lark Distillery in the Coal River Valley on a guided tour. We offer a range of tour options including our signature tour ‘The Lark Distillery Tour' which runs for three hours and includes the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Lark Distillery and discover the process, ingredients and art that goes into creating our award winning Single Malt whisky. Whilst you make your way through our distillery you will have the opportunity to taste our signature Single Malt Whisky during each stage of the distillation process all the way from fermentation to maturation.  

The Lark Distillery Cellar door and whisky bar is situated on the Hobart waterfront and offers the opportunity to taste Tasmania's finest whisky and other distilled spirits in a warm and inviting atmosphere. The bar ranges over 150 premium malt whiskies. From here you can venture to the Lark Distillery in the Coal River Valley on a guided tour. We offer a range of tour options including our signature tour ‘The Lark Distillery Tour' which runs for three hours and includes the opportunity to take a look behind the scenes of the Lark Distillery