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Tasmanian whisky scores gold at the World Whisky Masters 2014!!

By Richard in Australia, Tasmania
December 24, 2014

Tasmanian whisky has cleaned up at the 2014 World Whisky Masters this year, with multiple entries scoring medals! The judges were impressed by the whiskies from Hellyers Road Distillery, which were “well constructed” and fruity, while an Ultra-Premium entry from Overeem was also described as “well balanced and accessible”. Australiasian Single Malt Ultra-Premium Company Product Name …

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Hellyers Road makes Chinese and French connections

By Richard in Australia, News, Tasmania
December 18, 2014

Tasmanian whisky was recently profiled extensively to national and international audiences as part of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s historic visit to Hobart. Three of the State’s best known single malt distilleries were selected for inclusion on major event menus relating to President Xi’s visit, foremost of which was the inclusion of Hellyers Road Distillery’s Peated …

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