Speakers:
David Vitale; Founder, Starward Whisky
After a successful career in financial planning, David set out to create one of Australia’s first urban single malt distilleries. Having garnered national recognition, Starward is expanding beyond our shores and has propelled Australian whisky from cottage industry to commercial success.
Website: http://starward.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starwardwhisky/
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Cameron MacKenzie; Founder & Distiller, Four Pillars Gin
Cam’s background in wine and marketing put him in the right place to create one of Australia’s most successful gin brands. With a beautiful distillery in Healesville creating bespoke, uniquely Australian gins, Four Pillars is another brand set to put Australian spirits on the world map.
Website: https://www.fourpillarsgin.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fourpillarsgin/
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Ben Bowles; Co-Founder, Melbourne Moonshine
Ben and his business partner Andrew have built the only commercial distillery in the world you can get to by tram. A combination of Andrew’s passion for DIY and Ben’s family recipe for Moonshine dating back to American prohibition, the two have created a spirit that’s 100% Melbourne.
Website: http://melbournemoonshine.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melbournemoonshine/
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Sebastian Raeburn; Distiller, Craft & Co.
Former owner and manager of legendary cocktail bar 1806, Sebastian is also one of Australia’s most knowledgeable cocktail historians. After a successful career as a brand manger for 666 Vodka and Bacardi, he is now the distiller at Collingwood’s Craft & Co, putting his spirits knowledge into practice creating tiny, one-off batches of spirits.
Website: http://www.thecraftandco.com.au/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecraftandco/
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Moderator:Â
Fred Siggins; Bartender and spirits expert
Fred is a 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, most recently as a senior bartender at Fitzroy’s Black Pearl. He now tells stories, drinks whisky, makes cocktails, writes articles about booze and runs his own drinks agency called Pith & Vinegar.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fredsiggins/