When I’m not drinking alcohol, I will be drinking tea. I think anyone that appreciates a good dram will also appreciate the nuance of a good tea. So it’s not really a surprise that when these two worlds collide the results are truly wonderful.

With a great deal of care, patience, and a little bit of magic, whisky will spend a number of years in a barrel and come out at the end as the delicious, golden nectar that we all know and love. But why do we age whisky in a barrel? Also, what actually happens to that maturing whisky as the years go by?

Long story short, whisky is made up of a large number of different chemical compounds that greatly contribute to flavour and aroma. Some of these are water soluble, some aren’t, which of course means they react very differently when water is added.

Playing around and blending your own whisky is a fun way to explore flavour profiles and how certain flavours interact with each other. If you are looking to blend your own spirits, the most important factor is precision and accuracy. The Glass Half Full Spirits Blending calculator helps to keep track and show the results of your spirit volumes, ABV % and standard drinks in your blend.

How to use the Glass Half Full Batched Cocktail Dilution Calculator to craft the perfect batched cocktails.

Just a whisky on the rocks thanks... Or should it be on a rock? What's the best way to drink your whisky with ice...

When you shake or stir a cocktail with ice, you want the drink to be cold, really cold...

Should you shake your cocktail for 10 seconds, 30 seconds, or even 90 seconds? How long is too long?

Banks & Solander Distillery fig infused gin, sweetness without syrups, shaken for texture.

A unique and complex assembly of floral and botanical flavours. Soft and calming lavender on the nose with subtle hint of musk perfume.

All bottles used in this drink are French, taking you on a trip to Paris.

A Banks & Solander collaboration, all Australian ingredients, 2 unique B&S spirits, fresh, complex layers of flavour.

Strong peach influence, fluffy texture, easy on the nose, easier to drink.

Big, bold, rum and funk. Tiki and peaches, your best Mai Tai variant.

A Karu Distillery Christmas collaboration. Vermillion infused gin, classic Christmas spices, flavour infused foam.

A well balanced nightcap. Spirituous, silky, slightly sweet.