Craft whisky in vogue as Australian distillers prepare to box their first bottles

By Michael Koziol
Updated November 7 2015 - 10:23am, first published August 22 2015 - 12:15am
Handmade: Jonathan Liu and Dave Withers at work at Archie Rose Distilling Co. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Handmade: Jonathan Liu and Dave Withers at work at Archie Rose Distilling Co. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Whisky makers Archie Rose also produce white rye, vodka and gin. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Whisky makers Archie Rose also produce white rye, vodka and gin. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Joe Dinsmore at Archie Rose Distilling Co: The Rosebery facility filled its first cask in February. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Joe Dinsmore at Archie Rose Distilling Co: The Rosebery facility filled its first cask in February. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Dave Withers, Joe Dinsmore and Shane Casey ahead of the annual Sydney Whisky Fair. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Dave Withers, Joe Dinsmore and Shane Casey ahead of the annual Sydney Whisky Fair. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Stand aside, craft beer. Anyone can home brew a batch of bathtub lager, but to make whisky takes planning, finance and – above all – gumption. Just ask the folks at Archie Rose, who are bringing the old art of distillation to the gritty inner 'burbs of Sydney.

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