Ep. 107: Cape Byron Distillery with Founder Eddie Brook

2023-09-13

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This week, we're back to whisky! Still without an E, but whisky nonetheless! We're going to the farthest east coast of Australia, the Gold Coast and Cape Byron to visit Cape Byron Distillery. Founded by Eddie Brook and nurtured by whisky legend Jim McEwan, Cape Byron is putting out whiskies, gins, and liqueurs that celebrate the land from which they come. The Brookie's gin has 25 botanicals, with 17 native species. The single malt is excellent, boasting the creamy, buttery notes of a great malt whisky in half or a t...

This week, we're back to whisky! Still without an E, but whisky nonetheless!

We're going to the farthest east coast of Australia, the Gold Coast and Cape Byron to visit Cape Byron Distillery.

Founded by Eddie Brook and nurtured by whisky legend Jim McEwan, Cape Byron is putting out whiskies, gins, and liqueurs that celebrate the land from which they come. The Brookie's gin has 25 botanicals, with 17 native species. The single malt is excellent, boasting the creamy, buttery notes of a great malt whisky in half or a third of the time it would take in Scotland.

After the whisky and gin, they've got a macadamia-based liqueur, a slow gin (their version of a sloe using native Davidson plums in place of sloe berries), and many more products. Not all are available in the US, but I certainly hope they will be soon.

And if you're a fan of Jim McEwan, you'll find some of his signature touches, from the still design to the fermentation, all customized to reflect the unique environment of Australia's east coast. It's halfway across the world, and you should be paying attention to it.

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