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Drams Down Under; The Best Australian Whisky Brands

Tanisha Angel — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:34:22 +0000

The Australian whisky industry is all grown up. While whisky production in Australia dates back to 1820, the landscape is vastly different two centuries on — for starters, when Australia first started producing whisky, Tasmania was still called Van Diemen’s Land. The Australian whisky industry has experienced several incarnations (and a fair few disruptions), however the state of the industry as we know it today starts just over three decades ago, with the opening of Lark Distillery in 1992 which […]

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Wine Files: A Cheat Sheet For The Must-Know Wine Regions In France

Theo Rosen — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:24:31 +0000

It’s impossible to have a discussion about wine without mentioning France. While new world producers like Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Argentina have grown into formidable wine regions in their own right and there’s an emerging interest in lesser explored old world producers like Armenia, Hungary, Lebanon, Cyprus, and Georgia—the birthplace of wine—France continues to be a reference point for oenophiles and the wine industry at large. Grape varietals such as cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and pinot noir are […]

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Final Boss; Sullivans Cove Completes Aged Whisky Lineage With 23-Year-Old Single Cask

Henry Blake — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:10:43 +0000

Australian whisky in its current incarnation is still a burgeoning industry, and as such, older aged statements are a relative rarity. Sullivans Cove is responsible for the country’s oldest aged statement—a 25-year-old—released last year, while several statements have been released from its ‘youngest’ older casks, aged 16 years. Over the latter half of the past decade, the Tasmanian distillery has released statements from 16 to 22 years old and from 24 to 25 years old. This year, the lineage is […]

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20 Valentine’s Day Gifts He Won’t Have To Pretend To Like

AR Staff — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:22:27 +0000

Another year, another Valentine’s Day. While you mightn’t think the man in your life is the Valentine’s Day gift giving kind, there’s a good chance that he’s currently ruminating on what to get you to suitably commemorate the hallmark holiday. As a general rule, unless you and your partner have discussed and explicitly agreed—and pinky sworn!—not to celebrate Valentine’s Day, he’s probably expecting some sort of gift or token come the 14th of February. When it comes to buying the […]

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A Cynic’s Guide To The Best Valentine’s Day Gifts For Her

AR Staff — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:22:11 +0000

Well well well, fancy seeing you here. You didn’t think you’d be here, did you, perusing a Valentine’s Day gift guide like all the other indoctrinated saps? You ignored the numerous Valentine’s Day gift guides pushed out by our peers the second Mr Claus squeezed his rotund derrière back up the chimney, and yet here you are less than a week out from the 14th of February. If you’ve reluctantly clicked on our ridiculously last-minute gift guide, there’s a good […]

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Wine Files: A Guide To The Best Wine Regions In Australia

Theo Rosen — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:21:04 +0000

With its diverse climate—it’s hard to believe mediterranean temperatures, alpine pockets, and subtropical maritime zones coexist on the same island—and topography, as well as its wide ranging soils, Australia is home to some of the best wine in the world. While wine production in Australia only began in the early 19th century—still in its infancy compared to the likes of France, Italy, and Georgia—it has rapidly become a core part of Australian society and culture. As a nation, we’re proud […]

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This Is The Recipe For The Perfect Christmas Present For Men

AR Staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:11:29 +0000

Many gift guides for men lament the difficulty of shopping for men in general, concluding with the sage advice of giving the guys in your life something known as an ‘elevated luxury’; namely, a product that is both functional and stylish. It’s basically just an upgrade of what he already has or needs — “Oh, he needs a new suitcase? Have you considered…this expensive suitcase? How about a leather luggage tag to go with it??” And that’s fine. Welcome, even. […]

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Don’t Get Her Exactly What She Wants For Christmas This Year

AR Staff — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 04:58:26 +0000

We know what you’re thinking: “What??” Indeed, when it comes to selecting the best gifts for women, common dictum emphasises the importance of showing you care by listening and getting her that exact thing she’s been talking about all year. When it comes to Christmas, this advice might be correct — but it sure ain’t right. The time for getting her exactly what she wants is her birthday. There’s a reason we don’t do birthday gift guides; she’s already told […]

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The La Marzocco Linea Micra Doesn’t Give You The Espresso You Want, But The One You Deserve

Tanisha Angel — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 01:02:45 +0000

A low-angled lens captures a rich, velvety liquid bubble up and coat the surface of a metal portafilter before dripping and then flowing like melted chocolate in slow motion for a perfect 25 seconds before lightening and tapering off. Filmed on an iPhone with the cinematic caress of an earnest amateur director shooting a soft core porno, it’s one of many videos depicting a shot being pulled — many garnering “wow” comments, balanced out by questions (and equally as often, […]

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The Best Museum & Gallery Restaurants Synthesise Food & Art

John Deckard — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:47:41 +0000

In a past life, dining options at museums and galleries were austere affairs. Weak coffees and a piddly selection of stale sandwiches designed to be eaten at plastic tables served to quite literally perpetrate the starving artist stereotype while also playing into the notion that cultural institutions should be solely for those with a niche interest in and conversance with the subject matter at hand. However, the same institutions have rightly deduced that this kind of attitude isn’t conducive to […]

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