Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson Podcast
1) Diageo's spirits outlook with Australia boss Dan Hamilton
We’re joined this episode by Dan Hamilton, managing director of Diageo Australia. When Dan took on the role in October 2023 it was a homecoming to Australia after 20 years working abroad, 12 of which...Show More
2) How the Romans inspired Merrick Watts' Posca Hydrate
We’re joined this episode by Merrick Watts and Ed Stening, co-founders of Posca Hydrate, a recent start-up that takes inspiration from one of the oldest drinks in recorded history. Posca shares its n...Show More
3) Protecting Australian rum, with Matt Hobson of Nil Desperandum
In this episode, we welcome Matt Hobson of Nil Desperandum Rum back to the show. Matt was last with us on the eve of Queensland Rum Day 2024 to discuss the debut release of The Rum Consortium, a hist...Show More
4) The trials and triumphs of mobile canning in Australia
In this episode we’re joined by Chris Kelly of Australia’s first mobile canning provider, East Coast Canning. Chris founded the business in 2016 to provide small breweries with access to professional...Show More
5) Why Cincoro is more than "Michael Jordan's tequila"
We’re joined this episode by Emilia Fazzalari and Quentin Job of Cincoro Tequila. Cincoro is the ultra-premium tequila brand launched in 2019 by a group of NBA club owners including the legendary Mic...Show More
6) The Guinness boom with global brand ambassador Padraig Fox
We're joined this episode by Guinness global brand ambassador Padraig Fox. Padraig was recently in Australia as part of Guinness’s sponsorship of the British and Irish Lions rugby tour, which coincid...Show More
7) Western Australia's brewing scene, with writer Guy Southern
We’re joined this episode by West Australian beer writer and retailer, Guy Southern, winner of the Beer Media prize at the Australian International Beer Awards 2025. Guy may be familiar to you from h...Show More
8) Beer entrepreneur Steve Jeffares on his next chapter
We’re joined this episode by Steve Jeffares, co-founder of The Local Taphouse and Stomping Ground Brewing Company in Melbourne, as well as GABS, the Great Australian Beer Spectapular festival. Steve’...Show More
9) Australia's forgotten spirits, with historian Luke McCarthy
In this episode, we welcome back Australian spirits writer and historian Luke McCarthy to discuss two new books he has published in 2025. The first is Forgotten Spirits: A History of the Distilling ...Show More
10) Taking Tasmanian whisky global with Greenbanks
We’re joined this episode by John Slattery, co-founder of Greenbanks Tasmanian Whisky Co. Greenbanks started production in late 2023 with Tasmania’s largest capacity still that is fully optimised for...Show More