Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson Podcast
1) 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
2) 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
3) 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
4) 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
5) 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
6) How Fielden is championing English rye whisky
We’re joined this episode by Charlie Echlin and Chico Rosa from Fielden Whisky of England, which has recently launched its range in Australia. Fielden began life in 2017 as The Oxford Artisan Distill...Show More
7) Lion co-leaders James Brindley and Anubha Sahasrabuddhe
We’re joined this episode by James Brindley and Anubha Sahasrabuddhe of brewer Lion Australia. After his previous 28-year stint with Lion finished in 2021, James surprised the industry when he announ...Show More
8) How Canefields Distillery is pioneering heirloom sugarcane rum
One of the standout sessions at the recent Australian Distillers Association conference was presented by Dr Marlize Becker of the University of Queensland and Luke Farrelly of Canefields Distillery on...Show More
9) Sydney Rum Distillery outlines global ambitions
We’re joined this episode by Steve Magarry and Jonny Croft of Sydney Rum Distillery, which has just unveiled its new home in the former Oak milk factory in Muswellbrook.  Now, that is of course a few...Show More
10) Fred Siggins' expert buying advice for Australian spirits
Fred Siggins is a Melbourne-based spirits writer with more than 20 years of experience in the drinks and hospitality industries. He joins us to discuss what I think is a fairly momentous development....Show More