Season 7 · Episode 3
Distilling boom in High Country Victoria: Meet Backwoods whisky company
Backwoods Distilling was founded in 2017 by Leigh and Bree Attwood in Yackandandah, Victoria. They spoke to Drinks Adventures having launched their first whiskies in August 2020.
Drinks Adventures - Wine, beer, whisky, gin & more with James Atkinson
October 29, 202029m 15s
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Show Notes
A podcast for lovers of wine, beer, liquor (incl. whisky, whiskey, bourbon, gin, vodka, tequila etc) and cocktails, Drinks Adventures hosts wine makers, brewing and distilling experts, sommeliers, bartenders & more.
Renowned for its fine wine and craft beer, Victoria's High Country region can now claim whisky among its regional specialties.
Backwoods Distilling was founded in 2017 by husband-and-wife team Leigh and Bree Attwood in the small town of Yackandandah.
Backwoods' whiskies are produced using 100% Australian farmed and malted grains from Voyager Craft Malt, located across the border in the Riverina region of NSW.
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They mature their whisky exclusively in barrels that have previously held Australian wine and whisky, where possible using ex-wine casks from local wineries such as Sorrenberg in Beechworth and Scion in Rutherglen.
Backwoods' first whiskies – a Rye and a Single Malt – were released in August 2020, with both selling out in less than 24 hours.
We meet the Attwoods with Leigh currently preparing to finish up his full-time teaching job in order to focus purely on the Backwoods Distilling business.
Renowned for its fine wine and craft beer, Victoria's High Country region can now claim whisky among its regional specialties.
Backwoods Distilling was founded in 2017 by husband-and-wife team Leigh and Bree Attwood in the small town of Yackandandah.
Backwoods' whiskies are produced using 100% Australian farmed and malted grains from Voyager Craft Malt, located across the border in the Riverina region of NSW.
You may also like:Wine episodes on Drinks Adventures
They mature their whisky exclusively in barrels that have previously held Australian wine and whisky, where possible using ex-wine casks from local wineries such as Sorrenberg in Beechworth and Scion in Rutherglen.
Backwoods' first whiskies – a Rye and a Single Malt – were released in August 2020, with both selling out in less than 24 hours.
We meet the Attwoods with Leigh currently preparing to finish up his full-time teaching job in order to focus purely on the Backwoods Distilling business.