This year, we launched Halliday Spirits to shine a light on the world-class drinks being crafted by Australian distilleries. We enlisted the help of new Halliday tasters Fred Siggins and Jess Clayfield to review spirits from across the country, scoring them out of 100 (just like we do with all our wine reviews).
They have spent the better part of this year tasting impeccable gin, whisky, vodka, liqueur, rum, brandy, amaro and more. And Halliday readers have been loving the new spirit tasting notes, learning more and more about these brilliant products.
To highlight what you've been viewing this past year, we've put together this list of the 50 most popular spirit reviews. Read on to see what others have been viewing in 2025, being sure to click through and read the full reviews (you don't need to be a Halliday member to see these).
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The most popular Australian spirits of 2025: from one to 50
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Sullivans Cove
Sullivans Cove Apollo Inn Whisky
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Amber Lane
Amber Lane Noble Lane Single Malt Whisky
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Imperial Measures Distilling
Imperial Measures Distilling Bold Ounce Gin
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Furneaux Distillery
Furneaux Distillery Flinders Island Peated Double Oak Whisky
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LARK
LARK Tasmanian Peated Single Malt Whisky
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Starward
Starward Two-Fold Wheat & Single Malt Whisky
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Spring Bay Distillery
Spring Bay Distillery Classic Gin
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The Gospel Whiskey
The Gospel Whiskey Projects Series Fortified Cask Whisky
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Lost Phoenix
Lost Phoenix Pot Distilled Vodka
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Sullivans Cove
Sullivans Cove Old and Rare French Oak Refill Cask Whisky
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MGC The Melbourne Gin Company
MGC The Melbourne Gin Company Single Shot Gin
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Sandy Gray Whisky Company
Sandy Gray Whisky Company Limoncello
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Morris of Rutherglen
Morris of Rutherglen Muscat Barrel Whisky
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Marionette
Marionette Orange Curaçao Liqueur
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King Island Distillery Bass Strait
King Island Distillery Bass Strait King Island Coastal Gin
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Merritt Distilling
Merritt Distilling Oceanic Gin
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Marionette
Marionette Apricot Brandy Liqueur
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Never Never Distilling Co.
Never Never Distilling Co. Triple Juniper Gin
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Kabina Distilling
Kabina Distilling Ezevo Rakija 47% ABV
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Schnapps Idea Distillery
Schnapps Idea Distillery Pear Packham Brandy
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Hellyers Road Distillery
Hellyers Road Distillery Peated 7 Year Old Single Malt Whisky
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Morris of Rutherglen
Morris of Rutherglen Sherry Barrel Whisky
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Ambra
Ambra Limoncello Cream
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Furneaux Distillery
Furneaux Distillery Untamed Gin
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Whipper Snapper Distillery
Whipper Snapper Distillery Wheat Australian Whiskey
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Robbers Dog
Robbers Dog Limecello
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Hickson House Distilling Co.
Hickson House Distilling Co. Oyster Shell Gin
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Starward
Starward Honeycomb Whisky
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Archie Rose
Archie Rose Bone Dry Gin
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Burdekin Distillery
Burdekin Distillery Vintage Cane Spirit
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Millsheds Distillery
Millsheds Distillery Bramble Gin
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Never Never Distilling Co.
Never Never Distilling Co. Juniper Freak Gin
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The Canberra Distillery
The Canberra Distillery Summer Gin
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Cape Byron Distillery
Cape Byron Distillery Brookie's Byron Dry Gin
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Sullivans Cove
Sullivans Cove Double Cask Batch Whisky
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Brunswick Aces
Brunswick Aces The Joker Sapiir
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MGC The Melbourne Gin Company
MGC The Melbourne Gin Company The European and Melbourne Supper Club Gin
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Callington Mill
Callington Mill Quagmire Peated Single Malt Whisky
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White Possum
White Possum Amaretto
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Eureka Distilling
Eureka Distilling Moreau Apple Pie Liqueur
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Bass & Flinders Distillery
Bass & Flinders Distillery Angry Ant Gin
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St Agnes Distillery
St Agnes Distillery XO Brandy
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White Possum
White Possum KINA Aromatised Wine Aperitif
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Kabina Distilling
Kabina Distilling Classic Rakija
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Timboon Distillery
Timboon Distillery Smoky 1881 Single Malt Whisky
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Burdekin Distillery
Burdekin Distillery Second Giru Cane Spirit Coral Sea Strength
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Millsheds Distillery
Millsheds Distillery Elderflower Liqueur
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Imperial Measures Distilling
Imperial Measures Distilling Bright Ounce Gin
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Starward
Starward Nova Whisky
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Eureka Distilling
Eureka Distilling The Company You Keep Citrus & Black Cardamom Gin
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