December 10, 2024

21: David Fisher of Sydney’s Archie Rose Distilling Prizes Independence and Balance

51 minutes

David Fisher’s love of spirits started with bartending in London and followed a winding path, eventually passing through pandemic-era New York City into sensory analysis and blending back home in Australia. Now the senior spirits blender at award-winning Archie Rose Distilling in Sydney, Fisher has one of the most respected noses in the business.

In this discussion with host Molly Troupe, Fisher shares his thoughts on the importance of confidence to sensory and blending, and knowing your weaknesses as well as your strengths. He also discusses:

stopping to smell the flowers (and everything else) in collecting sense memories

the aromatic purity of gin botanicals versus the integrated matrix of whiskey

the overarching importance of balance

bridging New World flavors and Old World elegance

the effects of Australian temperature swings on barrel aging

backing up sensory data with numbers, and making the connections with production choices

making distinctive whiskey with malts smoked by unusual local woods

And more.

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