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  • COAST Magazine | December 2024

    Amber Lane co-founder Rod Berry has tasted more than 1000 whiskies - in the name of research, of course.

  • Coast Community News | October 2024

    Leading whisky distillery Amber Lane is now one of the most decorated whisky distilleries in Australia, after taking out the Champion Small Batch spirit trophy at the 2024 Royal Australian Spirits Awards (RASA).

  • Central Coast Australia | September 2024

    Leading Australian whisky distillery, Amber Lane, has taken out the Champion Single Malt Whisky award at the 2024 Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show, receiving the trophy at a ceremony in Sydney on Tuesday night.

  • Drinks Digest | September 2024

    Amber Lane named Australia’s best single malt whisky, beating several iconic Australian brands to take out the top prize for its Alchemical Series – Water expression.

  • Food & Beverage Mag | September 2024

    Regional Australia dominates at inaugural Sydney Royal Distilled Spirit Show, with Central Coast's Amber Lane named the home of single malt whisky. 

  • Crafty Pint | September 2024

    Trophy success in Sydney, with Central Coast’s Amber Lane Distillery winning Champion Single Malt Whisky in the first year of Sydney Royal introducing a spirits awards.

  • Central Coast Community News | August 2024

    Amber Lane Distillery at Yarramalong has taken a record number of medals at the 2024 Australian Distilled Spirits Awards (ADSA).

  • Concrete Playground | July 19 2024

    Stock Your Camper and Meet the Artisans on the Central Coast Makers Trail This Winter

    Award-winning whisky producer Amber Lane Distillery invites visitors to step inside its facilities at Wyong for an open day once a month. Book in for a 30-minute session between 12–4pm on a Saturday to meet the team, sample some whisky and explore the distillery.

  • Central Coast Chronicle | July 2024

    Amber Lane’s Apera 100: A Single Malt Triumph

    The striking bottle and unique cork certainly set the stage, hinting at the premium experience within. As someone who doesn’t regularly indulge in whisky, I found the Apera 100 to be a delightful discovery.

  • Coast Community News | June 8

    Leading Yarramalong whisky distillery, Amber Lane, has taken out a swag of medals at the renowned International Wine and Spirit Competition.

    Amber Lane took gold for its Liquid Amber whisky, with a score of 95 out of 100.

    In a coup for the Central Coast distillery, Liquid Amber was one of just three Australian entries in the single-malt category to receive a gold medal.

  • Food & Drink Business June 6

    Central Coast whisky distillery, Amber Lane, made a first time appearance at IWSC, becoming one of three Australian single-malt whisky producers to receive a gold medal at the 2024 awards. The distillery received a Gold medal for its Liquid Amber whisky, and Silver for Pineau 350, Equinox, and Noble Lane.

    Amber Lane Distillery co-owner, Rod Berry, said, ““To be recognised as one of just three Australian distilleries to receive a gold medal for its single-malt whisky is truly incredible, particularly since we’re still just six years into our whisky-making journey.”

  • The Whsky List | June 6

    The International Wine and Spirits Competition awards are the UK’s most prestigious awards in the wine and spirits industry.

    Of the single malts taking home the Gold there was only one craft distillery, NSW based Amber Lane Distillery who received a score of 95/100 for their Liquid Amber Release, their first time submitting one of their expressions for the IWSC awards.

  • North Shore Mums | May 23

    Amber Lane Distillery is a hidden gem just five minutes drive from the farm. We were lucky enough to have a private whisky tasting with owners Phil and Rod. We sat surrounded by hundreds of barrels quietly maturing multi-award winning whiskies. Meanwhile, Phil and Rod talked us though their whisky-making process, philosophies and how they worked with the unique Australian climate to produce whiskies which have been recognised as some of the world’s finest amber liquids.

  • Coast Community News | May 13

    Leading Australian whisky distillery, Amber Lane, has added two prestigious medals to its trophy haul, with major wins at the recent San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

    The Yarramalong distillery received a Double Gold Medal for its Pineau 350 whisky and Apera 100 whisky.

    This is Amber Lane’s second consecutive stellar year at the San Francisco awards, with four gold medals from only four entries over the past two years; a 100 per cent gold medal success rate.

  • The Whisky List | May 10

    With only a few years in the market, Amber Lane has been making waves in the awards circuit, particularly at the San Fran Spirits Competition, having taken home four golds from the four entries submitted over the past two years, a perfect strike rate.

    NSW Central Coast mainstay Amber Lane Distillery nabbed awards for their two latest single malts, the Apera 100 Cask and a yet-unreleased Pineau 350 Cask which features a finish in the unique French semi-fortified wine cask.

  • The F | May 9

    In an impressive showcase of quality and craftsmanship, the Australian-based Amber Lane Distillery has once again swept up top honours at the highly regarded San Francisco World Spirits Competition. This distinguished event, known for its rigorous standards and esteemed panel of judges, has awarded Amber Lane with two remarkable medals— a Double Gold for its Pineau 350 whisky and a Gold Medal for the Apera 100 whisky.

  • Coast Community News | May 8

    Rediscovering skills of the past, Amber Lane Distillery teamed up with Madeline & Chris Stratford from Artisan Estate for the Fire and Spirit event.

    Blending the fiery art of blacksmithing with the refined taste of whisky, the event saw VIPs take part in an exclusive blacksmithing workshop, followed by an Amber Lane whisky tasting.

  • Drinks Adventure | May 7

    We’re joined this episode of the Drinks Adventures podcast by founder Rod Berry, whose longstanding enthusiasm for whisky gradually evolved into an obsession while working in his previous career as a lawyer.

  • Man of Many | April 17

    One of our favourite craft Australian whisky brands, ]Amber Lane] recently made it onto our list of the best after their ‘Liquid Amber’ sherry cask expression became a Silver Medallist (Single Malt Whisky) at the Tasting Australia Spirit Awards. We picked up a bottle to try ourselves and were immediately blown away by the strong notes of honey, exotic blossoms, and rich earth just as described.

  • ABC Central Coast | April 7

    Listeners of 92.5 heard our very own Rod Berry talk all things whisky and Amber Lane - the best way to start the working week.

  • Drinks Digest | September 2024

    Amber Lane named Australia’s best single malt whisky, beating several iconic Australian brands to take out the top prize for its Alchemical Series – Water expression.