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He began offering whisky masterclasses at The Roadhouse after moving to Byron Bay in 2013, before being poached by Beam Suntory as its national ambassador.<\/p>\n
It was around this time his friend Bill Lark, who is considered the godfather of Australian whisky, encouraged him to start making his own.<\/p>\n
Since launching Highwayman in 2020, he’s released around one batch a month.<\/p>\n
“I have very much gone against the grain by not releasing a core whisky or core range,” he said. “Every batch I release is very different. I have barrels in 10 different sizes of 38 different wood varieties, which changes the flavour of the whisky.”<\/p>\n
But while whisky is known for its alcohol content, getting drunk is the last thing on Woolley’s mind.<\/p>\n
“I like the nose, the aroma and the flavour on your palette,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
He has been on every highway from Kentucky to Kyoto checking out whisky distilleries around the world \u2013 now Dan Woolley is sharing his passion for the spirit from his Byron Bay base. The Highwayman Whisky founder just celebrated his first global release in partnership with independent bottler Cut Your Wolf Loose in the UK […]<\/p>\n