Patrick Maguire is credited as elevating Australian single malt whisky on the world stage. He is one of the founders of the modern Australian whisky industry and was, until recently, a part owner, manager and the head distiller of Sullivan’s Cove Distillery.
Patrick headed up the team that took the brand from obscurity to one of the leading Tasmanian and Australian whisky brands.
The recipient of numerous international awards for his single malts including, World Whiskies Awards, World’s Best Single Malt in 2014 and World’s Best Single Cask Single Malt in 2018 and 2019, he was inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame in 2018 and Icons of Whisky Australia. In 2021, he was also named Master Distiller and Blender of the Year.
Patrick is an inaugural member of both the Australian Distillers Association and the Tasmanian Whisky and Spirits Association.
For those of you that have bumped into Patrick at the conference today, you may have noticed he is sporting the name of a brand new distillery on his name badge.
We all look forward to seeing what ‘Maguire and Co. Bottlers and Distillers’ achieves as you embark on your next distilling adventure.