The Full Measure Podcast: Anther At 10 | Wild Agave | Bonded Rye | Lark Exit Video
The Full Measure PodcastShow Notes
This week on The Full Measure Podcast, we're excited to welcome Dervilla McGowan and Sebastian Reaburn, the co-founders of Anther Spirits [https://thefullmeasure.com.au/distillery/anther-geelong-distillery]. Our timing couldn't be better, as Anther celebrated their tenth anniversary over the weekend at their Geelong distillery and cellar door.
In the chat, we cover their extensive backgrounds in hospitality and bars, their progression to distilling and consulting, and look back on the highlights from the first decade of Anther Spirits.
We also discuss our recently-published Australian agave spirits feature article, which has been going off on socials, drawing in readers from across Australia and around the world. The timing is exquisite, with Sebastian and Dervilla about to release their own Wild Agave spirit, so they talk us through the arduous process they undertook to make it, and discuss the wider development of the Australian agave spirit scene.
Plus, we touch upon a big week of industry news, including the impending departures of Lark's Chris Thomson and Australian Distillers Association CEO Kylie Lethbridge, the launch of The Gospel's Bonded Rye Whiskey [https://thefullmeasure.com.au/news/4246/the-gospel-release-bonded-rye-whiskey-an-australian-first-bottled-in-bond], and the upcoming Queensland Rum Day [https://thefullmeasure.com.au/event/14219/queensland-rum-day-2026] celebrations.
And mid-show, we have our second Bar Shout, in which we celebrate another of the country's great bars in partnership with Nil Desperandum [https://thefullmeasure.com.au/distillery/nil-desperandum], the Sunshine Coast-based producers of award-winning rums.
Start of segments: * 1:22 – Dervilla & Sebastian on Anther's tenth, Australian gin, and community events * 19:57 – Bar Shout: Shaman [https://shamanbar.com.au/], Brisbane * 21:21 – Dervilla & Sebastian on agave, plus Luke's news in brief
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