BELOW: ALEX CHAPLIN AND ROB JUBB AT 7K DISTILLERY IN MOONAH. BELOW RIGHT: ROB JUBB WITH THE LOCKDOWN WHISKY AT SHIPWRIGHT ARMS
Gin Jam which uses the spent raspberries from its gin, while the company is regularly reusing and giving away botanicals. From the hoteliers’ side, Rob Jubb says seeing the finished product definitely provides a sense of coming the full circle from the pandemic and turning adversity into opportunity. “It almost seems like a lifetime ago, we were lucky in both Hobart and Tasmania the way we did come out of it and the way it was managed, especially compared to some other states,” he says. To have this unique whisky as a sort of a recognition of the tough times and the unknown certainly is nice.
“It was a bit transformative, I guess being able to collect all this beer which would go to waste and turning it into a product of our own is pretty cool.” - 7k Sales and Events Manager Alex Chaplin
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