Maidenii claims top gong

By
Lisa Dennis
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Maidenii founders Shaun Byrne and Gilles Lapalus have taken out 'Champion Australian Small Distiller' the Melbourne Royal 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards. Photo: Chris Turner.
Maidenii founders Shaun Byrne and Gilles Lapalus have taken out 'Champion Australian Small Distiller' the Melbourne Royal 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards. Photo: Chris Turner.

Award-winning local Vermouth producers Shaun Byrne and Gilles Lapalus of Maidenii have taken out 'Champion Australian Small Distiller' the Melbourne Royal 2026 Australian International Spirits Awards....

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Lisa Dennis
Lisa Dennis
Editor of the Castlemaine Mail newspaper and senior journalist on our sister paper the Midland Express. Over the last 28 years Lisa been proudly reporting news in the Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges communities.