Whisky, once regarded an older gentleman’s drink, is having a hipster-led resurgence. Nick Turner and Alex “Ted” Matthews started up the blog called Whisky Waffle about two and a half years ago and are riding on the coattails of the burgeoning Tasmanian whisky industry. “We found after a few drinks we became very poetic and wordy and basically our partners got sick of us,” Nick said. “Yeah and they told us to go away and tell someone else so we ended up telling the internet. And the internet kind of listened,” Alex said. “It started out as a really little blog but now it’s been viewed in over 150 countries,” Nick said. They have seen a younger and increasingly female demographic become interested in whisky. A tasting at the Lark Distillery cellar door in Hobart was a transformative experience for the bloggers. Distiller Bill Lark is one of the key leaders of the resurgence of the Tasmanian whisky industry. Governor John Franklin declared a prohibition on whisky production in Tasmania in 1838, which was overturned 150 years later when Bill Lark fought to change the law. Tasmanian whisky distilleries are growing in number and reputation. “Every year there are more and more distilleries starting up and it’s really exciting to be at the ground level of it,” Alex said. Tasmanian distilleries are mostly small-scale producers on the higher end of the price scale. Tasmanian whiskies tend to be aged in small barrels, which speeds up the ageing process. In Tasmania, the industry is influenced by the wine industry so sherry and port barrels are a popular choice of cask, which influences the flavour while the product ages.  Nick and Alex have brought their blog to life at whisky tasting events hosted by The Chapel in Burnie. Their second event on Saturday, which sold out in less than two days, will take people on a tour of the whisky regions of Scotland, the home of whisky. They try to keep the night light and the price point low so that even those who have never tried whisky can have a good time. “Whisky is a great social lubricator,” Alex said. “We’re doing our own bit of waffling and by the end of the night everybody is waffling back,” Nick said. Another tasting event is planned at The Chapel for July. Five Tasmanian whisky distilleries to try: