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This Travelling Life: Eddie Brook

Eddie Brook is co-founder and distiller at Cape Byron Distillery in New South Wales, a company literally built around sustainability. He talks about what makes his Brookie’s Gin special, his love of Islay, and why he’s raring to go on a food and surfing trip to Morocco.

What have been some of the most memorable and interesting countries and places that your work has taken you?

One of the most interesting and memorable places I had the luck to visit is

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