Taste of Tasmania traders count cost of festival cancellation, as talk turns to future of event

For the past eight years, McHenry’s Distillery on the Tasman Peninsula has been a regular feature of the Taste of Tasmania festival.

Co-owner William McHenry said the festival — which was cancelled for 2020 — had been important for the husband and wife-owned distillery over the years.

“It means a lot, apart from the cash injection, the fact that we’ve got tourists coming down exposed to the products, falling in…