For this month’s tasting we were treated with a range of drams presented by whisky connoisseur; Sourav Kumar. He promised a selection of highly rated Indian whiskies, alongside a few from up and coming Australian craft distilleries, and he didn’t disappoint. Ironbark Moonshine Opening with something a little different, we sampled Ironbark Distillery’s Corn Rye…
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August Blind Whisky Tasting
By popular demand we decided to make our August tasting a blind. Our gauger sourced some fine scotch whiskies from five prominent distilleries, but promised us a few twists to keep everyone off guard. It really did work and resulted in a number of surprises. Whisky #1 On the blind we found this Whisky to…
QMWS Grand Central Sept. 2017 AGM
As well as tasting some great whiskies from around the world, at our July meeting we also took on new members and held our AGM. Elections The first point on the agenda was the election of committee positions. While everyone seemed pretty happy with the way things have been going, we wanted to spread the…
July Whisky Tasting
After a brief AGM (see the results here), we turned our attention to a few drams from a few corners of the globe. Hellyers Road Original 10yr A Tasmanian whisky, this base level single malt from Hellyers Road Distillery is one of the few Tassie whiskies in a reasonable price range, retailing at $94.99 and…
Barrel Finish Whisky Tasting June 2017
For our June tasting we wanted to explore the differences barrel finishes can have on a whisky. So, in a the elegant setting of The Hilton’s Vintaged Bar, we sampled a range of suitably elegant Glenmorangie single malts. Our Gauger put together four drams with essentially the same production and maturation in ex bourbon barrels…
Peat Whisky Tasting May 2017
After the smooth Irish whiskies we enjoyed at the last whisky night, we decided to throw ourselves right in the thick of it this month with an Isle of Islay whisky tasting. Selecting four of the big names from the Islay region, you could smell the peat in the air as we made our way…
Irish Whiskey Tasting March 2017
Every year March 17 sees many of us force our way through an annual pint of Guinness, or asking the bartender to dust off the Jamison’s bottle for a drink of the only Irish Whiskey we know. Irish whiskey in Australia simply isn’t that well known or understood. That’s why we decided to hold an…
Cask Strength Whisky Tasting February 2017
We’ve been changing things up a bit for 2017 and have recently moved our monthly tastings to the Grand Central Hotel. To celebrate this move to a new and more comfortable location, we brought together a selection of cask strength whiskies for our February tasting. These drams are from distilleries in the speyside region, generally…
Whisky Tasting August 2016
The initial plan for August was to hold a blind tasting. Unfortunately, August seems to be a busy month for all of us, and only four members could make it. So we made the decision to save opening all the bottles and give our full attention to one single malt. Strathisla 12yo “The oldest distillery…