Knowing that a tasting on the third of January was likely to be a much smaller group as many members were still on holiday or hosting family, we thought this would be a great opportunity to sample drams that come in bottles usually to small for our numbers. Belgrove Distillery 100% Rye Whisky This bottle…

For our October tasting we had the unique opportunity to sample a number of bottles from a home-made selection. I was contacted by a gentleman who had been making his own whisky for over 18 years and had worked out ways to speed up the ageing process to produce seemingly aged whisky in a much…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…