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…
Whisky Tasting & AGM July 2016
The July meeting, combined with the AGM for the Grand Central Sept., was held at our usual haunt, Tank Bar and Laneway Dining. Unfortunately, we had to farewell Gregory Hudson as he could no longer continue to attend due to other commitments. Gregory held multiple committee positions over the years and was very much the…
Heartwood Malt Whisky in Brisbane – June 2016
Heartwood Malt Whisky is coming to Brisbane for tastings. At present details are not specific, however I can say it will be around the 8th and 9th June. Invitations with details will be sent out in the next week or so when details are known. It is expected that there will be about 30-40 persons per session. Cost…
Whisky Tasting April 2016
Hello all, The April meeting of the Grand Central Malt Whisky Sept was held on Wednesday 27th April at Tank Bar and Restaurant 32 Turbot Street Brisbane commencing around 6:30pm. Due to late notice of the meeting it was an intimate affair as we shared a flight of three Aushentoshan comprising the Classic, American Oak and…
Whisky Tasting March 2016
Hello All, The Mach 2016 meeting of the Grand Central Malt Whisky Sept was held on Wednesday 30th March at our usual meeting place at TANK Bar and Restaurant 32 Turbot Street Brisbane. We had a late minute withdrawal from Filip due to a family emergency, however he managed to leave the nights tibbles at…
Whisky Tasting February 2016
Hello All, The February 2016 meeting of the Grand Central Malt Whisky Sept was held at the TANK Bar and Restaurant situated at 32 Turbot Street Brisbane and many thanks to the staff there for this privilege. Filip again excelled by presenting a flight of three Taliskers for the evening. We started with the Talisker Port Ruighe,…
Whisky Tasting January 2016
The first meeting of the Grand Central Malt Whisky Society for 2016 was held in the laneway dining area of TANK Bar at 32 Turbot Street on Wednesday the 27th January. It was an interesting start to the year with Ian the only committee member present, one regular and three new guests who were much…