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SUMMARY:Festive Drams on the Lawn in Hobart
DESCRIPTION:Drams on the lawn plus a Battery Point Distillery tour?! Grab your tickets now\, Hobart!\nIt’s been a while since we’ve enjoyed drams in the park\, and this year we’re teaming up with the lovely folks at Battery Point Distillery to bring you an afternoon of flavour and camaraderie! Guests will meet at Battery Point Distillery at 4pm for a guided tour and tasting flight\, before strolling over to Princes Park nearby to enjoy five SMWS drams (including a 25-year-old Premium bottling from a demolished distillery) and charcuterie on the lawn with local Ambassador and personality Mr Tom Rofe! \nGrab your mates and book in today to avoid missing out on the fun as we farewell 2025\, who knows\, there might even be some prizes to be won… \n  \nWhen? Saturday the 20th of December\, 4:00pm arrival and start.\nWhere? Battery Point Distillery; 20 Runnymede St\, Battery Point TAS 7004.\n  \nMembers are welcome to purchase member tickets for guests. Non-members are also welcome. \n 
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/festive-drams-on-the-lawn-in-hobart/
LOCATION:Battery Point Distillery\, 20 Runnymede St\, Battery Point\, Tasmania\, 7004\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events,Whisky Party
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SUMMARY:The Return of the Hobart Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Hobart Gathering is back!\nAfter an unforeseen postponement earlier this month\, the Hobart Gathering will take place in late October at the beloved SMWS Partner Bar the New Sydney Hotel. Come down and join Tom Rofe for a splendid evening spent enjoying five distinct Gathering drams from around the world accompanied by a delicious and hearty three-course dinner prepared by the New Sydney Hotel kitchen. Not only do we have the Aussie-exclusive ‘Alex Moores’ cask on pour (cask 94.43)\, but also four other branches Gathering casks of which we’ve secured a small allocation. \nThese casks are only available at select Gathering tastings around the country and in our virtual tasting pack so don’t miss out on this very exclusive opportunity to taste them! \n  \nWhen? Saturday 21st of October 2023 — 6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start.\nWhere? New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart TAS 7000.\n \n  \n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member pricing\, non-members are also welcome to attend.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/return-hobart-gathering/
LOCATION:New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Global Gathering,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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SUMMARY:20th Anniversary of Australia Branch: Hobart
DESCRIPTION:2002: Andre Tammes & John Rourke started something in Australia that would forever change the landscape of whisky appreciation forever.\nThey brought the world’s leading whisky club\, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society\, to Australia. They toured around the country with a bag of whisky and gauged interest to see whether or not Australians would truly want these rare and delicious malts. \nThe resounding answer was a yes! So\, the plan was hatched to start the branch and bring the full Society experience to Australia. \nCome join in at Tasmania’s premier Partner Bar\, the New Sydney Hotel\, as we celebrate the 20th year of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society being Down Under in ‘Straya. To mark the special occasion\, we have three incredible Aussie exclusive bottlings for the anniversary which will feature in the line-up! \nEnjoy a two-course meal as your Tasmanian State Ambassador\, Tom Rofe\, and special guest Victorian State Ambassador\, Alex Moores (who is a proud Tasmanian\, by the way)\, lead you and your friends through a five-dram SMWS line-up that is not to be missed. \n  \nWhen? Saturday 8th of October 2022 — 6:00pm arrival for a 6:30pm start.\nWhere? New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS 7000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is open to all members\, friends\, guests and non-members! Please keep in mind that if you do not specify any allergies\, then we cannot guarantee that they will be accommodated for on the night.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/20th-anniversary-hobart/
LOCATION:New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:20th Anniversary,Dinners,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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SUMMARY:Scotland In Hobart: Whisky Festivals Tasting
DESCRIPTION:A night to remember — one club\, 6 AMAZING casks!\nJoin the Scotch Malt Whisky Society as we crack open all six festival casks — Islay\, Speyside\, Campbelltown\, Highlands\, and the Lowlands — on Saturday the 14th of May for a VERY special preview event. Yep\, all SIX festival casks will be available to try before they land in the country\, so this event is not to be missed! \nThese six whiskies will be enjoyed by the entire SMWS club world over; Tasmanian Ambassador Tom Rofe and Country Director Matt Bailey will be teaming up to present these phenomenal casks at the Tasmanian premier Partner Bar\, New Sydney Hotel\, for THE tasting experience of the year — the Scottish Whisky Festivals tasting. \nSo what does the night hold in store? Six drams\, one of each festival cask\, and a two-course meal — main and dessert + a Society highball on arrival. \n  \nWhen? Saturday the 14th of May\, 6pm arrival for a 6:30pm start\nWhere? New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart TAS 7000 \n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member-ticket pricing. Non-members are also welcome. \nAll guests may be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination status\, and/or any medical exemptions that may apply.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/hobart-feis-ile/
LOCATION:New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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SUMMARY:It’s S-s-smokin'! — Cigar and Whisky Pairing Afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Peated drams and cigars await you at the New Sydney Hotel!\nJoin State Manager Tom Rofe and SMWS stronghold\, Mark Teague\, for our first Tasmanian event of the year where we’ll be pairing cigars and peated Society casks. Picture it\, thick smoke whirling around the air\, dissipating into the double-brick wall of the beloved New Sydney Hotel; soothing jazz stimulating your aural senses and peated dram in hand\, whilst you embark on a phenomenal journey of taste and smell. \nMark Teague\, a 4th generation Launceston tobacconist\, will be present to guide you through the cigar smoking — a complementary indulgence that will be enjoyed alongside three peated Society whiskies (plus a fourth unpeated)\, each from different regions and varying in their peat levels. There will also be light charcuterie served on the evening. \nWhen? Saturday the 19th of March\, 2pm arrival for a 2:30pm start\nWhere? New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart TAS 7000 \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member prices. Non-members are also welcome. \nAll guests will be required to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination status\, and/or any medical exemptions that may apply.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/its-s-s-smokin/
LOCATION:New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:Garden Party: Hobart
DESCRIPTION:Let’s see 2020 off with some end of year drams…\n2020 has been a year we’d all rather forget.  \nLet’s say good riddance to the year with some drams\, food\, fun and great company. Your national ambassador is coming to Tassie with a bag full of booze and is sharing it all around. \nCome to Parliament House Gardens just next to Salamanca and share drams\, food\, and the camaraderie of the world’s greatest whisky club! Bring a picnic rug\, we’ll look after the rest! \nIncluded with each ticket:\n– all whisky\n– light lunch\n– host\n– whisky picnic! \nSaturday\, 19 December 2pm onward \nAll welcome at one low ticket price\, members\, guests\, friends and trade!
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/garden-party-hobart/
LOCATION:Parliament House Gardens\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events,Whisky Party
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