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SUMMARY:The Gathering: Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:Due to overwhelming demand\, extra tickets just added! Please note change of venue.\nWhat is the Gathering?\nIt’s a global Society evening being hosted in as many cities and towns around the world as possible with the idea harking back to the Scottish meaning of the word ‘Gathering’: a bringing together of people who shared common ancestry\, lands\, and a leader. A gathering was more than just a family reunion\, it was also a celebration. It’s the perfect term to describe a coming together of those whose passion and commonality is whisky. We have some special casks just landed for the Gathering events\, one cask of which is strictly a by-the-dram only serve. This particular cask has been shared with all SMWS branches worldwide for a truly global club gathering all enjoying the same amazing celebratory dram just for this occasion. And it’s from Distillery 33! \nOne night only at the historic Kelvin Club in Melbourne CBD. Included in the ticket are cheeses\, meats\, welcome dram\, Gathering casks and more. \nThursday 26th September\, 6pm for a 6:30pm start. \nDon’t miss this one…
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/the-gathering-melbourne/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Festival Casks Dinner
DESCRIPTION:It’s the most wonderful time of the year — Festival Casks preview tasting & dinner!\nWhisky lovers in Scotland have to wait an entire year to attend all of the industry’s festivals that are dotted throughout the calendar\, i.e. the Feis Ile Islay Festival\, the Speyside Festival\, the Campbeltown Festival\, the Highlands Festival\, and so on. \nIn Melbourne\, we’ll be combining all of those festivals into one special evening where we’ll be tasting ALL SIX of the Society’s 2022 Festival Casks. These casks won’t be landing in the country until later in the year\, so join Melbourne Ambassador Alex Moores on May 21st for an exclusive sneak peek at these incredible whiskies that have been specially selected to honour the six Scotch whisky festivals. \nIncluded with your ticket are six drams — one of each festival cask — and a three-course meal. \nWhen? Saturday the 21st of May\, 6pm arrival for a 6:30pm start\nWhere? The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Place\, Melbourne VIC 3000 \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/melbourne-festival-casks-dinner/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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SUMMARY:The Islay Festivals Come to Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:Once a year\, the biggest celebration of music & whisky comes together across Scotland to celebrate the magic of each region making whisky. We’re bringing that festival to Australia for one big Saturday afternoon in the city with the official Scotch Whisky Festival bottlings flown in direct from Scotland!\nSkip the lines of the brisk cold Scotland Spring and enjoy Australia’s Fèis festival in the warm surrounds of the Kelvin Club; enjoy live music whilst sampling the actual Scotch Whisky Festival exclusives (celebrating the Islay festivals\, Spirit of Speyside\, Campbeltown\, Highlands\, and Lowlands!) from the world’s leading whisky club\, and available to members on the day in this bona fide whisky festival! \nExperience a stunning array of 2024 Rare Releases\, including a 25yo Islay bottling that we know you’re all going to enjoy\, plus micro-masterclasses hosted every 60 minutes by one of our expert ambassadors. If you’re after something a bit different\, the incredible Whisky & Alement team will be setting up shop for a special Historic Islay pop-up bar where you can purchase additional drams from past Fèis Ìle releases and other rare Islay bottlings from their own archive. \n \n  \nThis is a cocktail-style festival event with food\, whisky\, music\, and great company\, all in the heart of the city at the Kelvin Club; a local Islay festival like you’ve never known! All drams are included with your ticket (except the Whisky & Alement Historic Fèis Ìle pop-up drams). \nThere’s nowhere else to celebrate the 2024 Scotch Whisky Festival releases in Australia so close to the actual festivals in the UK. Come and celebrate the regions of Scotch whisky with new and rare single-cask\, cask-strength whiskies\, and micro-masterclasses along the way. \nWhat to expect on the day:\n– A full festival featuring all 12 of the 2024 Whisky Festival rare releases from the SMWS (as well as a range of single-cask\, cask-strength SMWS malts). These include releases from ALL of the whisky regions\, not just Islay!\n– Micro-masterclasses downstairs every hour.\n– Historic Islay bar by Whisky & Alement serving past Fèis releases and rare Islay drams (available as additional purchases on the day).\n– Branded SMWS glass to take home with you.\n– Billiards competition (the great Islay pool competition).\n– Live music\, cold beer\, food and more…\n\nWhen? Saturday\, 8th of June 2024 — 2:00pm until 6pm.\nWhere? The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne VIC 3000.\n  \nAll are welcome: members\, friends\, partners\, non-members\, and those looking to discover the world’s leading whisky club\, the SMWS\, for the first time. \nCome and celebrate Scotland’s most renowned whisky festival at the same time they are in Scotland\, but live in Melbourne\, Australia! \nTickets are ON SALE NOW! Members and non-members are welcome to join.\nNon-members will receive a $30 voucher valid for all SMWS membership types upon purchasing a ticket. \n  \nPlease note that the venue has stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/scotch-whisky-festivals-2024-melbourne/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Festival Tasting,Tasting Events,Whisky Party
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SUMMARY:Global Gathering 2024: Melbourne Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The Melbourne 2024 Global Gathering is coming!\nGlobal Gathering is an SMWS initiative started several years ago where we dedicate the entire month of September to emphasise the ethos that whisky should be shared\, not just with your friends and neighbours\, but with fellow Society members from all over the world! Each branch has an entire cask bottled exclusively for its local members; and whilst it’s still too soon to unveil the details of our Australian-exclusive Gathering cask\, we have organised a tasty and inviting whisky dinner for our Victorian members! \nFor 2024\, we will be returning to the Kelvin Club in the Melbourne CBD for a classic whisky dinner — a welcome drink\, two courses and 5x Society drams (including the Gathering cask\, of course) will be included in your ticket with your local VIC Ambassador Alex Moores guiding you through each cask whilst sharing the Gathering spirit. \n \n  \nWhen? Thursday\, 12 September 2024 — 6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start.\nWhere? The Kelvin Club — 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne VIC 3000.\n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member prices. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to attend. We’re also offering a special ticket + membership option for non-members looking to join at an exclusive Gathering price. \n  \nON SALE NOW!
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/global-gathering-2024-melbourne-dinner/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Global Gathering,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Whisky Wanderers Festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Scotch Whisky Festivals are a time for celebrating the great uisge beatha (water of life) that we enjoy; to celebrate locally\, we’re bringing our hugely successful afternoon festival back to the Kelvin Club for a second year!\nFor 2025\, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is hosting the Whisky Wanderers festival\, our iteration of the popular Scotch Whisky Festivals in which each Scotch region celebrates their history and flavour. This year\, the SMWS has produced multiple cask-strength expressions to celebrate the Whisky Wanderers festival\, and Australia is receiving 14x of them! All 14 casks will be on pour for this festival hosted at our beloved Partner Venue — The Kelvin Club — encompassing two floors of flavour and entertainment. \nTickets include unlimited pours of the 14x new 2025 Whisky Wanderer bottlings\, canapés\, and the option to add on complimentary micro masterclass sessions. We’ll have several whisky stations set up and guests can visit each to taste the drams on offer\, with canapés roaming during this cocktail-style event. You’ll also have the chance to chat with SMWS Australia’s core team including Managing Director Matt Bailey who will be returning to Australia briefly to attend the festival. \nWhisky & Alement will also be hosting their Historic Islay bar once again\, which will feature Fèis Ìle and Islay releases from yesteryear (both older rare SMWS releases and non-SMWS releases)\, as well as the Never-Ending peated cask! Your ticket will entitle you to 1x complimentary Never-Ending Cask dram from the Whisky & Alement stand\, with additional drams available for purchase on the day. \nThis is a huge free-roam event and an opportunity to try some of the exclusive whisky festivals casks coming into the country at similar times as they’re being tasted in the UK. \n \n  \nWhat to expect on the day:\n\n\nA full festival featuring all 14 of the 2025 Whisky Wanderer Festival bottles from the SMWS and a range of bonus single-cask\, cask-strength SMWS malts — all pours included with your ticket!\n\n\nMicro-masterclasses every hour with our National Brand Ambassador Lachlan Watt.\n\n\nHistoric Islay bar by Whisky & Alement serving past Fèis releases and rare Islay drams\, as well as the SMWS never-ending cask (first dram of which is complimentary with your ticket). Please note that extra drams on the Whisky & Alement stand are available as additional purchases on the day.\n\n\nBilliards tables available downstairs.\n\n\nCold beer\, food and more…\n\n\n  \nWhen? Saturday 21st of June 2025 — 2pm – 5pm\nWhere? Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne VIC 3000.\n  \nThis event is available to both members and non-members — if you are not a member of the SMWS\, we encourage you to come along and see what it’s all about. You can also purchase our ticket + membership option to receive 12 months of membership at a discounted rate.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/melbourne-whisky-wanderers-festival-2025/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Festival Tasting,Tasting Events,Whisky Party
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SUMMARY:Gathering '25 — Melbourne's Gathering Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The time has come\, Melbourne — join us at the Kelvin Club for a classic Gathering dinner this October!\nThe SMWS Gathering has always been a time of coming together\, a time to embrace the shared love and passion for good whisky amongst friends new and old. This year\, we’re celebrating Gathering month in October across the country and Cask 95.105 Into the carpenter’s kitchen — our Australian Gathering bottle selected specially by our branch’s Marketing Manager Adam Ioannidis exclusively for our members across the country. \nTo complement our incredible HTMC-matured whisky\, we’re returning to the Kelvin Club for a two-course dinner on Saturday the 18th of October! Guests will enjoy 6x SMWS drams (including the Gathering cask and a Vaults Collection bottling)\, and a two-course dinner whilst revelling in the unparalleled storytelling and entertaining of SMWS Victoria Ambassador Alex Moores. This will be a classic-format Society whisky dinner with round tables taking up the entirety of the club’s upstairs area. \nWhen? Saturday the 18th of October\, 6:30pm arrival for a 7:00pm start.\nWhere? Kelvin Club; 4-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne VIC 3000.\n  \nThis event is open to members and non-members alike — non-member tickets will include an SMWS membership at a special rate. Members are welcome to purchase tickets for guests at member rates. \n  \nOn sale now!
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/gathering-25-melbourne/
LOCATION:The Kelvin Club\, 14-30 Melbourne Pl\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Global Gathering,Tasting Events,Whisky Dinner
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