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SUMMARY:SMWS Cocktail Party: Leah Dunnigan x W&A Takeover
DESCRIPTION:Australia’s #1 Bartender Comes to Whisky & Alement!\n  \nWe’re super excited to be joining up with Melbourne Partner Bar Whisky & Alement to bring Leah Dunnigan — Australian T25 Bartender of the year and QLD Partner Bar Savile Row’s Bar Manager — down to Melbourne for one night of cask-strength Society cocktails and fun! \nLeah will create four unique cocktails\, each hero-ing a different cask-strength Society release; plus\, there’ll be a break-even dram of Rare Release 53 Honeysuckle petrichor (one of Leah’s top 10 drams tasted for 2024) available. \n\nWhen: Monday 19th of May 2025 — 6pm – 9pm\nWhere: Whisky & Alement\, 270 Russell St\, Melbourne VIC 3072.\n  \nNo bookings required!\nThis is not a formal event. Just rock up and enjoy some great\, unique Society cocktails with friends. Make sure to bring your Society membership card as members will receive discounts on the 4x cocktails for the duration of the pop-up. \n 
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/smws-cocktail-party-leah-dunnigan/
LOCATION:Whisky & Alement\, 270 Russell St\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Pop-Up Bar,Whisky Party
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SUMMARY:BASIK LIVE: Chocolate & Whisky Perfect Pairings in Melbourne
DESCRIPTION:The mad chocolatier from the north returns this August to tantalise your senses and challenge your flavour conventions!\n  \nSome of you know Krsna Raj from BASIK\, but for those who have joined recently\, BASIK Chocolates is the final frontier in chocolate flavour exploration. For the past three years we’ve teamed up with Krsna\, who hand-makes chocolate bon bons exclusively to match the flavours of specific casks we send over. This year\, Krsna has outdone himself by incorporating his flavours into a new chocolate “snack bar” format for the upcoming SMWS tasting. \nKrsna will return to Melbourne alongside your local State Ambassador Alex Moores to host the Perfect Pairings tasting at the Hawthorn Arts Centre. Five unique Society single-cask drams (three whiskies\, an Armagnac\, and a Cognac) paired with five handmade chocolate “snack bars” from Krsna himself; this is it\, the ultimate chocolate and whisky pairing — the perfect pairings. Each ticket includes the five drams and five chocolate snack bars\, as well as canapés on arrival with a welcome dram — all enjoyed in the beautiful surrounds of the Hawthorn Arts Centre. \n  \nWhen? Saturday the 19th of August\, 2:00pm start.\nWhere? Hawthorn Arts Centre\, 360 Burwood Rd\, Hawthorn\, VIC\, 3122.\n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member pricing\, non-members are also welcome to attend. \n  \nWe have members join The Society explicitly for the unparalleled chocolate and whisky pairing collaboration we do with Krsna of BASIK each year — this is an experience you do not want to miss! \n  \nPlease note that whilst dietary requirements will be taken into account for the lunch meal\, no substitutes can be made for the chocolate pairings.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/basik-chocolate-whisky-pairings-melbourne/
LOCATION:Hawthorn Arts Centre\, 360 Burwood Rd\, Hawthorn\, Victoria\, 3122\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events,Whisky Lunch
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SUMMARY:Drams & Blues In The Basement
DESCRIPTION:Malts & Blues\nMusic & Malts season continues as we host a cracking evening of killer Society drams paired with live blues in the heart of Melbourne! We have secured a local blues band to play 2 x 45-minute sets live on stage as guests sit back and enjoy Society drams amongst the candle-light ambience and soul-pounding blues within Beneath Driver Lane. We encourage all guests to savour\, explore and enjoy our Society drams to the live music and discover the differences you may experience compared to drinking with a recording. \nGuests will enjoy a welcome cocktail + five Society drams with the option to purchase additional drams from the bar. Guests are welcome to stay after the event has concluded. \nWhen? Thursday the 28th of April\, 6pm arrival for a 6:30pm start\nWhere? Beneath Driver Lane\, 3\, Driver Ln\, Melbourne VIC 3000 \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/drams-blues-in-the-basement/
LOCATION:Beneath Driver Lane\, 3\, Driver Ln\, Melbourne\, Victoria\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:Decoding the Casks: An evening with the Ambassador
DESCRIPTION:Join SMWS National Ambassador\, Matt Bailey\, for a one-night only limited event for members of ‘decoding the casks’ at the SMWS. New codes\, old codes\, and demystifying some numbers along the way. He’ll be sharing around a full lineup of new Society offerings\, perhaps even from codes you might not have seen before\, and a bit of ‘malternative’ education in a proper Melbourne Masterclass. \nJoin us on Thursday 9th May\, 6pm arrival dram for a 6:30pm start\, at the Melbourne Whisky Room\, upstairs 270 Russell St\, Melbourne. Places strictly limited.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/decoding-the-casks-an-evening-with-the-ambassador/
LOCATION:Melbourne Whisky Room\, Upstairs\, 270 Russell Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:Melbourne Whisky Room - Exclusive Member Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Happy new year! \nWhat a year ahead we have planned for Society members\, including this extremely momentous occasion launching the next chapter for Whisky & Alement with their Melbourne Whisky Room upstairs.  You heard right: situated directly above Whisky & Alement is the latest dedicated whisky bar in Melbourne and a truly wonderful Society space. It is both welcoming and exciting for Society members and their guests and is part of the Whisky & Alement family. \nGroup tastings\, table service\, an Old & Rare section and the feature SMWS Archive Cabinet which will be regularly pillaged for special events. An exciting move for this long-standing Society Partner Bar! And an intimate space for dramming on single cask\, cask strength pours from the Society. Over time we anticipate this will offer members the widest range of single casks available by the dram in the Southern Hemisphere! \nCome along on Wednesday 15th Feb from 6:30pm for an entirely exclusive members night. This will be a whole-venue takeover to celebrate the new Society space for members\, enjoy 6 x drams\, light food\, and explore the bar afterwards. Only 28 spaces available\, so it’s first in\, best dressed! Members may bring up to two guests. \nSlainte\, \nMatt Bailey\, SMWS National Ambassador\n0448 944750 | bailey@smws.com.au
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/melbourne-whisky-room-exclusive-member-tasting/
LOCATION:Melbourne Whisky Room\, Upstairs\, 270 Russell Street\, Melbourne\, VIC\, 3000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:SMWS x Starward: Distillery Preview and Tasting Party
DESCRIPTION:The Festive Season is upon us\, the weather is warming up\, and we’ve put together an absolutely unique once-in-a-lifetime tasting to celebrate. \nStarward Whisky Distillery\, whom you might know for their accessible and affordable Starward single malt\, has moved their entire distillery from Essendon Fields to Port Melbourne as they ramp up production and expand as a distillery. As a special treat for SMWS members\, we’ve secured a special preview night to come and see the new distillery\, take in a tour of the facilities\, and taste three Starward expressions (Solera\, Wine Cask\, and a New World Projects limited release). As if that’s not enough\, we’ll also taste three rather old and very rare single casks from the Society ranging from 18 to 38 years of age. A true new world meets old world tasting of incredible whiskies! \nA private tour\, 6 x drams\, a chat with Starward National Ambassador Paul Slater\, a chat with SMWS National Ambassador Matt Bailey & me\, and then we’ll head next door to Colonial Brewing Co. to enjoy some nibbles. \n6.00pm to 7.00pm – meet at the Colonial Brewing Co. for a pre-tour festive ale\n7.00pm to 8.30pm – tour and tasting starts at New World Whisky Distillery next door \nHope to see you there! \nSlainte mhath\,\nOwen Smythe\, VIC Manager\n0402 927 343 | smythe@smws.com.au
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/smws-x-starward-distillery-preview-and-tasting-party/
LOCATION:Starward Distillery\, 50 Bertie St\, Port Melbourne\, VIC\, 3207\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Tasting Events
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