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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:A Night of Festival Drams in Perth
DESCRIPTION:The Scotch Whisky Festivals are upon us and we’re bringing that fèis spirit to Australia’s West Coast for our 2024 Flavour Hunters Festival!\nPerth Partner Bar Terrarium will be host to another year of wondrous festival cask tastings as guests embrace the spirit of Speyside\, the peat of Islay\, the coastal salt of Campbeltown\, the rich boldness of the Highlands\, and the gentle whispers of the Lowlands. The Scotch Whisky Festivals are some of the most renowned and anticipated dates in the whisky calendar\, celebrating each of the five Scotch Whisky regions. Six 2024 SMWS Rare Release festival bottlings will be on pour as you’re guided through them by your local Ambassador David Stucken. \nEmbrace the flavour hunter spirit with six exciting and exclusive Rare Releases\, light supper\, and a welcome drink hosted by David Stucken; a festival masterclass for the ages. This will be the only opportunity to try the official Scotch Whisky Festival bottlings in WA at the same time as they’re tasted in the UK; book in your tickets ASAP to avoid missing out on one of the most exciting dates in the whisky calendar! \n \n  \nWhen? Thursday\, 20th of June 2024 — 6:00pm arrival for a 6:30pm start.\nWhere? Terrarium Bar\, 99 St Georges Terrace (Howards St Entrance)\, Perth WA 6000.\n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member prices. Non-members are also welcome to attend.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/festival-drams-in-perth/
LOCATION:Terrarium\, 99 St Georges Terrace\, Perth\, WA\, 6000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Festival Tasting,Tasting Events
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SUMMARY:Let The Festivals Begin\, Tassie!
DESCRIPTION:The Scotch Whisky Festivals are here\, and Tassie\, you’re in for a real treat!\nEvery year\, the Scotch Whisky calendar has several dates to look forward to\, but none are so coveted or anticipated as the Scotch Whisky Festivals — from Fèis Ìle on Islay to the Spirit of Speyside! As always\, the SMWS is bringing you several Scotch Whisky Festival releases available to try at the same time as those in the UK — an absolute treat! \nYour local SMWS Ambassador Mr Tom Rofe has organised a classic festivals dinner at our Partner Bar the New Sydney Hotel in Hobart for members and friends where you will enjoy 6x of the 2024 Rare Release festival bottlings\, a welcome drink\, and two-course dinner. Soak up the fèis spirit amongst passionate friends and fellow members whilst you enjoy some tasty drams and a hearty meal. \n  \nWhen? Saturday\, 29th of June 2024 — 6:30pm arrival for a 6:45pm start.\nWhere? New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart TAS 7000.\n  \nMembers are welcome to bring guests at member prices. Non-members are also welcome to attend.
URL:https://smws.com.au/event/let-the-festivals-begin-tassie/
LOCATION:New Sydney Hotel\, 87 Bathurst St\, Hobart\, TAS\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dinners,Festival Tasting,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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