The next edition of '60 Seconds With the Legends of The Oak Barrel'...
Long-time OB fan, Wine Writer, Wine Educator and Australian Wine Industry stalwart, The Wine Man, Peter Bourne @pb1948
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2021 saw The Oak Barrel celebrate 65 years of selling great booze. In 2022, we want to acknowledge the legs we stand on: the staff, the customers, the punters and the professionals who make us what we are today.
To do so, we're kicking off this little series.. 60 seconds with some of the legends that have played - and continue to play - an integral part in building and maintaining the awesome community that is The Oak Barrel.
Special shout-outs to Dave Withers of @archierosesyd for being our first willing (not to mention incredibly qualified) volunteer!
Keep an eye out for the next episode.. coming to you soon 🍸🍺🍷😀
Boutique-y Whisky Home Nations Series
Exclusive Whiskies From The Oak Barrel Archive Tasting
The Oak Barrel is excited to announce a whisky tasting wit a line-up we've never seen before - after digging through the archive during lockdown we've put together a selection of exclusive bottlings from the past six years.
Although it's not an exhaustive collection of everything we've bottled, these are a collection of our favourites from the period we'd like to open and share. It also gives us an opportunity to (finally) share in person our two 65th anniversary releases that we were forced to launch virtually in recent months.
Featuring single casks and releases from GlenDronach, Overeem, Archie Rose, Sullivans Cove, Paul John, Starward, Ardnamurchan and Black Gate, we are offering both in-store and virtual tickets, with the latter being sent drink-at-home packs to watch a broadcast of the event.
The event will also serve to introduce Josh Fischer to the audience, with Josh becoming the next Whisky & Spirits Educator for The Oak Barrel. He will co-host with incumbent Scott Fitzsimons, who will be moving on from the role following this tasting.
GlenDronach 2003 12-Year-Old Single Cask #3492 53.8%
Starward 'Reverse Double' 48.5%
Paul John Single Cask #987 57.7%
Overeem OBWF-2017 (HD-110) Port Cask Strength 60%
OAKBARRELXBLACKGATE19 51%
Archie Rose Rye Malt Single R125 Cask R125 54.2%
Ardnamurchan Single Cask AD/07:15 CK.384 59.1%
Sullivans Cove Old & Rare Double Cask DCR01 45.9%
Tasting Benriach's New Whiskies With Stewart Buchanan
The next era of Speyside distillery Benriach is upon us with a new label and bottle design heralding in new expressions for one of the great survival stories in Scotch whisky.
See the full details: https://oakbarrel.com.au/tasting-benriachs-new-whiskies-with-stewart-buchanan-tue-19-oct/
Announced a year ago, Australia has finally received its first allocation of the new ten-year-olds (The Original and The Smoky) as well as the new 12-year-old.
We'll be joined by Benriach Brand Ambassador Stewart Buchanan, a familiar face to The Oak Barrel and our customers, who'll share a dram live from Scotland.
What We'll Taste:
Benriach The Original Ten 43% (new release)
Benriach The Smoky Ten 46% (new release)
Benriach The Twelve 46% (new release)
Benriach 21-Year-Old 46%
Benriach 2005 14-Year-Old Rum Finish (Oak Barrel Archives) 55%
Whisky Roundtable: News & Updates From The Whisky World
With New South Wales agonisingly close to opening up again and bars starting to take bookings - we catch up with the panel to share some news, latest updates and our favourite recent whiskies.
Featuring:
Alexandra Dahlenburg
Andrew Milne
Matt Bailey
Scott Fitzsimons
Whisky Roundtable: Tom Price, About Time
Whisky bartending identity Tom Price joins the stream this week to chat about new venue About Time. The Baxter Inn veteran has teams up with a bunch of hospo heroes for the venture, which we'll delve into in depth (as well as talk some other whisky shenanigans).
Featuring:
Alexandra Dahlenburg
Andrew Milne
Matt Bailey
Scott Fitzsimons
Whisky Roundtable: Max Allen, Drinks Author & Columnist
One of the best known names in drinks writing, Max Allen has won multiple awards and plaudits for his books on wine and later Australian drinks in general.
It's a great pleasure that he's agreed to lower his standards and appear on this week's Whisky Roundtable.
Featuring:
Alexandra Dahlenburg
Andrew Milne
Matt Bailey
Scott Fitzsimons
Whisky Roundtable: Simon Hopkins & Angel's Envy
Gun bourbon bartender turned Angel's Envy guru and now Bacardi brand ambassador, Simon Hopkins joins the stream this week to talk life in lockdown and the current state of bourbon.
Featuring:
Alexandra Dahlenburg
Andrew Milne
Scott Fitzsimons
Sullivans Cove & The Art Of Whisky Blending [Whisky Forum]
It is with great joy and pride that following a seven-year hiatus we welcome Sullivans Cove back to the Sydney Whisky Fair/Forum fold with a special virtual tasting to mark the night Whisky Fair 2021 would have begun.
Although we've done an annual stand-alone night with Sullivans in recent years, the distillery - arguably Australia's best known - have not had the sufficient levels of mature stock to do it properly. Not for lack of want, The Oak Barrel and Sullivans Cove have been in dialogue for a number of years, working towards the right opportunity.
Finally, 2021 has provided that opportunity.
Providing the finale to Sydney Whisky Forum 2021, we're delighted to confirm that Distillery Manager and blender extraordinaire Heather Tillott will be joining us live from Tasmania to take a look at four different expressions of Sullivans Cove Double Cask. With blending such a hot topic of the Australian week of Sydney Whisky Forum, and indeed such a vital part of the current whisky scene, we're going to deep dive into the creation of these whiskies which, in The Oak Barrel's opinion, have been the star of the distillery's line-up in recent years.
Featuring DC batches 95, 109 and 110 we'll finish with something very new and very special, full details of which will be announced on the night.
These are all whiskies that Heather has crafted and blended and that hold special stories for her.
What We’ll Be Trying:
Sullivans Cove DC095 49.6%
Sullivans Cove DC109 45%
Sullivans Cove DC110 46.9%
Sullivans Cove DCOR01 45.2%
Aussie Whisky Get Together #3 [Whisky Forum]
If the theme for the 2021 Sydney Whisky Fair/Forum is "Lifting Spirits" then our series of 'Aussue Whisky Get Together' tastings are surely going epitomise it.
Featuring distillers from across Australia that would have been showcasing at the in-person Fair should it have gone ahead this year, each will be showcasing a whisky whilst having a chat with fellow distillers and the audience.
Featuring special editions, preview releases and expressions from new distilleries.
Fleurieu The Bivouac 48% (SA)
Timboon Governor's Reserve 50.2% (VIC)
78 Degrees Cask Sample 56.6% (SA)
Hobart Whisky Rum Finish 58.6% (TAS)
Highwayman (Release to be announced...) 55% (NSW)
Dugite Whiskey 40% (WA)
Coastal Stone First Release (NSW)
Archie Rose x St Ali Blasphemy 40% (NSW)
Wines, Whiskies, Craft beer and Sake. The Oak Barrel is one of Australia's oldest bottle shops.
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