Melbourne Fèis Ìle Festival 2024 Menu

FLAVOUR FESTIVAL THE WHISKY FESTIVALS IN MELBOURNE

Kelvin Club, VIC

Saturday, 8 June

SMWS DRAMS ON TASTE BY REGION

LOWLAND & CAMPBELTOWN

RR

5 PHILOSOPHER’S

STONE (LOWLAND)

20-YEARS-OLD ● 54.0% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON BARRELS

Pineapple-infused rum, freshly squeezed lime juice, raspberry macarons

RR

93

VIKING TOOTHPASTE (CAMPBELTOWN)

9-YEARS-OLD ● 60.0% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON BARRELS

Minty toothpaste, oily cured meats smoked duck, steamed prawns and crabs

HIGHLAND

RR 55 RHUBARB AND FIG CRUMBLE

8-YEARS-OLD ● 58.2% ABV ● REFILL EX-BOURBON & NEW-OAK HTMC CHINKAPIN BARRELS

Herbal spice, cracked black pepper on tinned fruit salad, toasted almond fakes

RR

4

TAKE ME TO THE CHIPPY

20-YEARS-OLD ● 54.7% ABV ● REFILL BOURBON, HTMC & EX-ISLAY OLOROSO HOGSHEADS

Seaweed, sunfower oil, salt-encrusted potato chips, and mussels

RR 149 FURTIVE

GHERKIN

8-YEARS-OLD ● 62.4% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON BARRELS

Fish pâté, pickled cornichons, charred fennel, jalapeños

SPEYSIDE

RR 12 HERITAGE PUDDINGS FOLLOW BREAKFAST

10-YEARS-OLD ● 58.4% ABV ● 2ND FILL EX-BOURBON & NEW-OAK HTMC BARRELS

Cinnamon toffee apples, farmhouse cider, a pecan Danish, and toasted coconut

RR 48 TAWNY

GARIBALDI

14-YEARS-OLD ● 49.8% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON & REFILL EX-AMERICAN OAK PX HOGSHEADS

Vanilla-based frosting, tonka beans, cinnamon sticks and garibaldi biscuits

RR 85 FREEFORM

JAZZ

15-YEARS-OLD ● 57.5% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON & REFILL EX-SPANISH OAK OLOROSO

Hickory-smoked fgs, sweet mustard, walnuts, brioche buns, and pineapple skins

THE WRITING BUREAU

30-YEARS-OLD ● 53.1% ABV ● 2ND FILL EX-BOURBON BARRELS

Waxy apples and pears, creamed coconut, quince paste, and spiced witbier

SMWS DRAMS ON TASTE BY REGION

SPEYSIDE

RR 39 CROSS-ATLANTIC DESTINATIONS

15-YEARS-OLD ● 58.4% ABV ● REFILL & 1ST FILL BOURBON, OLOROSO & PX HOGSHEADS

Jamaican ginger cake, toffee, raspberry jam, and browned butterchips

ISLAY

RR 10 SMUGGLERS’ BACON

10-YEARS-OLD ● 58.4% ABV ● REFILL EX-BOURBON & 2ND FILL EX-PX HOGSHEADS

Bacon crisps sprinkled over pea and ham soup, and smoked German beers

RR 29 SM’OAK

25-YEARS-OLD ● 56.3% ABV ● REFILL BOURBON HOGSHEADS & 1ST FILL STR EX-OLOROSO BARRIQUES

Beef jerky, ancho chillies, hickory-smoked wood, and smoked tofu pad thai

RR 53 HONEYSUCKLE PETRICHOR (2023

RELEASE)

14-YEARS-OLD ● 56.8% ABV ● 1ST FILL AMERICAN OAK PX & REFILL EX-BOURBON HOGSHEADS

Smoked prune juice, cherry fondant, crushed fgs, apricot and brambles

RR 3 THE FINESSE OF A FRAGRANT FURNACE (2023

18-YEARS-OLD ● 56.9% ABV ● 2ND FILL EX-BOURBON & SPANISH-OAK OLOROSO HOGSHEADS

Charred pineapple, toasted coconut, eucalyptus, and powdery coal tar

CASK 53.447 THE EDGE OF MIDNIGHT (2023

RELEASE)

RELEASE)

14-YEARS-OLD ● 57.6% ABV ● 1ST FILL EX-AMERICAN OAK PX HOGSHEAD

Damp wood smoke, coal embers, BBQ sauce, chilli glaze, and root beer cordial

DISCOVER THE SCOTCH

WHISKY REGIONS

Scotland has five distinctive Scotch whisky regions (no, the “islands” do not count as a recognised region), each of which has traditionally carried its own identity and sense of flavour; though in recent years it’s not uncommon for flavour to cross those regional borders, paving the way for flavours and concepts for distilleries old and new...

OCTOMORE 10-YEAR-OLD 1ST FILL EX-BOURBON CASK DRAMFOOL'S JIM MCEWAN SIGNATURE COLLECTION — 63.7% ABV

Atlantic-ocean sea spray and caramel sweetness draped in Islay peat

KILCHOMAN 11-YEAR-OLD FÈIS ÌLE 2019 RELEASE BOURBON AND SHERRY CASK — 54.4% ABV

Dried fgs and Cacao on the nose, juicy sweetness amongst mature peat

Intensly earthy peat with white jellybeans and roasted coconut WILLIAMSON FROM LAPHROAIG DISTILLERY 7-YEAR-OLD BY ACORN LTD. JAPAN — 59.3% ABV

BUNNAHABHAIN 12-YEAR-OLD MANZANILLA

HAND-FILLED SINGLE CASK BOTTLED 2017 — 52.4% ABV

Nutty and funky aromas with stone fruit tangy sweetness on the palate

MOINE 11 YEAR OLD FRENCH

OAK FINISH FOR FEIS ILE 2019 — 57.4% ABV

Moderately peated, mineral-driven with lemon peal and herbaceous

Charcoal and toffee meet head-on, from the now-defunct indie

Sweet dried seaweed, salty smoked bacon, and black jelly beans

Grilled ribs and BBQ sauce with light raisins and pipe tobacco LAGAVULIN 19-YEAR-OLD FEIS ILE 2019 SHERRY

Greener style of peat with charred lemons on the BBQ

Whisky & Alement is Australia’s premium

SMWS

Partner Bar stocking 100+ Society botles on the bar at any given time. Beginning as Chez Regine in 2010, it was soon renamed Whisky & Alement and became a pioneering haven for whisky lovers and appreciators of all types.

In addition to weekly whisky introductory sessions and masterclasses, Whisky & Alement also sports an ever-changing list of niche and curated beers, plus a seasonal cocktail list crafed by the bar team.

All SMWS members receive 15% of Society drams, so be sure to bring your membership card next time you drop past the bar at 270 Russell St,

WHISKY REGION MASTERCLASSES

POOL

TOURNAMENT

16 entrants will be randomly selected by ballot and the tournament will commence at 3pm in a standard knockout format.

The winner will receive a botle of our 30-year-old Rare Release Speyside Blended Malt —The Writing Bureau, which is matured using a combination of 2nd fill ex-bourbon barrels from some of the most highly-regarded distilleries in Speyside.