We’re one sleep away from opening night of Sydney Whisky Fair, so hopefully you’ve been planning your whisky strategy for the big dance. You can see the list of confirmed whiskies here (we might add a few overnight as well) and we’ve provided a digital version of the program below. Please note, those prices will […]

Few names encapsulate the modern Australian whisky boom like Lark and it’s with great pride that we welcome them back to Sydney Whisky Fair in 2018. The story of Bill Lark and his push to start a craft distillery in Tasmania is one that’s been well told. The landscape then and now are almost unrecognisable […]

You may have seen it leaked through social media and here it is officially announced: we’re delighted to partner with Victoria’s Timboon distillery for the first time to release a Sydney Whisky Fair exclusive in 2018. Timboon is a distillery we have long admired from afar. Their early output was kept close to their chests […]

With the Sydney Whisky Fair just over a week away we’re exited to reveal a list of whiskies that will be available to sample. The list has been posted over at our Confirmed Whiskies page, in alphabetical order. There will be well over 100 whiskies to try at Fair, so that means that it will not […]

We’re excited and proud to put our name next to one of Sydney’s great bars this year as we announce Surry Hills’ The Wild Rover as our official partner venue. One of the city’s whisk(e)y institutions  – if The Oak Barrel staff have gone for a knock-off drink, chances are you can find us down […]

We’re starting to get a bit excited as Sydney Whisky Fair rumbles towards us, just over two weeks away. As the last loose ends are coming together, we’ll have some Fair announcements for you in the coming days, but if you haven’t been paying attention we’ve already had some pretty big announcements recently. Each year […]

We are pleased, excited and getting thirsty to confirm the details for this year’s annual Australian Distillers Dinner. One of our most anticipated nights of the year, the Dinner will once again be happening on the eve of Sydney Whisky Fair – this year Thursday 23 August. An intimate, sit-down event with whisky producers from […]

Six GlenDronach single casks on tasting at The Oak Barrel Tuesday 21 August. They are the key details and we don’t have to put too much work into this, it’s a tasting that will sell itself. Sherry cask whiskies, once taken for granted, have become one of the enduring questions of Scotch whisky. With demand […]

It’s our latest and favourite Sydney Whisky Fair tradition and we’re glad to confirm that Heartwood’s Tim Duckett will return to The Oak Barrel for a Whisky Fair evening in 2018. This year Tim will take us on his Trails Through Tasmania – or Tim’s Triple-T – as we take a wide-ranging look into the current […]

Introduced as some of the mist striking-looking bottles in Scotch whisky, last year we were please to discover that Rest & Be Thankful also had some of the most alluring whisky inside as well. RBT is the single cask bottling arm of Fox Fitzgerald, one of the most respected sourcing and marketing companies in Scotch […]