Beyond the Barrel Whisky Tasting Experience

Explore the world of whisky, from new-make spirit to the influence of oak.


Imbue Distillery
Imbue Distillery
Instagram followers 7k followers

1 hour

Experience size 1 to 12 (public dates), 5 to 15
  $35

Go beyond the bottle with our intimate, small-group Story Sessions. Step behind the scenes of our working distillery, meet the people behind the spirits, and discover how each bottle comes to life through stories, demonstrations, and tastings woven throughout the experience.
Explore the stills and barrel room, learn how maturation shapes flavour, and taste whisky at different stages of its journey—from new make spirit through to the finished dram.

Please note: Public dates for this experience require at least 5 guests to run. In the unlikely event that we don't reach this number, we may cancel the session; if that happens, we'll inform you and let you choose between a refund or reschedule, so please watch your email/SMS one day prior to the experience.
What you'll get
A 60-minute behind-the-scenes experience, with exclusive access to our working distillery and tastings throughout the tour.
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
Location

1/12 Candlebark Court, Research VIC

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Imbue Distillery
Imbue Distillery

Instagram followers 7k followers

We’re Imbue Distillery, a small, independent distillery in Research, on the leafy edge of Melbourne’s Yarra Valley.
We started Imbue in 2019 after many years working across food and hospitality, fuelled by a shared curiosity about flavour and a slightly dangerous habit of asking, “What would happen if we tried this?”
That curiosity still drives what we do today. We make everything from gin, vodka and agave spirits to liqueurs and whisky, often using native, local and seasonal ingredients and experimenting with different grains, botanicals and casks along the way. We’ve never been particularly interested in making spirits just because that’s how they’ve always been made.
Our Story Sessions grew from one of our favourite parts of running the distillery: talking to people about how and why we make what we make. Rather than a formal tour or classroom-style tasting, we invite you behind the scenes to explore the distillery, taste spirits along the way and hear the stories, experiments, successes and occasional happy accidents behind them.
Between us, our team brings decades of experience across hospitality, food, fermentation and distilling. Our spirits have also picked up plenty of awards over the years, including multiple Gold Medals at the Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards - but we’re just as happy talking to someone tasting whisky for the first time as we are getting nerdy about botanicals, fermentation or cask finishes with a fellow spirits enthusiast.
We believe good drinks are even better when you know the story behind them. Come curious, ask plenty of questions, and we’ll pour you something interesting.

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