Hoposphere

18/08/2019

Break Even XXVII: Wine Cask Matured Single Malts is only one week away! We'll be putting the new upstairs bar at Boodle Beasley to the test, lining up 8 different Single Malts from Australia and Scotland.

Including this incredibly rare 41YO Glenglassaugh Single Cask, distilled back on the 18th of June 1975!

Have you got your tickets yet?

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/break-even-xxvii-wine-cask-single-malts-tickets-65380870945

19/03/2019

Had an absolute blast last night, teaming up with at The Texas Pantry to put on one of our best line ups to date! Next to impossible to pick only one winner, but the 1994, the 1999 Tokyo exclusive, and the 1975 all stole a few hearts. Until next week!
@ The Texas Pantry

16/03/2019

Our full line up is now online, and we're bringing a 1975 Glenglassaugh 41 Year Old Single Cask to the party.

Platters + BBQ supplied by the Texas Pantry Moonah, washed down with some serious age statements from the GlenDronach, BenRiach & Glenglassaugh Distillleries.

Tickets are still available via Eventbrite

http://www.hoposphere.com/glendronach-benriach-glenglassaugh-rare-single-casks-part-1-2019-03-19/

02/12/2018

Hoposphere & Gold Bar Hobart invite you to Break Even XXII, on Sunday the 2nd of December.

The 2nd round in our ‘Rare Tasmanian Single Malts’ series will, once again, cover some of a favourite Tasmanian Distilleries.

There will be rare, limited release, and single cask expressions from the Lark Distillery, Redlands Distillery, Hobart Whisky Company, Old Kempton Distillery, Heartwood Malt Whisky & T.I.B.

Once again, we have secured another ‘Break Even’ exclusive Single Cask.

Light finger foods, refreshments and good times provided on the night. Tickets are limited, 24 seats only.

Tickets Limited: $90 Per Person / Sold Out
When: Sunday, December 2nd 2018, 16:00 – 19:00
Where: Gold Bar AU, Salamanca

23/11/2018

Over the last few weeks, we have been working with the local legends at Hobart Whisky to bring you another limited release bottling.

Bottled exclusively for Break Even XXII: Rare Tasmanian Single Malts Part 2, we present to you HBW Batch No: 18-001.5. One bottle only.

Matured in a 20l American Oak Ex-Port Cask, before being decanted and bottled. It's natural colour, cask strength, non chill filtered, and bottled at a whopping 74.1% ABV.

We still have a few tickets available for Break Even XXII, next Sunday the 2nd of December. But, they are moving fast!

Tickets via Eventbrite:

19/11/2018

Another fantastic line-up at our event last night, Break Even XXI. Celebrating our 21st 'Break Even' in style, with a blind tasting of 8 different 21 Year Old Single Malts.

Congratulations to our blind tasting winner, The GlenDronach Distillery.

The full results from last nights tasting will be up on the website shortly.

08/10/2018

Here are a few photos from our Kavalan Whisky tasting last night.
It was the perfect way to wrap up our 'Rare Kavalan Solist Series'. Covering some of the lesser known expressions in the Kavalan range, from one of our favourite Asian Distilleries.

Last night was not only our 18th 'Break Even' whisky tasting, it also marked the 35th bottle of Kavalan Whisky that we have shared with you to date! That's right, 35 different bottles of Kavalan, 28 different Single Casks, 11 Distillery-Only Single Casks, and various expressions from Independent Bottlers around the world.

We have finally covered the entire Kavalan range, tasting whiskies distilled between 2006-2013, and bottled between 2011-2018. US, Japanese, Taiwanese, Australian & NZ Exclusives, 4 Distillery Reserve and 3 different First Release Single Casks.

Or, 6 x Solist Vinho Barrique, 4 x Solist Oloroso Sherry, 3 x Solist Ex-Brandy, 2 x Moscatel Sherry, 2 x Ex-Bourbon, 2 x Fino Sherry, 2 x Ex-Port, 2 x Ex-Rum Cask, 2 x Ex-Peaty Cask, 1 x Amontillado Sherry, 1 x Pedro Ximenez Sherry, and 1 x Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask.... to be more precise.

A huge thank you to Ian Chang & Kim Lu at Kavalan for your ongoing support with getting these events up and running. And, thanks to Larry Schoen at KavaFan, always willing to help out with our events, and supplying our blind tasting winning 1st Anniversary Port Single Cask.

Photography - James Spencer @ Czeching Out Tasmania

And of course, thank you to everyone who came along yesterday, the Break Even crew.
We couldn't do these events without you guys!

See you all on the 21st of October!

Hoposphere - Break Even XVIII - Rare Kavalan Solist Single Casks Part 3/3 [2018.10.07.]

Here are a few photos from our Kavalan Whisky tasting last night.
It was the perfect way to wrap up our 'Rare Kavalan Solist Series'. Covering some of the lesser known expressions in the Kavalan range, from one of our favourite Asian Distilleries.

Last night was not only our 18th 'Break Even' whisky tasting, it also marked the 35th bottle of Kavalan Whisky that we have shared with you to date! That's right, 35 different bottles of Kavalan, 28 different Single Casks, 11 Distillery-Only Single Casks, and various expressions from Independent Bottlers around the world.

We have finally covered the entire Kavalan range, tasting whiskies distilled between 2006-2013, and bottled between 2011-2018. US, Japanese, Taiwanese, Australian & NZ Exclusives, 4 Distillery Reserve and 3 different First Release Single Casks.

Or, 6 x Solist Vinho Barrique, 4 x Solist Oloroso Sherry, 3 x Solist Ex-Brandy, 2 x Moscatel Sherry, 2 x Ex-Bourbon, 2 x Fino Sherry, 2 x Ex-Port, 2 x Ex-Rum Cask, 2 x Ex-Peaty Cask, 1 x Amontillado Sherry, 1 x Pedro Ximenez Sherry, and 1 x Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask.... to be more precise.

A huge thank you to Ian Chang & Kim Lu at Kavalan for your ongoing support with getting these events up and running. And, thanks to Larry Schoen at KavaFan, always willing to help out with our events, and supplying our blind tasting winning 1st Anniversary Port Single Cask.

Photography - James Spencer @ Czeching Out Tasmania

And of course, thank you to everyone who came along yesterday, the Break Even crew.
We couldn't do these events without you guys!

See you all on the 21st of October!

08/10/2018

Hoposphere - Break Even XVIII - Rare Kavalan Solist Single Casks Part 3/3 [2018.10.07.]

Here are a few photos from our Kavalan Whisky tasting last night.
It was the perfect way to wrap up our 'Rare Kavalan Solist Series'. Covering some of the lesser known expressions in the Kavalan range, from one of our favourite Asian Distilleries.

Last night was not only our 18th 'Break Even' whisky tasting, it also marked the 35th bottle of Kavalan Whisky that we have shared with you to date! That's right, 35 different bottles of Kavalan, 28 different Single Casks, 11 Distillery-Only Single Casks, and various expressions from Independent Bottlers around the world.

We have finally covered the entire Kavalan range, tasting whiskies distilled between 2006-2013, and bottled between 2011-2018. US, Japanese, Taiwanese, Australian & NZ Exclusives, 4 Distillery Reserve and 3 different First Release Single Casks.

Or, 6 x Solist Vinho Barrique, 4 x Solist Oloroso Sherry, 3 x Solist Ex-Brandy, 2 x Moscatel Sherry, 2 x Ex-Bourbon, 2 x Fino Sherry, 2 x Ex-Port, 2 x Ex-Rum Cask, 2 x Ex-Peaty Cask, 1 x Amontillado Sherry, 1 x Pedro Ximenez Sherry, and 1 x Manzanilla Sherry Single Cask.... to be more precise.

A huge thank you to Ian Chang & Kim Lu at Kavalan for your ongoing support with getting these events up and running. And, thanks to Larry Schoen at KavaFan, always willing to help out with our events, and supplying our blind tasting winning 1st Anniversary Port Single Cask.

Photography - James Spencer @ Czeching Out Tasmania

And of course, thank you to everyone who came along yesterday, the Break Even crew.
We couldn't do these events without you guys!

See you all on the 21st of October!

20/09/2018

Rare Kavalan Solist Single Casks Part 3/3

http://www.hoposphere.com/breakeven18/

13/08/2018

Break Even XVII: Rare Tasmanian Single Malts Part 1.
Tickets coming soon.

http://www.hoposphere.com/break-even-17/