Malt Whisky Society of Australia – Melbourne Tasting 12th Nov

 

 

Malt Whisky Society of Australia

Melbourne Malt Whisky Showcase

Whisky Tasting Event

 

 

12th November, 2009 – Presse Wine Bar, Elwood

 

This tasting showcases the difficult-to-find award winning malts from the 2009 Whisky Awards, conducted in August with the trophies and medals awarded in September 2009 in Adelaide. We judged 52 whiskies submitted by producers and agents. We awarded 26 medals – 3 Gold, 10 Silver and 13 Bronze. To be awarded any medal the whisky had to impress a panel of 9 judges and average a score over 80/100.

Highlights of the Awards include:

Lark Distillers, LD #39  was the Trophy Winner for best A ustralian malt and was Craig’s third highest scoring malt. The Benromach Peat Smoke (46%) was the second highest ranking malt overall and one of only three Gold Medal Winners. The Isle of Jura Superstition was awarded Craig’s Trophy or Best Value for Money.

Presented by MWSoA Chairman Craig Daniels, the Whiskies on offer at this one and only Melbourne tasting for 2009 are:

v  Glenmorangie 18 Extremely Rare 43% (Silver)

v  Bruichladdich 16 Cuvee E 46% (Bronze)

v  Lark Distillery LD #39 43% (Silver)

v  Isle of Jura Superstition 43% (Silver)

v  Benromach Peat Smoke 46% (Gold)

 

UPSTAIRS AT PRESSE CAFE & WINE BAR – 97 BRIGHTON ROAD, ELWOOD, VICTORIA

THURSDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2009, 6.15 FOR 6.30PM

COST $45 FOR MEMBERS -$50 FOR NON-MEMBERS

There is a limit of 25 attendees so BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL

A light supper will be served. Please arrange to travel by public transport.

Bookings: Adam Walker of Presse on (03) 9537 7500 before 4.00pm on 11 November 2009

 

 

Worn Wild Alternative Designer Market – On again Sep 5th

Received from Worn Wild Headquarters…

Worn Wild

The Alternative Designers Market

New Venue: The Colonial Hotel
240 King Street (cnr Lonsdale Street)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: Saturday 5th September 2009
Time: 1pm-6pm
Cost: $5.00 earlybird entry / $10 after 3:30pm.
Fashion show at 4:30pm

Ever been to Japan’s Harajuku on a Sunday? Get a taste of it right here in Melbourne!

Showcasing the best of Melbourne’s underground & alternative designers with select interstate guests. Fashion, jewelry, hair artistry, accessories & body art for rockers, ravers, queers, punks, cyberpunks, goths, hippies, metalheads, emos, lolitas, clubbers, fans of corsetry & burlesque & general street-stylin’.

For customers & industry buyers “Worn Wild” is the one-stop shop for all styles alternative. It’s a chance to see the full range of products on offer from each designer, try on items you have only ever seen on the net or order a custom-made design. You’ll be amazed at the huge diversity and volume of products on show.

If it’s jewellery you’re after Worn Wild will be showcasing a stunning variety adorned with feathers, flowers, cameos, beads, ribbons & steel from the romanticly elegant to the more chunky, industrial & masculine in design. There are hair accessories too in the form of cyber lox & hair additions, rockabilly & skull clips, voodoo combs, lolita headpieces & fascinators to name a few.

You’ll find plenty of individualistic & unique couture – corsets, street wear, occasion wear & club styles that can be custom ordered or off the rack, one offs and standard stock. Our unique designers are less likely to be influenced by the latest season’s looks, hemlines, celebrities or new blacks!

But it’s not just about clothing and accessories, Worn Wild is committed to bringing to its audience products and services which influence every aspect of alternative lifestyle. There’s artwork, bags, manchester or perhaps you’d fancy a new hairdo?

Worn Wild is the first show of its kind in Australia. It’s a hotspot for all genres of alternative design and portfolios some of the most innovative wearable art forms as well as the most exciting ‘niches’ in the underground of fashion.

Finally there is a captivating and high energy event that does more than just put fashion on show.

Presented by GeoMythik / Starseeded Productions with fashion shows, performance, discounts, music, food service & full bar! Be there early to plot your course and take advantage of our specials.

Are you interested in being on our database? You’ll receive all the latest news and top-secret information about our discounts, shows etc
Email us at wornwild@starseededproductions.com with the header ‘E-List’ and we’ll add you to our bulletin group.

Shadows Cinema – Catch it before the lights go up

http://pj-shadow.blogspot.com/

SHADOWS WINTER PROGRAMME

Six cinematic dissertations on the proposal: people ain’t no good even when they’re god.

With a selection of short subjects.

Do you miss cinemas like the Lumiere, the Carlton Movie House and the Valhalla as much as I do? Well come along to Shadows, a screening of unusual and locally unavailable films every Friday over winter. Bursting with opinions? Stay afterward for good music and a drink at the bar.

The Place:

ABC Gallery is an ex warehouse/factory set deep in the heart of auld Collingwood, now serving as a Gallery for the painter Milos Manojlovic who also serves fine drinkables and worldly wisdom at the bar.

Location:
ABC Gallery 127 Campbell St Collingwood (See map at end of post or follow link to Google Maps with street view picture of the Gallery)
Melway Ref. 2C G8

Dvds projected on to a white wall. A selection of couches and tables. A bar with reasonable prices and a coffee machine.

All of these films will be accompanied by shorts. No shorts, no film.

“This ain’t multiplex, this is gold class art house!” — David Bowie, Diamond Dogs (paraphrase).

All that for a gold coin donation?
“Holy guacamole in a bowl of ravioli!” Pope Pius XV Celestine Decree

Tutto Benne Gelati – Saving Southbank…

Everyone has their own feelings about Southbank, yes? Tacky, tourist trap, overpriced, convenient, varied, hit and miss, the craft market on the weekend is pretty decent (I personally love those glass Kaleidoscopes). But rarely would you think of the Flinders St end for cuisine, what with Rockpool, Guilaume etc down the Crown end stealing all the limelight.

But Tutto Benne, the Italian restaurant on level 1, enshrines one of Melbourne’s hidden gems – the best damned gelati in Melbourne. Yes, I make the claim and dare you to prove me wrong. What makes it the best: well key in my mind is the diverse and interesting range of flavours, plus the fact that they keep the range small (12 flavours) but each one is amazing, and they vary the range up depending on the day and the season. It’s wonderful, fresh epiphenal-tasting gelati. Not to mention the fact that you can choose from regular size and baby-cup size, and even the baby cup is generous enough for a decent sized sweet. So far the flavours that have rocked my personal world include:

Pannetone (which was there yesterday 06 08 09 and I HIGHLY recommend).
Fig
Gin and Tonic
Campari and Blood Orange

plus the old favourites like chocolate, lemon, coconut, coffee, blood orange done very very well.

I can’t recommend this place enough. You’ll find it in the corner near the centre stairwell on Level 1 of Southbank, upstairs from the food court, outside Tutto Benne the restaurant. Winter isn’t normally the time one considers a gelati… but with flavours this great I’m pretty sure there’s an exception clause.

PS I owe this one to a tip from UM gastrosleuth Paul.  Cheers.

VNV Nation comes to Melbourne… Vegetarian Network Victoria that is

Once a month the Vegetarian Network Victoria hosts a social dinner at a different Vegetarian restaurant. If you want to stretch your tastebuds beyond the usual haunts it’s a good way to discover a new Vegie-friendly restaurant.

Details below… and more information ontheir website

Upcoming Events – 2009

SEPTEMBER	VNV SOCIAL DINNER – VEGETARIAN NIRVANA CAFE
	Date: Time: Where: Address: Details: RSVP:	Saturday, 5 September 7.30pm Vegetarian Nirvana Cafe 486 Bridge Road, Richmond North Indian cuisine. Food is high in taste and low in fat.Try the signature kofta and eggplant dishes. Vegan, wheat/gluten-free, allergy diets catered for; some dishes are free of onion, garlic etc. Fat-free dishes available on request. Please RSVP to Georgie at social.dinners@vnv.org.au by Friday 28 August at 8pm.
OCTOBER	VNV SOCIAL DINNER – WHITE LOTUS
	Date: Time: Where: Address: Details: RSVP:	Saturday, 3 October 7.30pm White Lotus Vegetarian Restaurant 185 Victoria Street, West Melbourne All vegan Chinese menu. We cater for travellers of all religious paths. A special wheat/gluten-free menu is available. All dishes are free of onions, leeks, garlic, chives and shallots. Please RSVP to Georgie at social.dinners@vnv.org.au by Friday 25 September at 8pm
NOVEMBER	VNV SOCIAL DINNER – PLUSH PIZZA
	Date: Time: Where: Address: Details: RSVP:	Saturday, 7 November 7.30pm Plush Pizza 85 Burwood Road, Hawthorn Order your pizza at Plush Pizza, then walk down the road to St James Park for a picnic (meet at the grandstand near the corner of Burwood Road and Barton Street). Plush Pizza seeks to provide its customers with an exciting and varied range of gourmet vegetarian and vegan pizzas. They are careful to select only the freshest and finest ingredients, ensuring that all their products (dairy in particular) are free from animal-derived food additives such as rennet and gelatine. No egg is used in any of their products. They make all of their sauces on site. Cheezly non-dairy mozzarella is available for vegans. They also make their own vegan garlic and herb breads. All pizzas are available gluten-free (extra charges apply). Please RSVP to Georgie at social.dinners@vnv.org.au by Friday 30 October at 8pm.

Astronomy Society of Victoria… August stargazing, membership and beyond

August Monthly Meeting

Date: Wed. 12th August, 8pm  Venue: National Herbarium, Birdwood Ave., Melbourne  Guest Speaker: Dr Bart Pindor (University of Melbourne)  Topic: The Evolution of the Universe - Our Cosmic Past: The history of the Universe is perhaps the oldest and most compelling question in astronomy. Over the past 80 years, astronomers have made a series of remarkable discoveries which have given us an ever more detailed understanding of the evolution of the universe. Our latest discoveries even give us a surprising hint of the future which awaits our distant descendants. Bart Pindor will deliver a fascinating non technical presentation on this subject that will be suitable for all to digest as he answers the ultimate questions of Love, Pain, the Universe and Everything!  All are welcome, there is no cost and supper is provided. Looking forward to seeing you there.  Special Reminder: The ASV Library is now open following the meeting, as well as the usual opening prior to the meeting.   Perry Vlahos, President

New Astronomers’ Group intake

If you are thinking of joining the August Intake of the New Astronomers’ Group (NAG) it was already 2/3rd full at the start of July. Applications close on 06th Aug so be quick. There are four Intakes per year in Feb, May, Aug, and Oct for this 12month course. To find out more visit the “What is NAG” and “How to join NAG” pages of this web-site. To apply send you ASV membership details to: nag@asv.org.au

Coffea Cafe – and castagnaccio

Coffea Cake is not exactly a hidden treasure of Melbourne’s hospitality scene.  It holds a proud position on the Elizabeth St side of the Victorian Markets, and does a thriving weekend trade, closing somewhere between 2 and 3pm each day. They sell a selection of  beans which you can also buy ground to take away – the coffee is definitely tasty and worth a try.  But that’s not revelatory news.   So why do I mention Coffea Cafe?  That’s easy.  It’s the Castagnaccio.  Those of you who have tasted it will most likely smile in satisfied agreement.  Those of you who have not tasted – or perhaps heard – of Castagnaccio need to amend this severe life deficiency pronto.

Castagnaccio is walnut flour cake.  Warmed (always ask for it to be warmed) it is like a sticky date pudding without the caramel sauce and with a slightly herbal flavour:  it is made with raisins (or sultanas) and rosemary.  There is no way to describe this sweet adequately.  On paper, unless one is italian and has grown up with it, it sounds like an odd mix of flavours.  But on the plate, it works oh so very well.  Especially with an espresso to accompany.

Recipes exist on the interwebs for making your own, but I recommend trying Coffea Cafe’s freshly baked version as the best introduction to Castagnaccio you could have.  And then you’ll be a convert, just as I and many before me have also been.

519-521 Elizabeth St Melbourne 3000 VIC

Phone: (03) 9326 7388

Allsorts Bookshop: A win for electronic music g33ks

ALLSORTS BOOKS

275 HIGH ST, NORTHCOTE, VICTORIA.
Ph: 94827930
Open 7 Days a week (12 – 6pm)

Word has reached this blog that there’s a great new secondhand book shop that has been opened by long time Clan Analogue supporter & Frostwave effects innovator Paul Perry. If you are technically minded there are heaps of books on Electronics, etc. He also has lots of books on Synthesizers and other electronic music related items. The shop just opened, so get in quick.  Alot of these books you just never find in most book shops.  If you are a Sydney person feel free to call him if you are after a particular book. He has alot of those 80’s books aimed at electronic musicians covering Midi, drum machines, sequencers, etc..

Ufologists take note: Spiritual Cinema is here!

This is a notice I received for a cinema group with a difference… those into UFOs and conspiracy culture: this might be the cinema night for you!

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Announcing a new Meetup for Truth Consciousness Cinema Group!

What: CONTACT HAS BEGUN: 3 FILMS 1 NIGHT 6 HOURS + 316 ALIEN UFO’s

When: July 4, 2009 6:00 PM

Price: AUD15.00 per person

Where: Click the link below to find out!

Meetup Description: CONTACT HAS BEGUN 3 FILMS 1 NIGHT 6 HOURS + 316 ALIEN UFO’s Saturday 4th July 2009 @ Glitchbar + Cinema $15.00 | 6:00pm – 12:00pm Contact Kelly: 0402 509 247 | weheartstuff@live.com.au

More Information: www.spritualcinema.wordpress.com

Join Truth Consciousness Cinema Group in a night of Alien and UFO exploration.

Front Bar: 630pm  STAR DREAMS STAR DREAMS, the movie is a precocious attempt at making definitions in the crop circle debate by illuminating various perspectives and insights gained by the major researchers in the field. This feature documentary by Genesis Communications on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia seeks to present the latest circles, for all to see, by lifting them off the fields so to speak and putting them into public imagination through the medium of television and video release and public screenings. To date, there have been almost 11,000 recorded crop circles world-wide since 1980. There is a consensus among researchers that a higher intelligence is sending a communiqué to us. How are we to respond to this? By closing up, or opening up to these remarkable phenomena at this point in human history.

Robert Nichol’s take on it: “Crop Circles are the realization of a higher consciousness presented to humanity at this time to aid in a universal awakening to higher dimensions of being.”

Main Cinema: 730pm JZ KNIGHT IN UFO’S – Understanding our brains’ connection to alien life JZ Knight’s remarkable insights on UFOs and alien contact presented in this film bring the discussion of this subject to a whole new level: 1.What is the common ground that connects us to intelligent life scattered across space? 2.How does our brain work differently or similarly to theirs? 3.How come some people see UFOs and others do not? What is happening at a neurological level? 4.What UFO technology has quantum physics unraveled? What about time and timelines of possibility? 5.What can we do to advance forward as a civilization to meet our “future Now” and reach for the stars? JZ Knight’s multiple experiences of going through the tunnel or wormhole while channeling Ramtha, similar to near-death experiences, have given her a unique framework for understanding these questions. JZ Knight on UFOs is a candid and exciting DVD presentation of her knowledge, originally recorded live at Ramtha’s School of Enlightenment for the Extraterrestrial Civilizations & World Peace Conference held in Hawaii in June 2006.

Main Cinema: 930pm CONTACT HAS BEGUN “Contact Has Begun” is a documentary that DCT Enterprises LLC has done on James Gilliland. James has had contact with ETs and “off worlders”. The film also covers near death experiences, orbs, and the topic of coming Earth changes. Changes that will effect each and everyone of us. This film delivers a message that will change your world. • Earth Changes – the ones the Mainstream knows about but won’t address (even though scientists present compelling evidence that BIG changes are coming in the next two years – and that’s what our benevolent ET friends are concerned about as well). • SEE GENUINE FOOTAGE OF UFOs over James’ Trout Lake Sanctuary in Washington state. • See them “power up” in response to people on the ground – and learn how you can experience this too. • Learn how to film UFOs yourself. “Anyone can do it,” says James. • See an awesome fleet of UFOs filmed over Mexico. • See experts and authors reveal secrets of ancient history…AND coming earth changes. • Learn about UFOs literally turning off Nuclear Weapons. • Get a hint from Astronaut Gordon Cooper – he chased UFOs himself. • Understand – through superb animations – the effects of ice melt at the north and south poles. • See what will happen to our planet when the sun erupts – possibly as soon as 2010. • Learn who the “good guys” are, and where they come from – PLUS see photographs of their inter-dimensional craft.

Learn more here: http://www.meetup.com/truth-consciousness-cinema/calendar/10542237/

Whisky Tasting Masterclass: Thornbury. Sat 4th July

Carwyn Cellars presents…

Whisky Masterclass

Saturday 4th July

2:00pm – 4:00pm

Join us on a virtual tour of Scotland as we talk & taste the past, present and future of Scotch Whisky.

This masterclass is a must for every malt lover -

covering histories, methods, regional styles and the many quirks of the whisky world.

Presented by Graham Wright, the Indiana Jones of Scotch Whisky.

Class & Showbag: $99 per head

This price includes:

2 hour Whisky Masterclass

Tastings of 5 Premium Scotch Whiskies

2008 Jim Murray Whisky Bible

& Something nice to take home…

Class Only: $79 per head

This price includes:

2 hour Whisky Masterclass

Tastings of 5 Premium Scotch Whiskies

RSVP Tuesday 23rd June

Ph: 9484 1820 or reply “YES!” to carwyn_cellars@gmail.com

$20 deposit req’d

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Carwyn Cellars
829a High Street
Thornbury VIC 3071
P 03 9484 1820 F 9480 4167
carwyn.cellars@gmail.com