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Beneath Driver Lane

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Address: Shop 3, Driver Lane 3000 Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.driverlanebar.com/

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25.01.2022 Still plenty of time to get your orders in to join this weeks Melbourne whisky special of 'Live from the Vault' Sacha Nourse will be joined by Starward Distillery B.A Matthew Follent as we drink our way through the Starward portfolio. Get in quick as this tasting includes the very exclusive Ginger Beer Cask #5.... Head over to https://www.driverlanebar.com//session-sixteen-07082020-fr to grab your flight now. From a Suburb Far, Far Away - Starward Flight Live from the Vault Friday 7th August 6PM Stream via Beneath Driver Lane FB LIVE

24.01.2022 Live from the Vault - Coming October 2nd 6PM A Very Special Macallan Ensemble We are very excited to be hosting this tasting on Live from the Vault. The Macallan has always been a very sort after whisky here at BDL, and the Edition series is something special. The Macallan Editions are annual releases set on showcasing the exceptional whisky and artful blending. And once they're gone - they're gone.... In this flight we will be tasting Edition #2, #3, #4 & #5. Join Sacha Nourse and Spirits Platform B.A Andy Buntine as we unpack the whiskies and really experience something special and limited. Streaming live from the BDL FaceBook - 6PM Oct 2nd Purchase your flight today: https://www.driverlanebar.com/flights-from-the-vault-checko

24.01.2022 Our whisky expert Sacha Nourse had a go and entered the Australian Bartender Magazine 60 second cocktail challenge. Check out his acting chops and chuck him a like on the original video. Let him win that prize and take the steps to fulfilling his acting career.

24.01.2022 ***Live from the Vault*** Join us tonight for an in-depth look into the Sazerac company. Known for not only their production, but also the acquisitions of other distilleries and products, and the way they work within their ethos of making sure all their products are of high quality and of course, super tasty.... Sacha Nourse is joined across the airwaves tonight with Geraint Gee David & James Kahanoff of Southtrade International. Join us for a very special 5 deep flight as we unravel the whiskies of the Sazerac company - from Buffalo Trace to Sazerac Rye, we will also be touching on the new member of the family Seagrams VO of Canada, and the rebirth of everyone guilty pleasure Southern Comfort, now at 40% and with a backbone of great bourbon. Tune in via our FB LIVE at 6PM Flights from the Vault 'An Evening with the Sazerac Company' Tonight @ 6PM *To purchase upcoming flights for the next few streams. Head over to www.driverlanebar.com to peruse the list*

23.01.2022 We were very humbled over the weekend to receive the popular vote and win The REAL Melbourne ISO Awards for the category 'Best Live Stream' for our weekly whisky adventures with Sacha Nourse. We have some great flights coming up with some amazing guests, including The Balvenie B.A Ross Blainey, Spirits Platform spirit specialist Andy Buntine, and our very next guest South Trade's spirit specialist Gee David. Head over to our web-store to purchase flights to take part in these... broadcasts and break the 4th wall. Via www.driverlanebar.com and head to our Flight from the Vault section. Upcoming flights: 21st Aug - An Evening with the Sazerac Company, with guest Geraint Gee David 28th Aug - Whiskey with an E: The link between Irish and American whiskey, with guest David Denton 4th Sept - The Speyside, The Balvenie Flight, with guest Ross Blainey 11th Sept - A Very Special Macallan Ensemble: a tasting of special edition Macallan, with guest Andy Buntine 18th Sept - Laphroaig Deep Dive: The Full Bottle Tasting, with guest Tom Scott Thank you to everyone that voted, it means alot to see our little streams take off.

22.01.2022 Beautiful artwork from another time at bdl

21.01.2022 One of our regulars - jump on, have a listen and give some dollars for the music if you can. For the love of blues!!

21.01.2022 A very busy Live from the Vault Season ahead of us. We return back LIVE via FaceBook from October 2nd. Grab your flights for the upcoming sessions now from www.driverlanebar.com/flights... We have some spectacular whiskies to unpack and even more surprises to be confirmed for December. Session 22: A Very Special Macallan Ensemble Session 23: Sherry Bombs & Fortified Finishes Session 24: Make it a Suntory Time *FULL BOTTLE TASTING* Session 25: Champions of Australian Whisky - 6 Amazing Aussie Drams with 6 very special guests Session 26: Michel Couvreur - Scottish Whiskey, Finished in Burgundy Session 27: Balcones - Whiskies from the Lone Star State Session 28: Direct from the Fields of Bruichladdich *Optional FULL BOTTLE TASTING & Black Arts Add On* Session 29: A History in Whiskey - Willet Family Estate Bourbon Always LIVE every Friday 6PM Only from the BDL FaceBook Page

19.01.2022 As the year nears its end, and as Melbourne awaken s from its hibernation, Live from the Vault is looking to take a break as we rework a new format for LIVE audiences to enjoy the whisky flights actually live in the vault. But to mark this occasion and celebrate 27 AMAZING whisky flights so far Sacha Nourse will be joined by friend and Spirits Platform ambassador Andy Buntine for a very live and very intimate tasting this Friday 13th November. To book your seat in the vault t...o experience the season finale of live from the vault email us on [email protected] *Space is very limited* On the night you will receive a Bruichladdich 'The Laddie' Highball to start, followed by 4x 15ml tasters of the following Bruichladdich whiskies: Bruichladdich The Classic Laddie Bruichladdich Port Charlotte 10 Bruichladdich Micro Provenance Series 2009 Octomore 10.4 (a monster at 63.5% and 88PPM of peat) All for just $60 Don't delay and email ASAP.

18.01.2022 Join Sacha Nourse as we unpack 2 classic Balvenie and taste 2 of The Balvenie Stories collection. Tonight we are lucky to be joined by Balvenie brand ambassador Ross Blainey

17.01.2022 Were pleased to be partnering up with Rum Diary Spiced to offer you their new Experimental Kitchen release XO CHEERY see below to pre-order yours today. Keep safe and keep well #savehospo #shoplocal

17.01.2022 Tune in at 6PM for a deep dive into the Laphroaig Distillery. As always Sacha Nourse will be bringing you the knowledge, joined by The Exchange B.A Tom Scott. This session sold out, but you can still tune in and catch the excitement, and I'm sure there will be plenty of questions asked and answered by Sacha & Tom.... Only via FB Live

17.01.2022 Brand new 100ml mini pre-batched cocktails, just in time for the touch of good weather and Fathers Day!! Buy all 6 for the special price of $65 or individually for $14. Head to www.driverlanebar.com/bottled-cocktails

16.01.2022 live from the vault - ON NOW - Laphroig with Tom Scott & Sacha Nourse

15.01.2022 THIS WEEKEND - Beneath Driver Lane features fabulous female artists in honour of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY FRI 5 - FIONA BOYES w/ ANNA SCIONTI ($10) SAT 6 - ISEULA TRIO w/ LATE SHIFT Duo ($5) Get down to The Basement for two nights of Sassy Soul-shakin Blues celebrating the Sistas! 8.30pm til midnight. Open til late. @ Beneath Driver Lane

15.01.2022 Last call for this Fridays whisky chat with Sacha Nourse & David Denton discussing the links between Irish and American whiskEy. Also check out the website for all upcoming flights and also historical flights, they are all there for you to purchase and rewatch the discussion

14.01.2022 This week - FATHERS DAY special. One lucky purchaser will win this copy of The Balvenie Stories a master collection of short stories. Cut off for postage is Tuesday (safer Monday) We look forward to seeing you Friday evening @6pm

14.01.2022 Firstly, I'd like to wish a big HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to one of our owners and general manager Hamish Goonetilleke. Secondly, Due to our loss of days during lockdown, we had a little calendar mix up for tonights episode of 'Live from the Vault'... Our bad. Now the Macallan Ensemble flight will be broadcast Friday 6PM, 2nd October. The good news! We will still be jumping online tonight to drink whisky, and to celebrate with our big man Hamish, We will be bringing the BDL crew... together, all with our own whisky to review. Tune in tonight, and grab the whisky out the cupboard, and celebrate alongside us. 'Live from the Vault - Session 21: Happy Birthday Hamish - BDL Crew Edition TONIGHT - 6PM only via FB Live

13.01.2022 Tonight at Beneath Driver Lane!!

13.01.2022 The Melbourne cocktail festival kicks off between 12th - 18th of April - here’s our event we are hosting. Really looking forward to seeing familiar and new faces join us on a journey through whisk(e)y. Click through this link to see the other events on and to book your spot for our event. https://melbournecocktailfestival.io/events

12.01.2022 ***LIVE FROM THE VAULT UPDATE*** We will be taking a week off this week as we get our final season of the year in line for release. We have been working hard behind the scenes to put together some really informative and tasty flights to close out the year.... Most importantly, we are coming close to our 25th Episode - which means we will be tasting our 100th whisky online. and we have a doozy of a flight planned for that - stay tuned over the next couple days for our October, November & December flight schedule. If you have a whisky itch that needs a good scratch, check out our Live from the Vault Archive videos here: https://www.driverlanebar.com/past-videos With all the flights available for purchase here: https://www.driverlanebar.com/past-flights Live from the Vault will return to air Oct 2nd with a very special Macallan ensemble - Sacha will be joined by Spirits Platform B.A Andy Buntine to taste the rare and hard to find Macallan Editions #2 through to #5. https://www.driverlanebar.com//a-very-special-macallan-ens And we are happy to announce our next FULL BOTTLE tasting, and welcome back The Exchange B.A Tom Scott for a Suntory time, tasting Suntory Toki, Hibiki Harmony, Yamazaki 12yr, & Hakushu 12yr on October 16th. https://www.driverlanebar.com//session-twenty-five-1610202 Take care and see you all back on the 2nd. BDL

10.01.2022 WE ARE BACK IN THE VAULT! Join Sacha Nourse and David Denton of Iconic Beverages as we avoid weighing in on American politics and instead weigh in on great American Whiskey. Balcones is one of our favourite Distilleries and they have the accolades to show why.... Tune in at 6PM to enjoy the chat. https://www.facebook.com/beneathdriverlane/videos/358692882055378/

10.01.2022 Negroni week is usually a time where we as bars are able to donate funds through drinks to worthy charities. This year in 2020 its a bit different. Please have a look at our Contemporary negroni twist - available online via driverlanebar.com

10.01.2022 ***Live from the Vault*** In a stunning turn of events, 'Live from the Vault' has been nominated for Best Live Stream in The REAL Melbourne ISO Awards if you're a fan of the stream or of BDL, please head over to bit.ly/REALmelbISOvote and make sure to give us your vote! Back to regular news, Join us this evening @ morning 6PM as we say Goodbye Rye July as we join Brown Forman and American Whiskey heavy weight Linus L Schaxmann.... We will be unbundling rye whiskey from both Jack Daniels and Woodford Reserve. Tonights Whiskies: Jack Daniels Rye Jack Daniel Single Barrel Rye Woodford Reserve Rye Woodford Reserve Chocolate Malted Rye Live from the Vault Friday 31st July 6PM Only via the Beneath Driver Lane FB LIVE Stream *Purchase your flight now for next weeks stream - We will be joined by Starward B.A Matthew Follent, as we do a vertical tasting of Melbourne's favourite whisky. Get in quick as this flight includes the very limited, and very sold out Ginger Beer Cask #5 https://www.driverlanebar.com//session-sixteen-07082020-fr

09.01.2022 FRIDAY! Hot Hammond grooves with Owen.Kealy BURNING B3 TRIO 10pm til midnight. RATTLIN BONES BLACKWOOD up first at 8.30. Get down!!

08.01.2022 ***Live From The Vault*** Streaming TONIGHT via FB Live @ 6PM

07.01.2022 Dont forget to vote us! And while youre voting, grab a dram and get ready to see what youve voted for! Live from the Vault at 6pm!

07.01.2022 Another great value virtual tasting thanks to Beneath Driver Lane, checking out the Japenese whiskies of Suntory hosted live by Sacha Nourse and Tom Scott through facebook LIVE, included are tastings of Hibiki, Hakushu 12 & Yamazaki 12, along with a FULL bottle of Toki Suntory Whisky grab your ticket here: https://www.driverlanebar.com//session-twenty-five-1610202

06.01.2022 ***BE THE FIRST TO ENJOY A FEW WHISKIES BACK DOWN IN THE BASEMENT**** Book your space to take part in a very special 'Live from the Vault' tasting this Friday 13th November. We have the lads from Bruichladdich showcasing a very special bottling of the 2009-2019 Micro-Provenance Single Cask, with only 282 bottles of this whisky produced WORLDWIDE.... The micro-provenance is a special product, showcasing exactly what a very small part of a very small island can produced from field to bottle. Join us 6PM this Friday as we drink our way through 4 great Bruichladdich whiskies. Book your seat for $60 and be a part of the opening of BDL In this tasting: Start with a Bruichladdich Highball on arrival and work your way through The Classic Laddie, Port Charlotte 10, 2009-2019 Micro-Provenance Single Cask, and the Octomore 10.4 And feel free to stay for a couple drinks after the tasting.

06.01.2022 ** update ** Hi guys - we have had some technical difficulties with the multiple streaming from ISO locations so this evenings video with be live around 7pm this evening. All your questions will be answered from your posts on the video! Thanks for understanding and we look forward to the chat with Starward. ... This weeks Flight from the vault - we welcome @starwardwhisky with brand ambassador @mattyfollent talk shop with ex-Starward brand ambassador @social_sacha. This is one not to be missed!! Friday 6pm on Facebook live stream

04.01.2022 BLUES IS BACK - above the Basement! Stop by Driver Lane TONIGHT for a celebratory drink and a set or two from funky finger picker BOADZ. 7 til 10pm. SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 4 - 7pm, IBC Finalist AARON POLLOCK sets the lane alight! Great grooves and good times in DRIVER LANE!

01.01.2022 Diplomatico is back at Beneath Driver Lane with brand ambassador @sai_merchant.diplo Specials all night and an all female line up of blues for International Women’s Day

01.01.2022 ***Live from the Vault - This Friday 6PM**** Linus L Schaxmann is back, joining our main man Sacha Nourse as we visit the Scottish Malts of Brown Forman. Glenglassaugh, Benriach (peated and 10yr) and Glendronach.... Join us, dram in hand, as we venture into the highlands (and Speyside) for another weekly whisky holiday. *Want to join in? Head over to www.driverlanebar.com and purchase your Flights from the Vault. You still have time to get these in time for Fridays broadcast.