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The Imbibers

Locality: Oatlands, Tasmania

Phone: +61 3 6254 1407

Address: 74 High Street 7120 Oatlands, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.imbibers.com.au/

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25.01.2022 The Imbibers of Oatlands - just an hour from Hobart - treat yourself to a day in our wonderful town and explore the combined cellar door of 35 local vineyards (140 different wines). Try a cheese-matched wine flight, grazing board or a whisky/gin flight. We have a well-stocked providore of Tasmanian cheese and produce. Open Wed-Thur 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-6. Bookings recommended - 62541407, Facebook imbibersoatlands or [email protected] (see our menu at www.imbibers.com.au)

25.01.2022 The Imbibers have decided that in their next lives they want to be vineyard dogs! What a life! Here we have the lovely Maeve of Wobbly Boot Vineyard with her light pink Maeve Sparkling. We also have Mr. Archie Thompson of Every Man & His Dog Vineyard who appears to have had a few too may of his Mum and Dad's Archie Sparkling....... cute doggos, and great wine - available from The Imbibers (well the wine is..... you'll have to go to the vineyards to see the doggos!). Open 11-6 Sunday......

25.01.2022 Some new members of The Imbibers family joining us this week - the range of Nocton wines from Richmond. Well be doing their scrumptious sparkling rose by the glass this week, theres a lovely chenin blanc (the only one produced in Tasmania) and a magnificent merlot. Were closed Mon-Tue, but wander in from Wednesday to get your lips around these!

24.01.2022 Happy Friday Imbibe-ites! To celebrate another week of survival, why not pop in over the weekend for a cocktail...... We have launched an expanded cocktail menu this week, and now offer a range of 19 exciting mixes, using all local spirits and liqueurs... a couple of suggestions: Belgrove Buzz Breakfast Martini Our version of the Espresso Martini, a shot of Cheeky Devil coffee, Endangered Distilling Co. bread vodka, Belgrove coffee liqueur, unpasteurised milk, sugar syrup, ...garnished with coffee beans. Lamingtini New Norfolk Distillery lamington liqueur, Hartshorn Sheep’s whey liqueur, Tassie Settlers chocolate whisky sauce shaken with milk, served in a chocolate and coconut rimmed glass. Bloody Midlands 7K chilli gin, house-made yellow plum Worcestershire, tobasco, Shima Tasmanian wasabi powder tomato juice, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnished with celery. Naughty Little Ghost Poltergeist gin, Ashbolt elderflower syrup, soda garnished with a Rhuby Delights freeze-fried Tasmanian rhubarb lozenge. Beesting 7K chilli gin, Quiet Mutiny Riesling vermouth topped with Southern Ocean Soda Company leatherwood and sea salt soda garnished with honeycomb and dried chilli. AND MANY MORE!

24.01.2022 With the crazy year that it has been, we all definitely need more gin. I mean laughter. No, no, Im sticking with gin. #7kdistillery #tasmaniangin

24.01.2022 The Imbibers are happy to cater for private functions. Last night we did a grazing board for 20! Couldnt even fit it in the photo. Laid end-to-end these reached half-way to Parattah! (Not quite!)..... had a great group in who assured us they had a wonderful time Thanks all! #imbibersoatlands #oatlandstasmania #heritagehighway #editas #tasmanianwine #tasmaniancheese

23.01.2022 The Imbibers are proud to be associated with the New Norfolk Distillery and we carry their amazing Near Horizon spiced rum and Misty Valley silver spirit. Several of our cocktails use these, including a very popular hot buttered rum that can be enjoyed in front of our open fires! If hot-booze isnt your thing, come and enjoy a Dulverton Dark and Stormy made with their spiced rum, fresh lime juice and Gillespies ginger beer. Were picking up a sneaky surprise of an amazing new NND product next week too...... (watch this space)...... Tomorrow is International Rum Day - go and support these guys in their great venture and/or pop into The Imbibers to grab some of their goodies......!

23.01.2022 Need a little nudge to get you through the day? From tomorrow The Imbibers will be serving bulletproof coffee! A shot of Cheeky Devil espresso, with organic MCT coconut oil and Meander Valley Dairy butter....wOOhOO! Or if you really want to be naughty.... try our Belgrove Buzz Breakfast Martini (not limited to breakfast time of course!) - a shot of Cheeky Devil coffee, Belgrove coffee rye liqueur, Endangered bread vodka, unpasteurised milk and sugar syrup..... BUZZ!

23.01.2022 For October we’re turning pink! Our lovely Kahlinda has created a pink cocktail! The Dysart Delight! Featuring 7K Distillery raspberry gin, house-made raspberry syrup, ice and soda topped with lashings of cream and Persian fairy-floss. Garnished with freeze dried raspberries! $2 from each one goes to the McGrath Foundation and the Think Pink Foundation for breast cancer support and research services. Pop in this weekend and have a sneaky tipple!

23.01.2022 Love this photo of 2/3 of The Imbibers team being general good-sorts! #imbibersoatlands #oatlandstasmania #cocktails #editas

23.01.2022 YUM..... we received some beautiful honey today from BE Pure Honey Tasmania - will be on our shelves tomorrow..... Deb from Be Pure has issued the challenge of creating a menu item involving her lovely honey (from Orford bees) with blue cheese..... CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! The Imbibers research and development division will commence trials ASAP...... *drools.......

22.01.2022 #LOCAL businesses are doing amazing things - The Imbibers - Oatlands recently opened and offers local wine, cheese and spirits in a charming rustic and wood fir...e warm kind of way. The range of products is amazing and everything in the shop is sourced from within a 60km radius. And if you want to make a night of it there is accommodation onsite too!

22.01.2022 Rather proud to have got a mention in the Qantas Magazine for December...... Also a good onya to Raffah House! Nice mentions of some of our suppliers too, including Old Kempton Distillery, Shene Distillery and Belgrove Distillery

22.01.2022 Big night of installing new drinks fridges at The Imbibers! Looking good for chilling your favourites ahead of the long awaited summer! #imbibersoatlands #midlandstasmania #editas #tasmanianwine

21.01.2022 HAPPY FRIDAY people! You've survived the week! The Imbibers is open 11-9 today.. come and treat yaself to some winey/cheesey goodness! (nb - The Imbibers do not condone excessive cheeseaholism nor such large wine glasses, but you get the point) ;-)

21.01.2022 Truffled-stuff! Come on in to The Imbibers and get some truffled Brie, truffled cheddar, truffled olive oil, truffled mustard or truffle and mushroom paste! You can never have enuff-truff! Yum! #imbibersoatlands #tamarvalleytruffles #breamcreekdairy #oatlandstasmania #editas #trufflestasmania #cheese #midlandstasmania #heritagehighway

21.01.2022 Well...... in comparison to puttputt golf..... The Imbibers crew are much better at mixing drinks #workchristmasparty

21.01.2022 Well done to all the Oatlands businesses who supported the Go Gold Oatlands campaign for childhood cancer. The Imbibers tip jar is very heavy from our generous customers and we have topped it up by another $100 for such a great cause. This month, we are turning pink for breast cancer awareness month. In support of Think Pink and the McGrath Foundation, our tip jar will be split between those two wonderful charities in support of their important work. We are also donating $...1 from every glass of Rose sold, and $2 from every bottle..... we have some lovely pink wines, from Touchwood Wines, Drew Wines, Invercarron Wines, Winstead Vineyard, Craigow Vineyard and Observatory Hill Vineyard as well as a cracker of a sparkling Rose from Nocton Vineyard. Come in and raise a glass in support! (also, we are developing a lovely pink gin cocktail in conjunction with Quiet Mutiny, Lawrenny Distilling and Tasmanian Tonic Company (watch this space... coming soon!). See more

21.01.2022 The Pooley Wines mobile tasting unit paid The Imbibers a visit yesterday....... wow..... amazing wines from a local vineyard operated by multiple generations of the Pooley family. A range of their wines will hit our shelves next week! #imbibersoatlands #pooleywines #oatlandstasmania #tasmanianwine

21.01.2022 Howdy Imbiber-fans! Just letting you know we are OPEN this Thursday for the Hobart no-Show day public holiday (from 11-6). We recommend bookings though as we are filling up! Finish planting your tomatoes and pop on in!

21.01.2022 The Imbibers crew are getting their Great Gatsby on for a theme party tonight.... would you trust them to bootleg you some imbibement?

20.01.2022 Stuck for a last-minute Father’s Day gift? The Imbibers bottle shop and providore have a good range to keep the old chap munching and slurping..... open until 9 tonight.

20.01.2022 We're proud to now be stocking Bream Creek Dairy cheeses! These cows have such a great view.... happy cows = happy cheese = happy belly! We have their truffled brie, blue and ashed brie - available in our providore and on platters......

19.01.2022 How exciting. We have just taken delivery of some new (to us) local wine ranges - Charles Reuben Estate, Ese Vineyards and Torch Bearer wines. These will hit The Imbibers shelves on Wednesday (following a rigorous program of product testing.... ).

18.01.2022 Why not do a midlands Sunday drive....?! Pop into Shene Distillery and see the wonderful Kernke family... then tootle up to Oatlands for some Imbiber action (or vice-versa)......

18.01.2022 Lovely to have hosted Sue Scott and her friends/colleagues for her retirement shindig! Thanks for your kind words Sue, glad you enjoyed your evening and congratulations on a wonderful 27 years of librarian service to the Oatlands community! We hope to help you Imbibe again soon!

18.01.2022 Saturday is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! These two Buccaneers will be ready at The Imbibers to serve up $15 rum cocktail specials and 10% off all Quiet Mutiny wines and New Norfolk Distillery rum (drink in and bottle shop). Hoist Ye mainsail and render ye course to Oatlands! #imbibersoatlands #newnorfolkdistillery #quietmutiny #talklikeapirateday #oatlandstasmania #tasmanianwine #editas #drinktasmania

18.01.2022 We have had so many new family members join The Imbibers this week! We now stock Ouse River Wines from the Tasmanian Central Highlands. Their 2018 Chardonnay was awarded a 95 Gold by James Halliday, and their 2017 Pinot a 92 Silver. Both happily waiting at The Imbibers for you to add to your weekend's imbibement! Open 11-9 Saturday and 11-6 Sunday.

18.01.2022 Hi all. This Wednesday (11/11) we'll be opening a little later (11:15) due to Remembrance Day. Please take a moment at 11am for a minute silence.

17.01.2022 Thank you all for your generous tips last month - we raised $150 for the Oatlands Multi-Purpose Health Centre Auxiliary to support the wonderful work they do in our community. This month our tip-jar is being donated to the Heart Foundation.

17.01.2022 Weekend cocktails...... do I have your attention? We have just launched an expanded cocktail menu - all with a local twist. Pop in and try our Dulverton Dark and Stormy, Bridgewater Jerry, Throatie, Mutinous Martini or an Apple Isle. Add these to old favourites like Hot Buttered Rum, Midlands Mule and our Belgrove Buzz Breakfast Martini and theres your weekend plan! Open 11-9 today (Sat) and 11-6 tomorrow (Sun). Warm open fires available to install yourself in front of! (evening bookings recommended 6254 1407

17.01.2022 Stuck for a last-minute Fathers Day gift? The Imbibers bottle shop and providore have a good range to keep the old chap munching and slurping..... open until 9 tonight.

17.01.2022 Would you like to be an Imbiber? We are seeking expressions of interest for our casual employment register - for food and beverage attendants, food prep/bar, and for juniors (kitchen assistants). At this stage we are looking for somebody for existing staff leave cover and for occasional function work, but as the summer gets busier, it may lead to more shifts. Essential qualities:... - Experience in foodservice, bar, hospitality. - Some knowledge of Tasmanian wines, spirits, produce etc. (for front of house). - Great people skills and communication. - Have (or willing to get) RSA and Covid-safe training. If you are interested, please send through a c.v. and names of at least two referees. Either email [email protected], Facebook message, or pop in. Any questions please call Nathan on 0448 510 528.

17.01.2022 Weve just updated our wines by the glass menu (we changeover every 2 weeks)... come in and explore the range from Observatory Hill Vineyard, Touchwood Wines Roslyn 1823 Every Man & His Dog Vineyard Mapleton Vineyards Pooley Wines Drew Wines - who are all on this menu! You can try a red or white wine flight which feature 60ml of four of each. AND, you can try a flight of each, matched with cheese from wonderful suppliers including Pyengana Dairy, Wicked Cheese, Tamar Valley T...ruffles and Coal River Farm. Or grab a bottle from our bottle shop, block of cheese from our providore and scoot home to the couch :-)

17.01.2022 To celebrate whisky week, weve introduced our version of the Whisky Smash! Mackey whisky, leatherwood honey, lemon juice and rosemary smoke..... come and smash one! Also were offering 10% off our Belgrove and Mackey whisky flights (four half nips of four varieties per flight). And theres a free bottle of Shene Estate hand sanitiser and presentation tin with every bottle of Mackey sold. #tasmanianwhisky #tasmanianwhiskyweek #mackeywhisky #belgrovedistillery #oatlandstasmania #editas #cocktails #midlandstasmania

17.01.2022 What a pearler of a day for a daytrip! If you're thinking of escaping Hobart, grab a designated driver and either: 1. Come up the highway, and check out Shene Distillery and Old Kempton Distillery on the way up. or... 2. Explore the Coal River Valley, calling into Every Man & His Dog Vineyard, Pooley Wines, Nocton Vineyard, Craigow Vineyard, Wobbly Boot Vineyard or Roslyn 1823. (please check their opening hours though!) Of course there are quite a few more distilleries, breweries and vineyards on those tracks that don't have a cellar door. The Imbibers are a 'cellar-door-conglomerate' for over 25 local beverage producers, so if you miss your favourite - chances are we sell it!

16.01.2022 The Imbibers are proud to be stocking local Coaldale Walnuts pickled walnuts. A great addition to our grazing board slapped on top of Coal River Farm triple-cream brie and Pigeon Whole Bakers grilled sourdough. These also provide a lovely savoury taste-contrast with Van Diemen Providore's sweet range of boozey jams and pastes. We're open until 6 today, pop in for a nibble! (we also sell these by the jar in our providore).

16.01.2022 So... we input our opening hours and Facebook tells everyone we are temporarily closed....! So we remove opening hours completely... and Facebook tells everyone we are temporarily closed! Argh! We are open, alive and well! Whilst we try to iron out this glitch (might include $ in the swear-jar)... please note that our hours are: Wed - 11am - 6pm... Thur - 11am - 6pm Fri - 11am - 9pm Sat - 11am - 9pm Sun - 11am - 6pm We are happy to stay open later by prior booking (min 6 people). We are nearing fully-booked this Friday night, but have spots available for Saturday night!

15.01.2022 Who likes cheese? Who likes delicious booze? ..... well, our friends at Grandvewe Cheese make amazing sheeps milk cheese, and then crust it in spent gin botanicals for their Gin Herbalist, and take the same said amazing cheese and soak it in pinot noir to create their Drunken Admiral...... is anyone drooling? And these marvellous creations will be available from The Imbibers later this week!

15.01.2022 We have had some lovely and generous customers leave us tips this week... THANK YOU SO MUCH..... All of our tips go into a jar to support our charity of the month - this month we are supporting Doctors Without Borders for the great humanitarian work they do..... (also our swear jar goes to the charity... haha after our blizzard this week, swear-jar-revenue was well-up!)

13.01.2022 Hi All. Just a reminder, we are open tomorrow (Wednesday) for one last 2020 hurrah! Then we are having a break and re-opening on 2nd January! Pop in and see us tomorrow, or come have a major post-2020-'hair of the dog' in early January!

13.01.2022 Some new friends at The Imbibers..... come say hello #7kdistillery #remnantwhiskycompany #whiskey #imbibers #imbibersoatlands #theimbibersoatlands #oatlands #southernmidlandstasmania #southernmidlands #winecheesespirits

13.01.2022 Fancy something a little different? The Imbibers are now stocking Hartshorn Distillery products. Made at Woodbridge from the whey by-product of sheeps milk cheesemaking, the sheep dairy where this product derives is at Tunnack - so it is still nice and local! The oaked vodka (50% alc.) is stunning, as is their gin and the incredibly smooth sheeps whey liqueur..... *drool!

13.01.2022 Today marks the end of July! Phew, what a month! Heres an end-of-Dry-July shout-out to two of The Imbibers nearestndearest - Deb Baldwin and Andrew Johnson..... who have dried themselves senseless through July to raise money for the Dry July Foundation - raising funds for cancer research and support services in Tasmania. The Imbibers tip jar, swear jar and 50c from every coffee sold during July is going to their campaigns. Thanks to our generous customers.... and The Imbibers potty-mouths.... we raised $340. Its not too late to donate to Deb or Andrew - see the link to their pages in the comments below. Thank you all!

12.01.2022 From an old witchcraft manual..... Don't just take our word for it though... bring your special lady in for a lovely cheese platter and see if you can't fascinate her! We have a well-stocked cheese fridge featuring Coal River Farm, Pyengana Dairy, Grandvewe Cheeses, Bream Creek Dairy and Wicked Cheese. Or for those vegan maidens we have a good range of noncheese-cheese from Lauds Plant Based Foods. Open today 11-6, Fri-Sat 11-9 and Sun 11-6.

12.01.2022 The Imbibers have decided that in their next lives they want to be vineyard dogs! What a life! Here we have the lovely Maeve of Wobbly Boot Vineyard with her light pink Maeve Sparkling. We also have Mr. Archie Thompson of Every Man & His Dog Vineyard who appears to have had a few too may of his Mum and Dad's Archie Sparkling....... cute doggos, and great wine - available from The Imbibers (well the wine is..... you'll have to go to the vineyards to see the doggos!). Open 11-6 Sunday......

12.01.2022 Well.... we have 'almost' 'survived' 2020........ The festive season is looming...... How about booking your work/friends/family festive-get-together at The Imbibers? We can tailor a private function to your needs and Imbibe you up with local goodness! We can even tailor an accommodation package so Santa doesn't have to sleigh home. Pop us a message or email... or call in to discuss. Please note that we will be having a break from Imbibing between December 24th and January 2 - recharging for a better'er 2021!

11.01.2022 Step back in time at The Imbibers Oatlands. What a great photo (thanks Kahlinda) of our much loved local historian Peter Fielding and his gorgeous friend Claire Wong who popped in today dressed in all their finery! #imbibersoatlands #oatlandstasmania #midlandstasmania #georgiancostume #tophats

11.01.2022 A new collection of wines will hit the shelves at The Imbibers today. Were very pleased to be stocking the entire range of Craigow wines from Cambridge. Of particular interest to our quality control officers are the white blend, dessert Riesling and sparkling Merlot... yes, you read that right..... SPARKLING MERLOT!!!! Pop on in, park by the fire, and pop onea them corks!

11.01.2022 What a dreary old day...... *suggestion* - Hot buttered rum at The Imbibers! Made with New Norfolk Distillery Near Horizon rum, The Imbibers 'secret blend of herbs and spices' and Tasmanian butter.....

11.01.2022 We're proud to now be stocking Bream Creek Dairy cheeses! These cows have such a great view.... happy cows = happy cheese = happy belly! We have their truffled brie, blue and ashed brie - available in our providore and on platters......

11.01.2022 Happy International Rum Day! COCKTAIL SPECIALS! Today only, our mojito, hot buttered rum and dark-and-stormy are on special for $15... all made with New Norfolk Distillery Near Horizon spiced rum and other Tasmanian ingredients. Come and sip! Also, New Norfolk Distillery products by-the-bottle in our bottle shop are 10% off for today only!... Hoist ye main sail to Oatlands!

10.01.2022 Howdy Imbiber-fans! Just letting you know we are OPEN this Thursday for the Hobart no-Show day public holiday (from 11-6). We recommend bookings though as we are filling up! Finish planting your tomatoes and pop on in!

10.01.2022 Todays Mercury - good onya Oatlands people! Great to be part of a wonderful community!

09.01.2022 The Imbibers are proud to serve Cheeky Devil Roasters coffee beans, ground fresh on our premises for you! Cheeky Devil donate $1 from every kg to the Save the Devil Program Appeal - to help out our furry/snarly friends. Also, during July, the Imbibers are donating 50c from every coffee sold to the Dry July Foundation (via Deborah Baldwin and Andrew Johnsons Dry July campaigns) to assist with cancer research and support programs in Tasmania. Come in and get caffeinated, and help all of these devils to support these important causes

09.01.2022 Grab todays Mercury for a top writeup about Oatlands.... what a great little! Come and visit soon! :-)

08.01.2022 See! It's an actual word! 'Imbibing' (to eat or drink)..... We credit ourselves with re-releasing this word into pop-culture! (picture credit today's Mercury). Anyway, even if you still can't vertically imbibe (we discourage horizontal imbibing) - come and have a seat with us - open Wed-Sun! :-)

08.01.2022 End of a bumper of a month at the Imbibers! Thank you all for your support. As you know, our tip-jar goes to a charity of the month. This month our generous customers have kicked in $300 to support Doctors Without Borders Australia. THANK YOU ALL! Our September recipient will be a bit closer to home, with our tips going to the Oatlands Go Gold Challenge for Childhood Cancer. We will also be donating a gold coin from every grazing board sold. And for October.... look out... for a lot of pink for the McGrath Foundation! And in November we will be supporting the Midlands Multi Purpose Health Centre Auxiliary for all their great work in the community.

08.01.2022 Do you know someone who does a mean home brew? Perhaps they make their own wine? or like to infuse their own Gin? Then we need their entries in the Campbell T...own Show Exhibition Hall Alcoholic Beverage section! Our sponsors for this section are The Imbibers - Oatlands. And we are very excited to have them on board! Imbibers are the Midlands new 'experts' on all things Tasmanian beer, cider, wine, spirits and cocktails. You can get along from Wed - Sun and taste over 140 different Tasmanian wines from 35+ vineyards within 60 km's from Oatlands. Try a cheese-matched wine flight, grazing board or a whisky/gin flight. They also have a well-stocked providore of Tasmanian cheese and produce. Nathan will be coming along to judge the entries in our Alcoholic Beverage section, so let's make sure he has something interesting to taste! The winner of Best in Section will win a $100 Imbibers voucher! Who's up for that? Sign me up! Get your entries in here... http://www.campbelltownshow.com.au/entries/ PS. Watch this space for a potential new exciting feature event in this section....

07.01.2022 OK... so maybe do the top line.... but hold-off on the bottom line thanks..... Were open 11-9 today and 11-6 Sunday. Lots going on - we have Whisky Week specials today...... and tomorrow is World Rum Day!

07.01.2022 Proper traditional cloth bound aged cheddar from happy Tasmanian cows! (doesnt that string of words make you happy!). The Imbibers stock the range of Pyengana Dairy cheese in our providore, and they are also included on our cheese platters and cheese-matched wine flights. One of our popular menu items is a chunk of Pyengana traditional cheddar, grilled on Pigeon Whole sourdough with a flight of four locally made relishes...... bring on lunchtime!

07.01.2022 With the crazy year that it has been, we all definitely need more gin. I mean laughter. No, no, I'm sticking with gin. #7kdistillery #tasmaniangin

07.01.2022 A few new things at the Imbibers in the last couple of weeks... including a range of wines from Craigow Vineyard (including a yuuuummy sparkling merlot), Bruny Island Cheese, New Norfolk Distillery lamington liqueur (yes, you read that right), Quiet Mutiny vermouth, Eleventh Order Pallidus Beer and a range of new boozed-up goodies from Van Diemen Providore....... We are booked out tonight (Saturday) but our bottle shop and providore is open for takeaway - otherwise howsabouta Sunday drive to charming Oatlands?!

06.01.2022 These grapes look very happy..... don't they? And why wouldn't you be with that view!?! The Imbibers are pleased to now stock Boomer Creek Vineyard wines. Check out their website for tasting notes, and pop in to try! (or if you are on the east coast between Swansea and Triabunna, their cellar door is a very pleasant place to take in the view whilst having a sip!). We have some other new arrivals that we will sneak you a preview of through the week.... book a seat and come explore 6254 1407

06.01.2022 74 High Street Oatlands.... the hangout of distinguished folk since 1872....... Back when it was a dispensary, you could pop in for a cocaine lozenge, some opium cordial for the kids and some sneaky arsenic to season a wayward husbands dinner...... NOWADAYS we are happy to set you up with a nice local wine, delicious cheese platter and a chai latte We love the history of our building and are happy to have brought it back to life as a vibrant part of this lovely town! Open 11-6 Wed, Thur, 11-9 Fri, Sat and 11-6 Sun.

06.01.2022 Well its a blizzard at Oatlands! The Imbibers are snowed in..... so were just going to open! If youre at Oatlands, pop in and enjoy the fire (and a hot buttered rum).... opening at 5 :-) #imbibersoatlands #snow #oatlandstasmania #editas

05.01.2022 For those with a Mercury online subscription, see some more detail and piccies on their excellent story from the weekend! https://www.themercury.com.au//d749afa1ffb6f3758326cadbda4

05.01.2022 Mmmmmm, Bruny Island Cheese Co. Selected varieties now available at The Imbibers. Were back tomorrow for another week of serving you the finest! Check out their range at https://brunyislandcheese.com.au/artisan-handmade-cheese-ta

05.01.2022 Thank you so much to our generous customers! Our Think-Pink promotion has raised over $500 for the Think Pink Foundation and the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer support and research. Over $400 in the tip-jar and $100 from rose and cocktail sales. THANK YOU ALL. This month, our tip jar will be donated to the Oatlands Multi-Purpose Health Centre Auxiliary.

05.01.2022 The autumnal smell of ripe quinces wafting through the building

04.01.2022 Don't forget Imbibers Happy Hour(s) today! 4 to 6 pm. Today we have Plenty Cider varieties Observatory Hill Chardonnay and Brinktop Pinot - all $8 a slurp!

04.01.2022 The Imbibers are excited to welcome a new 'family member'. Osare Limoncello. Handcrafted in West Moonah to a traditional Italian recipe - available now in The Imbibers bottle shop and soon to be starring in our summer cocktail menu.... mmmmm limoncello spritz on our veranda on a hot summers day.... can't wait!

04.01.2022 Did you know? The Imbibers are a 'centralised cellar door' for 18 local vineyards (many of whom don't have a cellar door on-site). Come and check out this collection of great local produce - and maybe have a sneaky cheese-matched tasting board with a few wine tasters! Today on our tasting boards and by the glass we have some lovely wines from Back Paddock Vineyard, Bagdad Hills Vineyard, Roslyn 1823, Invercarron Wines, Observatory Hill Vineyard, Touchwood Wines, Drew Wines, Nocton Vineyard and Bonnie Vue. Open 11-6 today.

03.01.2022 How about Sunday-sesh at The Imbibers? This Sunday you can get a Last Rites tinny for $5... or if ya fan-cee how about a sneaky glass of Touchwood Chardonnay or Invercarron rose'ay for $9... ... grab yourself a designated-driver and set sail to Oatlands for a great day out!

02.01.2022 Cocktail of the week is 'The Trump'. Lawrenny vodka, Spreyton Fresh orange juice, soda, whipped cream topped with a toupee of orange Persian fairy floss and those irresistible cherry lips . Let's make Imbibing great again!

02.01.2022 Happy Halloween Imbibers-fans! Come in and trick-or-treat yourself to a ‘Naughty Little Ghost’..... Poltergeist Gin, Ashbolt elderflower syrup, soda, garnished with freeze-dried feijoa.... Halloween special today for $12!

02.01.2022 HAPPY FRIDAY people! Youve survived the week! The Imbibers is open 11-9 today.. come and treat yaself to some winey/cheesey goodness! (nb - The Imbibers do not condone excessive cheeseaholism nor such large wine glasses, but you get the point) ;-)

02.01.2022 Thrilled to have made the list of 50 top wine experiences of the year in this month's Gourmet Traveller magazine! We're number 22 (apparently in no particular order!). Great mention of our wonderful suppliers Pigeon Whole Bakers, Wobbly Boot Vineyard, Coal River Farm and Dundee Garlic.

02.01.2022 For all of you who like emptying bottles of Drew and Touchwood Wines at The Imbibers, heres the wonderful Drew family filling those bottles...... a wonderful family vineyard and damn good people! The Imbibers thank the Drew family for their support..... pop in and sample their wares!

01.01.2022 And if you are wishing to upskill, The Imbibers Training Academy is here for you.........

01.01.2022 Happy Easter to all! Just a reminder we’re closed for Easter Sunday. Back as usual on Wednesday :-)

01.01.2022 Happy Friday Imbibe-ites! To celebrate another week of survival, why not pop in over the weekend for a cocktail...... We have launched an expanded cocktail menu this week, and now offer a range of 19 exciting mixes, using all local spirits and liqueurs... a couple of suggestions: Belgrove Buzz Breakfast Martini Our version of the Espresso Martini, a shot of Cheeky Devil coffee, Endangered Distilling Co. bread vodka, Belgrove coffee liqueur, unpasteurised milk, sugar syrup, ...garnished with coffee beans. Lamingtini New Norfolk Distillery lamington liqueur, Hartshorn Sheep’s whey liqueur, Tassie Settlers chocolate whisky sauce shaken with milk, served in a chocolate and coconut rimmed glass. Bloody Midlands 7K chilli gin, house-made yellow plum Worcestershire, tobasco, Shima Tasmanian wasabi powder tomato juice, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Garnished with celery. Naughty Little Ghost Poltergeist gin, Ashbolt elderflower syrup, soda garnished with a Rhuby Delights freeze-fried Tasmanian rhubarb lozenge. Beesting 7K chilli gin, Quiet Mutiny Riesling vermouth topped with Southern Ocean Soda Company leatherwood and sea salt soda garnished with honeycomb and dried chilli. AND MANY MORE!