CHAMPS RETURNS FOR 2027!

SATURDAY, 24th JULY 2027
LAKESIDE PAVILION, ALBERT PARK

For only the second time in AMWTC’s 38-year history, the AMWTC will be held in Melbourne. We’ve teamed up with the Lakeside Pavilion and will be taking over two distinct spaces for the competition portion and after party, ensuring the 24th of July to be an unforgettable evening for all involved.

Tickets will be available through SMWS.com.au/events

EARLY BIRD TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY 15 JANUARY

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Taste whisky, win huge prizes!

The Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship (AMWTC) is Australia’s longest-running whisky championship, starting in 1989, and running to today. It’s a huge night with a tasting competition that will see someone crowned the champion. Huge prizes, huge night, and all whisky and food included with every ticket.

On the night, you sit down in front of eight core-range malt whiskies, we give you the answers plus one red herring, and then you pick out which one is which within 30 minutes. Easy enough! Then we party into the night with the SMWS single cask bar, cocktail bar, and more…

Can you tell the difference between a Bruichladdich and a Balvenie?  How about between a Springbank and a Starward? If so, test, tempt, and delight your senses at the biggest whisky competition in Australia as the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Championship is back for a huge, fun night in 2027.

Unlike any other competition on earth, this momentous event will see someone crowned the Australian Malt Whisky Tasting Champion based on their sensory prowess. Will you be Australia’s next whisky champ?

Proudly hosted by the world’s leading whisky club, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: