Went to the Victoria Whisky festival last weekend, wow was that great. Well worth the $120 with all you drink and eat, and the food was great too. Went to the SMWS Masterclass beforehand and that was great. Some of the stand out whiskies I tried were
Nikka pure malt black
Bunnahabhain 18
Forty Creek - Double Barrel Reserve, Confederation Oak Reserve and Evolution. The master distiller at Forty Creek John Hall was actually the one pouring my tastings which was cool, nice guy.
Macallan 18
Macallan Ruby
Teeling Single Malt
Wisers Red Letter
Bib and Tucker Small Batch Bourbon
Glenfiddich 18
Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix
Tomatin Cu Bocan
Victoria Spirits new whisky
Auchentoshan three wood
Kavalan Solist (sherry cask and bourbon cask)
Im missing some, i'll add as I start remembering them.