LARK Cellar Door, Hobart — Restaurant in Hobart

The place looked like a bar - the first thing that caught my attention was a collection of whisky bottles beyond the counter. Possibly there are bars with a richer choice of whisky (they say that in Scotland any bar has 20 sorts of whisky just on tap), but I still have to find one. However, there was no point in going all the way from Sydney to Hobart just to taste Glenfiddich, so I asked for local booze which should have been available for tasting as the joint was called a cellar door. Indeed it was available for a small fee that I found reasonable as some bottles reached the price of Johnny Walker's Blue Label. Where is a tasting there is a talk. The guy who lectured us on the subtleties of Tasmanian whisky was knowledgeable and obviously liked his own produce. When he started the tasting blurb by saying "This is what I call a breakfast whisky," I couldn't help exclaiming "I love Hobart!"

Good thing I wasn't driving - I would hate to spit their whiskies out. All of them were good but the cask-strength whisky (58% ABV) aged in port barrels was hands down outstanding. Before that tasting I knew the difference between old and new casks. Now I know the difference between old wine and old port casks - whisky matured in the latter had a brighter and richer taste. It possessed an almost dessert quality - vanilla flavour was followed by a smooth and sweet taste which would be a good match to some kind of Danish pastry. I just couldn't help buying a bottle.

If I ever have to spend a night in Hobart again I know where I'll...

The award winning Lark Distillery produces an Australian single malt whisky, proudly unique in character and style, crafted in small batches exclusively from pure Tasmanian ingredients, matured in small barrels, hand-bottled by whisky lovers in Tasmania, for whisky lovers world-wide. Lark Distillery was the first licensed distillery in Tasmania since 1839. It was established in 1992 to produce Australian malt whisky, rich in character with a big finish, using Tasmanian ingredients. Lark Distillery is a unique boutique Tasmanian owned distillery dedicated to maintaining its proven high quality malt whisky and other purely Tasmanian spirits. After reading the above from their web-page we decided to visit this interesting establishment on a sunny Friday evening. The bar was very busy with patrons drinking, talking and listening to the live, country-blue grass swing band. While outside on an expansive lawned area, with views across the harbour, an even larger number of people were eating local delicacies, such as Quail, wallaby and venison, also enjoying the extensive range of Whisky's, Brandy's, Spirits, Liqueurs, local Beers and Wines, being served. To accompany these, cheese boards, ploughman's lunches and various cakes are available. The building is an historical brick building with beamed ceilings, and with the use of corrugated iron around the bar, and full sized barrels used as tables and decorations the look and ambience are very Australian country, a...

Went to this place with a group of people on the 1st of March maybe just after lunch.I was made to feel stupid by a Spanish sounding women twice in a short space of time. First I asked for a wine list and see rudely told me, this is a whiskey bar and said they had white or red....OK fair enough, Next time after a few pints of beer in the sun. I asked for a pint of water and gave her my dirty pint glass to use, happy to just have some tap water with the same glass. She got a new glass and patronized me by walking around the other side of the bar to the water cooler in the corner of the room which I had not seen and filled the glass up for me like I was incapable. RUDE. Get better staff. Wanted to try the whiskey and maybe buy some for a present for my dad. After this experience i though It was all just too hard. Everyone else is Tassie has been awesome, not sure why this women...