Hemsworth joins Archie Rose as co-owner and global face – three co-created whiskies are coming, though not, so far, to Australia.

The US bans Canadian whisky from 29 September – reshuffling the world's biggest whisky shelf just as Australian producers arrive.

The Whisky Show finishes its national circuit in Adelaide on 19 September, with show-exclusive bottlings the draw for the initiated.

The Whisky Live tour reaches Perth on 11–12 September, taking over the Duxton Hotel across two nights.

Australia's longest-running whisky tasting returns to the Gold Coast on 22 August, at the JW Marriott in Surfers Paradise.

Melbourne's biggest whisky event moves to a larger home at The Timber Yard for 14–15 November, with 700-plus whiskies under a world-tour theme.