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Brisbane's Best Whisky Bars

Updated: Jul 17, 2026

Brisbane's whisky bars occupy an eclectic collection of historic buildings throughout the inner city and CBD and are well worth a visit. From bars specializing in whisky cocktails to American bourbon, all of these bars feature an impressive range of whiskeys:

Mrs J. Rabbits

Mrs J. Rabbits is a secret 1920s whiskey and jazz speakeasy where the entrance is through an antique wardrobe

Savile Row

Savile Row is a hidden Valley treasure that's one of Brisbane’s best bars - an opulent speakeasy-style vintage lounge bar

Cobbler Bar

Cobbler is the type of bar that you frequently look for but never find – a cool New York loft-style whisky and cocktail lounge

Death & Taxes

Death & Taxes is a gorgeous old-world cocktail lounge and wine bar hidden away in Brisbane's oldest laneway

Frog's Hollow Saloon

A stunning 12-metre whisky bar nestled on the upper floor of the heritage-listed John Reid & Nephews building

Malt Dining & Bar

Downstairs in what was an 1860's marketplace is the bar sibling of the dining room upstairs, with a whisky focus

Old Bill’s

Old Bill’s is a premium spirit bar pouring over 100 whiskeys and bespoke gin cocktails, located at the back of Hogan’s Bistro in Wellington Point.

This neighbourhood haunt is named for the year it was built 1927 and features more than 250 whiskies in a library-style bar

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