May 8, 2025
A new tourist attraction was officially opened in the South Burnett on Sunday at the popular Mulanah Gardens B&B and function centre at Benair.
The Brothers Whisky Lounge is the creation of Mulanah Gardens owners Rhonda and Lindsay Kath.
Lindsay built the lounge from timber salvaged from an old shed at the Kath family’s former farm at Ellesmere … and that is the link to the whisky lounge’s name.
The “brothers” are Lindsay’s father Stan and uncle Harley.
Stan had relocated a shed from the old pine mill at Nanango to the farm at Ellesmere.
Later Stan sold the farm to his brother Harley who continued working the property until his death in 2021.
Lindsay helped to clear the farm after Harley’s death and discovered the old shed was full of termites.
“We rescued as much wood as we could,” he said.
It is this wood which has been fashioned into the bar area.
The Brothers Whisky Lounge is an intimate space which can seat about 10 people.
It is open to the general public as well as guests staying at the B&B.
‘We have a selection of whiskies from all over Scotland plus some Australian and Japanese brands,” Lindsay said.
“We have about 50 Scottish ones.”
Lindsay said he had always had a passion for whisky, and the ways it is made.
“There’s a story behind every bottle,” he said.
