The Butterworth Arms is under new management from today with owner Aaron Butterworth back from a fact-finding (and alcohol finding) trip through Queensland.
And he and whisky expert Emma Webb are keen to shake things up and add some new features including a new cocktail list coming soon.
So if you are yet to visit the Butterworth Arms what is it – besides an obvious labor of love for Aaron.
“It’s a whisky, gin and wine tasting lounge – but we do beer as well, it’s like a hole-in-the-wall sort of whisky lounge with about 120 whiskies and I think we’ve got 40 gins now – we are just continually growing of course,” Aaron explained.
“It’s a quiet little place to go – it’s hidden away – we don’t advertise it a lot. It’s just kind of hidden in the precinct.”
The Butterworth has been operating 12 months now – starting just as Covid hit – but despite that they have been steadily making a name for themselves and with the man himself taking on the management role with Emma, who is fittingly (for a whisky bar) Scottish, it is hoped the business will continue to grow.
“We have a few new things planned,” he said.
“So we’re going to start doing a cocktails night on a Thursday night and we’re going to have a happy hour and live music. We had a management there but he’s moved on to another job so it’s new management as of this week – as of Thursday. It’s going to be good I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve been away on six month’s holiday, having a bit of a break – trying to recharge the batteries.”
He said the idea of calling it the Butterworth Arms came from his travels over to the UK.
“When I’ve travelled overseas you have the Fisherman’s Arms for the Thomas’ Arms it seems to be a thing, I just thought I’d go for that English feel,” Aaron explained.
“My family is from the border with Scotland so the heritage is there. Warwick was just screaming out for something a bit different. I got the idea from Japan – when you are in Japan you walk past those places that are holes in the wall bars. That’s how it came about.”
Find the Butterworth Arms at 145 Victoria Street, Warwick and check out their whiskies from around the world and try one of their tasting paddles. Open Thursday through to Sunday, check out their facebook for more information
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