INSTITUT POLAIRE

COLDHEARTED LIQUOR

wine bar &  kitchen  •  cellars

1/7 MURRAY STREET HOBART TASMANIA

open wednesday-sunday or by appointment

(please note we are closed for winter break until September)

WINE BAR & KITCHEN

Tasmania's coolest locale. Settle by the fire in the snowy interior of marble and plush grey leather at Institut Polaire.

This cold climate wine and spirits bar and kitchen embraces Tasmania’s long held status as the gateway to Antarctica with a passion for everything coldhearted.

Sip a signature Süd Polaire Antarctic dry martini, savour new wave Tasmanian pinot noir, alpine amaro or nurse your single malt whisky. ​Look out for the mystery wine challenge and specialty G&T flights.

Enjoy a grazing dinner menu of plates featuring fresh and organic fare from local growers and artisan producers.  

Wine bar snacks embrace provincial influences from further afield. 

Cin Cin!  

fine WINE • SPIRITS • cocktails

At Institut Polaire, you will fall in love with graceful wine, aromatic gin and artisan whisky from cool cats across Tasmania and beyond. 
Dive into some of the world's most revered and challenging cold climate terroir with an emphasis on low input, organic, biodynamic farming and natural techniques. Think grower Champagne, ‘riesling to die for’ and pinot noir from emerging local talent alongside international icons. You will find cult names like Keller, Raveneau, Robinot, Ganevat, Mikulski and Weinbach along with our own Domaine Simha.

Masterfully crafted cocktails draw on classic roots inspired with Tasmanian flavour like smoked applewood salt, leatherwood honey and mountain pepperberry bitters. A highly curated spirit library showcases the best of Tasmania alongside English, Icelandic, Belgian and Nordic gin, alpine amaro, absinthe, aquavit and Islay, Japanese, Finnish and Alpine malt whiskies.

Try an økar spritz, cucumber infused icebreaker, aurora, yuzu sour, glacier, sazerac or smoky old fashioned. 

Your choice of Antarctic dry, saffron, gibson, breakfast or vesper martini crafted with our own Süd Polaire gin is a house speciality.  

SAMPLE mEnu

Olives;

Pickled things;

Mojama, marcona almonds, yuzukoshō;

PLATES

Bruny Island oyster, yuzu sorbet;

Whipped cod roe, radish, lavash;

Fennel, stracciatella, hemp oil; 

Monster prawn, tamari butter, peony capers;

Salume plate; oscura, jamon, fuet anis;

Sassafras fried chicken, bang bang sauce;

Scottsdale pork katsu sando;

Six hour abalone, samphire, fermented black bean;

Hiramasa kingfish sashimi, ponzu, fennel pollen;

Spanner crab spaghetti;

King Island beef tataki

SIDES

Crack dip: gruyere & artichoke gratin;

French fries, wakame salt, wasabi mayo;

Sourdough, cultured butter;

SWEET

Apple tarte tatin, meander valley crème fraîche

Negroni sorbet, blood orange;

Toasted smore, salted chocolate sauce;

CHEESE

Coal River farm triple cream brie, kentish cherries, roasted almonds;

Comte gruyere, coaldale walnuts, pickled onions;

Parmigiano reggiano, truffled honey, muscatels. 

TASTING EXPERIENCEs

- Gourmet Traveller Wine -

- Best Small Cellar Door 2019 -

- southern tasmania -

As the home of Süd Polaire spirits and Domaine Simha wine, we offer a range of coldhearted tasting experiences. 

Sessions cater from 1 - 12 persons and include 5-6 tasting samples accompanied by notes and a cheese platter to share.  

•  Süd Polaire gin experience $45 

Discover the thrill of transcendent flavour, glacial cut and bracing Antarctic dry spirit

•  Domaine Simha wine experience $45 

Unearth Tasmania's most compelling avant-garde wine

•  Tasmanian whisky experience $99

Revel in the tales of craft and creation that make Tasmanian whisky our true pioneering spirit

Available from 3-5pm Saturday and Sunday, please book in advance and allow approximately 45 minutes. 

Excellent for individuals or small luxury tours. For larger groups, please email us to reserve a private room.

Stay tuned for specialty themed classes from time to time.

EVENTS

We are hospitality professionals. We curate memorable tailored events.

cellar DOOR SALES

The full range of Süd Polaire gin and Domaine Simha wine are available for purchase at cellar door prices.

You can also explore Tasmania Bitters and our neat range of pocket concoctions, fine bottled cocktails and negroni flasks.  

Featuring

gIFT CARDS

events

Every Sunday 

SUNDAY GRAZING

Easy Sunday grazing

Sundays from 3pm till late

See you there!

throughout 2019

LATE NIGHT ABSINTHE SESSIONS  

R u ready for monster absinthe sessions?! 

Bohemian Absinthe, cocktails and fountains throughout the night.

8pm till late 

wednesday to sunday

bookings not required

31 December 2019

new year's eve

$99 per person

Includes arrival cocktail, oyster bar and salumi platter plus midnight Champagne.

Great tunes and good times!

Bar plate menu available for purchase.

from 5pm

limited places

MERCH

institut polaire badges $10

LOCATION

INSTITUT POLAIRE

COLDHEARTED LIQUOR

1 / 7 Murray Street 
Hobart Tasmania Australia 7000 

+61 (0) 432 925 895

wine bar & kitchen  •  cellars                                   

cellar door sales & tasting experiences (fees apply)

Open wednesday- sunday or by appointment

Wednesday 3pm - close

Thursday  3pm - close

Friday  3pm - late

Saturday 3pm - late

Sunday 3pm - close