Dog Tag Whiskey

03/09/2026

Happy Birthday to the Australian SASR.

Today marks 62 years since the Regiment was raised on 4 September 1964 from 1 SAS Company.

Quiet professionals.

Always a little further.

Who Dares Wins.

03/09/2026

Happy Birthday to the Australian SASR.

Today marks 62 years since the Regiment was raised on 4 September 1964 from 1 SAS Company.

Quiet professionals.

Always a little further.

Who Dares Wins.

03/09/2026

Today is Australian National Flag Day.

This year marks 125 years since our flag was first flown on 3 September 1901.

This photo is from Afghanistan in 2002 — Australian flag on my shoulder, a long way from home.

For those who have served, that flag can mean a lot.

Home. Country. Mates. Service.

Here’s to Australia and what unites us.

Cheers.

02/09/2026

RAISING A GLASS — BATTLE FOR AUSTRALIA DAY 🇦🇺

Today, on the first Wednesday of September, we remember those Australians who defended our country during some of the darkest days of the Second World War.

In 1942 and 1943, the war came frighteningly close to home.

Darwin and towns across northern Australia were bombed. Japanese midget submarines entered Sydney Harbour. A Japanese submarine-launched reconnaissance aircraft even flew over Hobart in March 1942.

Australian servicemen fought desperately along the Kokoda Track and, alongside our Allies, turned back Japanese forces at Milne Bay.

For a generation of Australians, the threat was very real.

Today also carries another significance.

On 2 September 1945, representatives of Japan formally signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, bringing the Second World War to an end.

So today we raise a glass to that generation.

To those who fought.

To those who defended Australia.

To those who never came home.

And to those whose service helped give the generations that followed the freedom and opportunities we enjoy today.

We Will Remember Them.

🥃🇦🇺
Dog Tag Whiskey
Mateship. Service. Sacrifice. Remembered.

01/09/2026

Great article on Sergeant Codey Anderson — soldier, sniper, reservist, artist and author.

We’re proud to have several of Codey’s works in the Dog Tag collection, including artwork featured on our Rum Ration release.

It’s great to see his story, service and creativity recognised by Defence.

Well done, Codey. Keep telling the stories and creating the art.

From all of us at Dog Tag Whiskey — we raise a glass to you. 🥃

An Army sergeant shares how making time for his passions and military service has enhanced his life.

28/08/2026

It is one of the truest measures of service — doing what you do for others, not for yourself.

Today we remember Trooper Matthew Millhouse, from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment.

After the blast, despite being injured and disoriented himself, Matthew was the one inside the vehicle helping others. He pushed through the effects of the attack to assist his mates and help save lives.

That is courage. That is selflessness. That is service.

Sadly, after a long fight with the injuries he sustained, Matthew passed away on this day in 2015.

A hero, remembered by many for his courage, his sacrifice and his service.

We Will Remember Them.

27/08/2026

G’day all,

Dog Tag Whiskey is in Canberra tonight on a quick stopover before heading home to Tassie — and we happen to have one spare bottle of our excellent Ex-Port Cask Dog Tag Whiskey with us.

It seems a little silly to take it all the way home.

So, if you’re in the ACT and would like a bottle, send us a direct message. The first buyer gets it, and we’ll deliver it while we’re here.

No shipping. No freight. Just a great bottle of Australian whisky delivered to your door.

This is one of our CT Blackhawk Remember bottles, produced to recognise the men who helped build Australia’s Counter Terrorism capability and to remember those who paid the ultimate price.

Dog Tag Whiskey is a small Australian veteran-owned business built around a few simple things: quality whisky, mateship, celebrating service and remembering sacrifice.

So if you’ve been thinking about grabbing a bottle, this might be your opportunity.

A great whisky, a great story, and a great bottle to share with mates over the weekend.

He who hesitates is lost.

First DM takes it.

Cheers from Canberra. 🥃🇦🇺
Dog Tag Whiskey

26/08/2026

As August draws to a close, we pause to remember the Australian soldiers who lost their lives on operations in Afghanistan during the month of August.

13 August 2010 — Trooper Jason Brown, SASR
20 August 2010 — Private Tomas Dale, 6 RAR
20 August 2010 — Private Grant Kirby, 6 RAR
24 August 2010 — Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney, 6 RAR
22 August 2011 — Private Matthew Lambert, 2 RAR
29 August 2012 — Sapper James Martin, 2 CER
29 August 2012 — Lance Corporal Stjepan “Rick” Milosevic, 2/14 LHR
29 August 2012 — Private Robert Poate, 6 RAR
30 August 2012 — Private Nathanael Galagher, 2nd Commando Regiment
30 August 2012 — Lance Corporal Mervyn McDonald, 2nd Commando Regiment

Ten Australian soldiers whose service, sacrifice and memory remain with their families, their mates and the wider veteran community.

The artwork accompanying this post was painted by an Australian veteran. A field of poppies, a single flower standing prominently in the foreground, and the reminder of war woven through the barbed wire beneath it.

As this copy of the origional artwork has just been added to the Dog Tag art collection, I felt it was the right image to share as we remember these men during the last week of August.

At Dog Tag Whiskey, remembrance has always been at the heart of what we do. Behind every name is a person, a family, a group of mates and a story worth remembering.

We will remember them.

Lest We Forget.