Australian Whiskies

Section Under Construction

Research and e-mail requests have been sent, awaiting replies 30/01/2011
Replies recieved from Wild Swan, Bakery Hill, Lark, Old Hobart, pages in process of construction.

Australia (2011) has Thirteen active distilleries in three states spread across the continent with a concentration of Six distilleries on the island of Tasmania.

So far ten distilleries have brought their whisky to market while the other four have spirits quietly maturing

Bakery Hill Distillery North Balwyn, Victoria,
David Baker, a former biochemist, established Bakery Hill distillery in North Balwyn, Victoria. The first spirit was produced in 2000 with the first single malt whisky was made available in autumn 2003.

Bakery Hill Distillery Information

Railway Shed Distillery Timboon, Victoria,

Triptych Distillery Yarra Valley, Victoria,

Victoria Valley Distillery Essendon Fields, Victoria,

Great Southern Distilling Company Distillery Albany, Western Australia

Hoochery Distillery Kununurra, Western Australia,

The Wild Swan Distilling Company Swan Valley, Western Australia, 
The distillery produces a range of spirits and liquors, including 'Wild Swan Whisky'. Currently in maturation, no whisky has been released yet.

Wild Swan Distillery Information

Hellyers Road Distillery Burnie, Tasmania,

Lark Distillery Hobart, Tasmania,
The distillery was the vision of Bill Lark, who realised that everything needed
for a world-class whisky production, was available locally in Tasmania -

Lark Distillery Information

Mackey's Distillery Tasmania,

Nant Distillery Bothwell, Tasmania,

The Old Hobart Distillery Hobart Tasmania,

Tasmania Distillery Cambridge, Tasmania,
Originally the Tasmania Distillery was established in 1994 on the banks of the River Derwent at Sullivans Cove. Historically this location was the area where the first settlers raised their flag and began to build the settlement that has become the City of Hobart, Australia’s second oldest city.

Tasmania Distillery Information

Trapper's Hut Margate, Tasmania, 
Not a distillery However they have bottled 2000 vintage whisky (2 Casks) from the Tasmania Distillery under the Trappers Hut Label. The spirit was left to mature in 200L American Oak Bourbon barrels until its decanting and bottling, without chill filtering or additives, and subsequent release in March 2008.

The first barrel release (HH 350) has sold out however a second barrel (HH 348), bottled in January 2010, is available.

Further research has found a further four but now closed Distilleries

Booie Range Distillery– Kingroy Queensland -Closed

Corio Distillery Geelong, Victoria. - Closed 1980s?

Small Concern Whisky Distillery Ulverstone, Tasmania, Closed

Smith's Angaston, Angaston, Barossa Valley, South Australia -Mothballed