Whisky Distilleries in Australia
72 distilleries · 160 expressions documented · distilling here since 1992
Tasmania · South Australia · New South Wales · Victoria · Queensland · Western Australia · Australian Capital Territory · Northern Territory
- 7K Distillery Boutique independent Tasmanian distillery named for Tasmania's 7000-series postcodes. Founded by Tyler Clark, who hand-b…
- Adams Distillery Award-winning Tasmanian single malt whisky distillery nestled at Glen Ireh Estate in Perth, 15 minutes from Launceston. …
- Adelaide Hills Distillery 78 Degrees whisky range. Adelaide Hills wine country terroir. Shiraz, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay barrel maturation from …
- Amber Lane Distillery Leading Australian whisky distillery on the NSW Central Coast. Uses Mary Rose, a 3,600-litre copper still with steam jac…
- Applewood Distillery Craft distillery in the Adelaide Hills, located in The Old Gumeracha Cold Stores (1920s apple cold storage). Founded 201…
- Archie Rose Sydney's first distillery in 160 years, producing single malt, rye, and white whisky alongside gin and vodka. Uses custo…
- Backwoods Distilling Co. Award-winning boutique distillery in Victoria's High Country. Produces single malt and rye whiskies using Australian-gro…
- Bakery Hill One of Australia's oldest operating whisky distilleries. Classic, Peated, Double Wood, and Cask Strength expressions. Na…
- Beachtree Distilling Co. Sunshine Coast craft distillery producing Australia's first and only certified organic single malt whisky (Australian Ce…
- Belgrove Distillery World's most sustainable distillery — entirely powered by waste cooking oil, uses own farm-grown rye. Peter Bignell buil…
- Black Gate A tiny husband-and-wife craft distillery in rural New South Wales, Black Gate has become one of Australia's most acclaim…
- Black Rabbit Distillery Boutique distillery among the orchards of Victoria's Goulburn Valley near Shepparton, producing rye whisky and single ma…
- Callington Mill Distillery Centred around a historic 1837 flour mill in Oatlands, halfway between Hobart and Launceston, built by John Vincent who …
- Cape Byron Distillery Founded by the Brook family in the Byron Bay hinterland rainforest. Master distiller Jim McEwan (ex-Bruichladdich, 50+ y…
- Castle Glen Distillery Queensland's first whisky producer, located in the Granite Belt wine region near Stanthorpe. Castle Glen started as a vi…
- Cauldron Distillery Artisan distillery and estate located on an 18-acre property with established vineyards in the Hartley Road Winery Preci…
- Chief's Son Distillery Family-owned small-batch single malt distillery on the Mornington Peninsula. Name derives from McIntosh (Mhic an Toisich…
- Corowa Distilling Co. Australia's largest whisky maturation warehouse — 1912 heritage wool store converted to 400+ barrel warehouse. Quick Bro…
- Derwent Distillery Small-batch artisan distillery nestled along the Derwent River in Dromedary, 25 minutes north of Hobart. Owned and opera…
- Deviant Distillery Innovative Hobart-based Tasmanian distillery founded by industrial chemist John Hyslop. Pioneered accelerated maturation…
- Dobson's Distillery Artisan distillery in the NSW New England Highlands at over a kilometre above sea level, where continental and maritime …
- Dunalley Bay Distillery Founded by partners Sandra Chu and Mark Wray, who met following careers in property, dairy and seafood industries. Purch…
- Fannys Bay Distillery Seaside craft distillery on Tasmania's northern coastline, within 150 metres of Bass Strait. Founded as a retirement pro…
- Fleurieu Distillery Atlantic malt whisky. Southern Ocean maritime influence on maturation. Uses local SA barley. Apothecary and Atlantic ser…
- Geographe Distillery Part of Old Coast Rd. Brewery in the tiny rural town of Myalup, WA, about 1.5 hours south of Perth. Founded in 2008 by S…
- Geographe Distillery (Bellweather) Established in 2008 in the tiny rural town of Myalup, Western Australia, about 1.5 hours south of Perth. Owner Steve Rya…
- Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery Gold Coast's first and only craft distillery, founded in August 2018 by father and son team David and Luke Ridden, named…
- Headlands Distilling Co. Wollongong's first distillery, founded in 2015 by four University of Wollongong friends combining expertise in Chemical …
- Hellyers Road Tasmania's largest distillery by volume, owned by a local dairy co-operative. Produces a wide range of single malts incl…
- Hickson House Distilling Co. Heritage warehouse distillery originally beneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the historic Metcalfe Bond Stores, The Roc…
- Hoochery Distillery The oldest continually operating legal distillery in Western Australia, founded in 1995 by Raymond Bernard 'Spike' Desse…
- Iron House Distillery A brewery, vineyard and distillery family-owned business on Tasmania's East Coast at White Sands Resort, 21554 Tasman Hi…
- Joadja Distillery Established by the Jimenez family in 2014 on the historic Joadja Town site, purchased at auction in 2011. The town was f…
- Kangaroo Island Spirits South Australia's first boutique distillery and Australia's first dedicated gin distillery, established 2006 on Kangaroo…
- Kilderkin Distillery Ballarat's first distillery since the early 1900s, continuing the city's long distilling history dating back to the 1860…
- Killara Distillery Australia's first second-generation whisky distillery, founded by Kristy Booth-Lark, daughter of Bill and Lyn Lark (foun…
- Kinglake Distillery Off-grid boutique distillery 56km north of Melbourne, producing Australia's first certified carbon-neutral single malt w…
- Kitty Hawk Distillery Brisbane craft whisky and gin distillery founded by neurosurgeon Dr Martin Wood and his wife Nicole, with business partn…
- Lark Founded by Bill Lark, the 'godfather of Australian whisky,' who successfully lobbied to overturn Tasmania's 153-year dis…
- Launceston Distillery Tasmania's Tamar Valley whisky. Heritage 1881 Victorian Italianate building. Heavily wine-barrel influenced (Pinot Noir,…
- Limeburners Western Australia's first whisky distillery, located on the southern coast at Albany. Produces single malt and peated ex…
- Little Lon Distilling Co. Melbourne's only CBD distillery, housed in a heritage-listed cottage at 17 Casselden Place that was once a brothel and s…
- Loch Brewery & Distillery Located in a beautifully transformed 100-year-old red brick bank building in the Gippsland Hills village of Loch. Owned …
- Manly Spirits Co. Sydney's northern beaches distillery. Australian Whisky by the Sea range. Sea-salted whisky barrels, coastal kelp botani…
- McHenry Distillery Australia's southernmost whisky and gin distillery, and the southernmost family-run distillery in the world. Located on …
- Morris of Rutherglen Built around Aurora, a 1930s copper pot still restored from the Morris winery (est. 1859). Six generations of winemaking…
- Mt Uncle Distillery Family-owned tropical distillery on the Atherton Tablelands, an hour west of Cairns, nestled at the foothill of Mount Un…
- Nant Located in a restored 1821 flour mill in the Tasmanian Central Highlands, one of Australia's oldest surviving colonial b…
- Never Never Distilling Co. McLaren Vale distillery producing Australia's most highly awarded gins alongside an expanding whisky program. Founded in…
- Nonesuch Distillery Small family distillery 15 minutes from Hobart Airport. Uses Pandora, a 300-litre Tasmanian-made copper pot still. Produ…
- Old Hobart Distillery Casey Overeem's second distillery venture after selling the Overeem brand to Lark. Old Hobart single malt whisky. Small …
- Old Kempton Distillery Founded in 2012 as a partnership between industry pioneers Bill and Lyn Lark, Redlands Estate owners Peter and Elizabeth…
- Overeem Founded by Casey Overeem, one of Tasmania's pioneering whisky makers, this small-batch distillery produces highly sought…
- Sawford Distillery Founded in 2017 by Jane Sawford (daughter of Casey Overeem, one of Tasmania's whisky pioneers) and her husband Mark. Loc…
- Settlers Spirits Boutique McLaren Vale distillery founded in 2018 by Rowland and Shelley Short. Acquired by iconic South Australian winer…
- Shene Estate Distillery Purpose-built distillery complex in a restored early 1800s split-timber building. Four copper pot stills by master still…
- Spring Bay Distillery Husband-and-wife craft distillery on Tasmania's stunning east coast, crafting single malt whisky since 2015. Founded by …
- Starward Melbourne-based distillery exclusively using Australian red wine barrels (Shiraz, Cabernet, Pinot) for maturation. Melbo…
- Sullivan's Cove Australia's most decorated whisky distillery. French Oak Cask won World's Best Single Malt at World Whiskies Awards 2014…
- Tamborine Mountain Distillery Queensland's first licensed distillery in over a century, founded in 1993 by Michael and Alla Ward who moved from Tasman…
- The Canberra Distillery ACT's first and only whisky distillery, founded in 2015 by former economic analyst Tim Reardon after Australia's carbon …
- The Gospel Distillery Australia's largest whiskey distillery by capacity (369K LPA). Dedicated to 100% Australian rye whiskey using Murray Mal…
- The Grove Distillery Located in Wilyabrup in the heart of the world-class Margaret River Wine Region. The property was purchased in 1995 by t…
- Timboon Railway Shed Distillery Set in a beautifully restored 1800s railway goods shed at the terminus of the former Timboon railway line. Produces sing…
- Tin Shed Distilling Co. / Iniquity Iniquity Single Malt whisky range. Adelaide Hills terroir. Batch distilled in a converted tin shed. Wine barrel finishes…
- Tower Whiskey Distillery Hunter Valley's first dedicated whiskey distillery, commenced distilling in 2021 and opened tasting room December 2023. …
- Tria Prima Distillery Small family-owned boutique nano-distillery at 31 Oborn Road, Mount Barker, approximately 4km from Mount Barker Summit. …
- Turner Stillhouse Founded by Justin Turner, an American from Northern California who fell in love with Tasmania (and a Tasmanian). Grew up…
- Waubs Harbour Distillery Maritime Tasmanian single malt distillery built inside a former oyster hatchery just metres from the ocean. Named for Wa…
- Whipper Snapper Distillery Western Australia's leading whisky distillery. Upshot single malt. Urban distillery in converted East Perth warehouse. U…
- Wild River Mountain Distillery One of Australia's highest elevated distilleries at 2,850ft above sea level, established in 2017 by experienced brewer a…
- Willing Distillery Australia's most northern commercial distillery and the Northern Territory's first to use traditional pot still, single-…