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Distiller’s Notes
Explore insights into our whisky, distilling process, sustainability, and the wild landscape that inspires every bottle.
How Australia's climate affects whisky maturation.
When people talk about Australian whisky maturing faster than Scotch, they're usually talking about climate. But what...
The Fermentation Mystery
Ever since we started making whisky in 2018, I've had a fermentation problem that appears without warning and then ...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 21ST APRIL 2026
We are 100% off-grid at Kinglake Distillery and for electricity we use a combination of generator and solar power.
Th...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 18TH MARCH 2026
Sourcing barrels for new underground dunnage.
Over the past seven years we’ve filled a wide range of casks, from our ...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 27TH JULY 2025
New team members this year.
I’ve always been more of a ‘cat person’—maybe it’s a UK thing? But when I was younger, I ...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 8TH JULY 2025
Flat out building a new house at the distillery for the past few months, we hadn't been out meeting customers for som...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 26TH JUNE 2025
Our whisky mash-bill includes four different types of malted barley.
25% Simpsons Heavily Peated (From the UK)
50% A...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 24TH JUNE 2025
Just been putting the finishing touches to our next special release. This is a real highlight for us 2-3 times a year...
From Gold to Grain – Pastures, Potatoes and Pot-Stills
410 O’Grady’s Road, Kinglake Central is a 50-acre hideaway nestled at the edge of the Kinglake State Forest, down a q...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 4TH JUNE 2025
Kinglake Distillery is proudly off-grid, which means all the power for our distillery — and our new house! — comes fr...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 22ND MAY 2025
Moving on with renovating our barbecue and viewing platform over the lake. It holds 18 millions litres and is the sou...
Who is Kinglake Distillery?
Sam Lowe and Chantal Daniels
Sam:- “Among the many jobs that need doing in a small, two-person distillery, I make the...