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DISTILLER'S DIARY - 15TH MAY 2025
Deep in the heart of a run of production. We make our whisky from grain on-site and the most difficult part of the pr...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 7TH MAY 2025
The agenda today includes a little paddling, could be a little warmer! :) The last owner of the distillery property b...
How can Australia ever hope to take on Scotland at Single Malt?
It’s not enough just to be Australian. To set the single malt world alight our whisky needs to blow the doors off! Ki...
DISTILLER'S DIARY- 30TH APRIL 2025
Spent this morning trying to sort out the electrics. We're off-grid with a 3-phase solar system, backed up by a gener...
The Angel’s Share – A necessary evil.
No distiller loves losing whisky but it’s an important party of the ageing process.
"Angel’s share" is a term used to...
DISTILLER'S DIARY - 23RD APRIL 2025
We have our grain delivered in bulk 1 tonne bags. The road up to distillery is dirt and a little bumpy so sometimes d...
DISTILLER'S DIARY 22ND AUGUST 2024
Grabbed a delivery of 20-litre barrels from our 6th Generation Cooper George Smithwick. Each of these is re-coopered ...
DISTILLER'S DIARY 15TH MARCH 2024
Completing a spirit run today. When producing, each week I do three mashes, three stripping runs and one final distil...
DISTILLER'S DIARY 7TH MAY 2024
Kinglake Distillery is totally off-grid and although we use gas to fire the still, all our other power is supplied by...