Distiller's Diary
Oct 16, 2024
16th October 2024
Just dropping last malt order of the year into silo bins. Had a bit of a mouse problem for the first time this year. ...
Sep 28, 2024
30th September 2024
Just putting on the next date for an open day. We aim to do one of these a month roughly but it depends on how busy w...
Sep 28, 2024
28th September 2024
We have released two small batches so far of Red gum aged single malt. Some Australian distilleries have experimented...
Aug 21, 2024
22nd August 2024
Grabbed a delivery of 20-litre barrels from our 6th Generation Cooper George Smithwick. Each of these is re-coopered ...
Aug 19, 2024
19TH AUGUST 2024
Resolved a mystery today. Was really struggling to understand why the alcohol yield from my fermentations was fluctua...
May 15, 2024
15th March 2024
Completing a spirit run today. When producing, each week I do three mashes, three stripping runs and one final distil...
May 7, 2024
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...
Apr 10, 2024
8th April 2024
Been away from work, enjoying Easter with kids but wow! What a difference couple of weeks make! Seems like autumn was...
Mar 20, 2024
20th March 2024
Weather starting to cool down a little, especially overnight, which is most important for brewing. So at the distille...
Mar 14, 2024
14th March 2024
Got so used to our super solar system providing all our power that haven't checked the generator for months. It's set...
Mar 13, 2024
13th March 2024
Filling a customer barrel today. As well as bottles of whisky, we sell small and large barrels to private individuals...
Mar 8, 2024
6th March 2024
Chantal is in the city today visiting our bar stockists. Together with bottle shops, these customers are super import...