Distiller's Diary
Jun 25, 2026
Distiller's Notes – The Fermentation Mystery
Ever since we started making whisky in 2018, I've had a fermentation problem that appears without warning and then ...
Jun 25, 2026
Two People – One Distillery
People often ask how we ended up building a whisky distillery in Kinglake. The answer begins many years earlier, in t...
Apr 21, 2026
Distillers 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...
Mar 18, 2026
Distillers 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 ...
Jul 27, 2025
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 ...
Jul 9, 2025
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...
Jun 27, 2025
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...
Jun 24, 2025
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...
Jun 4, 2025
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...
May 22, 2025
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...
May 7, 2025
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...
Apr 29, 2025
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...