Distiller's Diary
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...
Apr 23, 2025
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...
Oct 29, 2024
29th October 2024
Working on an ongoing problem today. Inconsistency in the yield of my mashes. Two separate problems. The first is tha...