Tasmanian distilleries have spent the past 30 years working together to share and grow the knowledge of distilling in our state and across Australia.
Old Kempton Distillery has played a large role in sharing that knowledge with over 350 students who have completed our hands-on distillery courses in the past 11 years.
As a new generation of prospective distillers and distillery owners enter the industry, Old Kempton is excited to, once again, open the distillery doors and offer a 3-day, all-encompassing, distiller experience.
The 2025 Dates have just been announced:
February 11th – 13th
April 15th – 17th
May 13th – 15th
September 9th – 11th
November 11th – 13th
During your time at Old Kempton, you will work closely with the entire team – from distillers, management, cellar door, sales and the marketing team.
Your first two days will heavily involve hands-on work in the distillery – including a close look at the processes involved in brewing, wash runs, spirit runs, decanting and bottling.
The processes of distillation at Old Kempton are manual, not computerised, allowing you to fully understand each step of the mechanics behind a spirit. The various stages of gin and whisky production will be shown and discussed at length.
The distillers will also take you through a formal tasting panel to work on your palate, while giving you the opportunity to see how Old Kempton spirits are assessed before being bottled.
Distillery/Bond Store compliance and work, health and safety (WHS) play a huge part of owning and operating a distillery. Time will be spent with Martin, the CEO of Old Kempton, and Rob, our Head Distiller, discussing any questions you have. Martin and Rob have spent much of the past 3 years project-managing the build and setup of the new distillery and bond stores – which means they’ve gained insight into the commissioning of our distillery and the processes that we followed to become compliant.
The marketing of your finished product – no matter your chosen sales channels – can be discussed with the help of our sales and marketing team.
Industry day, the third day of your experience, will involve visits to distilleries of different sizes, a cooperage and still manufacturer. These visits will provide an insight into the world of distilling in Tasmania while also giving you the opportunity to ask any questions and develop ideas for how your future distillery could look and feel.
For more information follow this link: The Distiller Experience
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Access the trails connecting the many cellar doors scattered throughout the island. Their tasting rooms and restaurants are turning these distilleries into destinations on their own, with plenty to see and do in between.
Choose your own itinerary, visit your favourite distilleries, meet the makers and discover the true spirit of the Island.