Australian whisky

Australian whisky

An example of Australian whisky
Country of origin	Australia

Australian whisky is whisky produced in Australia. As at the end of 2017, there are more than 120 listed distilleries in Australia with 31 of these in Tasmania.

Australia's largest concentration of whisky distilleries is found on the island state of Tasmania. These distilleries are better known in other parts of the world than in their own country. All of them are very small producers - in comparison to other parts of the world.

In 2014, there were nine whisky distilleries in Tasmania, and since then a boom in distilling both within Tasmania and nationwide has seen the number of distilleries in Tasmania grow to 31 with more planned in coming years. In 2014, Sullivans Cove Distillery's French Oak Cask (named after Sullivans Cove) was given the World Whiskies Award for the world's best single malt whisky. It was the first time a distillery outside Scotland or Japan had won the award.

Other well known distilleries in Tasmania are Lark, Nant, Hellyers Road, McHenry, and Overeem. Lark, founded in 1992, is the oldest distillery in the state, and Sullivans Cove, established in 1994, is the second oldest.

Other Australian whisky distillers include the Great Southern Distilling Company, which produces Limeburners single malt in Albany, Western Australia, Wild Swan Distilling Company in Henley Brook, Western Australia, Whipper Snapper Distillery in East Perth, Western Australia, Starward in Port Melbourne and Timboon Railway Shed Distillery in Timboon, in southwest Victoria.