Old Kempton

OLD KEMPTON DISTILLERY

Old Kempton Distillery is located in historic Dysart House, Kempton, 45 minutes from Hobart on the road to Launceston. The magnificent 32-room Georgian coaching inn, with a 22 horse convict brick stable, was built in the 1840s by William Henry Ellis. Ellis, a freed convict, was sentenced to transportation to Tasmania for embezzlement. While found guilty of embezzling six shillings, Ellis was alleged to have embezzled the far greater sum of 7000 pounds. The money was never recovered; some wonder whether it was used to build Dysart House...

The Distillery’s 93rd barrel won best Australian small cask single malt whisky at the World Whisky Awards in London in 2018. Regular releases include Small Batch Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky (matured in 20 and 100 litre Pinot noir, sherry or port casks) and Cask Strength Tasmanian Single Malt Whisky`. Upcoming special releases include a stringy bark barrel, red gum barrel, and botrytis cask maturation.

In addition to distillery tours and a café, Old Kempton Distillery offers three-day distillery schools and 20 litre private barrel sales.

26 Main St, Kempton TAS 7030 T: +61 3 62 593 058 W: www.oldkemptondistillery.com.au Open to Visitors: Mon-Sun: 10am-4pm (Closed on public holidays)

MUST TRY WHISKY: Old Kempton Distillery – Small Cask Release (Port cask) “Although I have lived in Scotland for most of my life, it was only once I visited Tasmania that I discovered my passion for whisky. The quality being produced here really excites me.” Robbie Gilligan