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Find
Your
Spirit
Find it in Victoria.
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From city to coast to country, Victoria is the spirits capital of Australia and the best place to find your spirit. Home to over 180 distilleries, our state is where creativity and craftsmanship join forces to produce world-class whisky, gin, rum and liqueurs all distilled in our own backyard.  There’s no passport needed, just a curious palate and a glass ready to explore the spirit of Victoria.

Meet the makers

Victoria’s distilling community is as diverse as the spirits they create - from family-run producers on the Mornington Peninsula, to city distillers in Melbourne, and bold new liqueur makers in the state’s NorthEast. Explore the full list below to discover the people behind your favourite bottles, learn their stories, and click through to visit their distilleries or websites.

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Shepparton Brewery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
15 Edward St, Shepparton
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Bells Beach Spirits Co
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
B
Campaspe Mill
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
2 Wards Lane, Kyneton
C
Saintlier Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
S
Hickinbotham Winemakers
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
194 Nepean Hwy, Dromana
H
Westernport Whisky
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
W
Deanswood Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
38 King St, Hastings
D
Great Ocean Rd Gin
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
1/8 Sawmills Way, Torquay
G
Grand Master Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
G
Four Friends
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
F
Alchemy Distillers
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
Maroondah Hwy, Healesville
A
Dukes Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
25 Dukes Walk, South Wharf
D
Penni Ave Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
2/43 Peninsula Ave, Rye
P
Timboon Railway Shed Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
The Railway Yard, 1 Bailey St, Timboon
T
Three Chain Road Distillery
Gin
Whisky
Vodka
Rum
Liqueurs
Other
2804 Federation Way, Rutherglen
T

Latest Stories

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Backwoods Distilling Co: The high country whisky built on evenings, weekends and Australian grain

28.4.26

Yackandandah is the kind of Victorian High Country town that earns its reputation quietly. Tucked into a valley and surrounded by farming land and towering gum trees, it’s a place that people discover once and come back to for the rest of their lives. Leigh and Bree, founders of Backwoods Distilling Co., chose to come back, and built a distillery that could only have come from this corner of Victoria.

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Backwoods Distilling Co: The high country whisky built on evenings, weekends and Australian grain
Backwoods Distilling Co.