AWARD WINNING SPIRITS
For the very first time as the new owners, we entered our own spirits into the Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards. We chose to enter our first two creations, Hardware Lane Gin & Vanilla and Bush Honey Vodka.
Three entries.
Three medals.
🥈 Australian Contemporary Gin: Hardware Lane Gin
Silver Medal Winner
🥈 Gin & Tonic: Hardware Lane
Silver Medal Winner
🥉 Flavour Infused Vodka: Vanilla Bush Honey Vodka
Bronze Medal Winner
To put our own recipes in front of some of the country’s best judges and come away with three medals in our first year is something we’re incredibly proud of.
We’ve poured our hearts into learning, experimenting, refining and creating spirits that tell our story. Seeing that recognised is a milestone we’ll never forget.
Not bad for year one.
Proud doesn’t even begin to cover it. Thank you to everyone who has supported us, believed in us and shared a bottle along the way. Here’s to what’s next !
CRAFTED IN THE HEART OF DAYLESFORD
Hepburn Distillery began with the idea of LOCAL - working with the wonderful producers in our region to create spirits that are totally UNIQUE. As the new owners, we are determined to continue this legacy.
Wherever we can, we source local, seasonal and organic ingredients to give our premium gins and vodkas their full-bodied flavours.
SUSTAINABILITY is at the heart of every decision we make from the food miles of our ingredients to the rainwater collected from our roof that we use in all our products and processes. We also feed the leftover pulp from our potato vodka and whiskey to local pigs.
We are a family owned and run distillery, with our 4 adult children (and Maisie the dog) often helping out. What you drink has been lovingly created from a passion for quality, flavour and the beautiful region we call home.
Brett and Michelle
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
The majority of distilleries in Australia make their products by buying in bulk alcohol, diluting and flavouring it. At Hepburn Distillery we believe that every part of the distilling process makes a difference. That is why we ferment and distil all our own alcohol from scratch using organic ingredients (where we can) and rainwater.
All our products are triple-distilled for smoothness and many are steeped for months and years to impart the full flavour that we know you love.
If high-street alcohol brands are white bread - we are the equivalent of an artisan sourdough bakery. We test and balance each batch we make to ensure it is of the highest quality - that’s why we make premium spirits.
Taste the difference that love and passion produce. Savour the spirit of Hepburn.
Barley to Barrel - Whiskey Workshops
Register your interest in our next workshops:
Sunday 20th September
Sunday 18th October
Sunday 15th November
Sunday 17th January
Sunday 7th February
info@hepburndistillery.com or 0461392299
