Our Distillery

The Stills

Our copper pot stills have been specifically designed for the production of single malt whisky. We are Australia's largest producer of Single Malt Whisky and are working 24 hours a day 5 days a week to fill our bond store. We have plans to increase our production capacity within the next 12 months.

The Ingredients

All whisky relies on three key ingredients to produce a quality product. Water, Yeast and the Grain Bill. Our Products will use different ingredients to produce the appropriate style and character of whisky we are making. Just like beer and wine, the origin of your source products will have a significant impact on the quality and characteristic of the end product. Fortunately, Australia is renowned for its quality grains, fresh, clean water and clean air - which allow us to make and mature quality whisky. But ingredients are only part of the process. We have invested significantly in an R&D program to evaluate how our ingredients can best be crafted to acheive a new-make spirit that is best suited for our climate and character development in our barrels.

The Barrels

Up to 80% of the character in a whisky comes from the barrel used to mature the spirit. When whisky is made, it enters the barrel a clear spirit. The finely crafted spirit then interacts with the oak to extract colour and flavour characteristics. This period of maturation can vary depending on climate, the type and quality of spirit matured and the size of the barrel.

When making single malt whisky, most distilleries choose second or third fill barrels. That is, they have already been filled two or three times with a port, sherry or bourbon product before being used to mature whisky. It adds an extra dimension to the characteristics of the malt whisky and gives the distiller the opportunity to create uniquely finished expressions of whisky. Unlike single malts, bourbon whiskies from the United States must be matured in new charred American oak barrels.

Victoria Valley Distillery uses a combination of barrel sizes and different sources of barrels to create it's unique expression.

If you want to learn more about the goings on of our distillery, visit or Head Distiller's blog.