The Tasmanian Distillery proudly continues a long tradition of Tasmanian whisky
making that dates back to 1822.
What is now called Tasmania was once a British penal colony called Van Diemans land.
Established in 1803, Van Diemans Land was designed to be a convict settlement
from which escape would be improbable as it is an isolated island at the southern end of the earth.
The fierce and unforgiving Southern Ocean fortresses this colony.
Many a person of Celtic origin was transported to Van Diemans land as punishment for their misdemeanors.

In 1822 a Mr. Midwood established the first legal whisky distillery which is now part of Tasmanian folklore.   Today, the Tasmania Distillery is proud to continue this distilling tradition.
We use the same pure waters of the Hobart Rivulet as used by Mr. Midwood all those years ago.
These pure waters provided the habitat for the Tasmanian Devil and Tasmanian Tiger.