Shene Distillery

There are many spirits at Shene Estate - and not just the ones you can drink. The Tasmanian distillery was once home to an ostentatious colonialist, and it’s even got direct links to King George III. These days though, it’s home to Tasmania’s only triple distilled whisky, Mackey Single Malt.

Head distiller David Kernke has always had an affinity with the past, and back in 2006 he, along with wife Anne and daughter Myfanwy, began the monumental task of restoring the Tasmanian gothic estate into the spirit powerhouse it is today.

When it comes to making whisky, Shene Estate Distillery’s approach melds the old and the new. While it infuses exciting Tassie flavours through its brews, it still adheres to traditional distillation practices.

Made from Tassie grown and malted barley and highland water, Shene Estate’s award-winning whisky is mashed, fermented, triple distilled and matured on site. The distillery has one of the state’s largest copper pot stills. On an average day, it mashes 1250 Kgs of malted barley. And weekly, it pumps out more than 38,500 litres of wash in the fermentation brewhouse. All the draff is fed to the black Angus cattle that roam around Shene’s paddocks.

The historic site now belongs to Lark Distilling Co. as their Pontville location.