Background Established in 2015, Spring Bay Distillery is the realisation of a dream for owners Cam and Suzy Brett. Having shared a love of whisky for over 20 years, building a distillery was a natural culmination of many years of planning and dreaming. When planning the distillery in 2014, there was only seven other distilleries in Tasmania, by the time Spring Bay Distillery received their manufacturer’s licence in 2015 they became the 12th licenced distillery in Tasmania. Now Tasmania boasts over 100 distilleries, although not all producing single malt whisky.

Spring Bay Distillery is a single malt whisky distillery although they do also produce small quantities of Gold Medal worthy Classic and Pink gin. In the last 2 years Spring Bay Distillery has added to its Spring Beach operation a second site based in Cambridge to enable the increase in production of Whisky and Gin. The Cambridge facility also boasts its own still, bond store and cellar door. The ‘terroir’ of Spring Bay has been protected by the use only of Spring Bay rainwater in all of its spirits.

Spring Bay on Tasmania’s pristine east coast is situated on latitude 42.5 degrees south. Spring Bay’s cool temperate coastal environment produces some of Australia’s finest seafood and cool climate wines. A perfect place to mature whisky, and for that whisky to take on the briny characteristics of its home. The influence of Spring Bay’s ‘terroir’ occurs mainly through the water used in the distillery. The location of the distillery is less than 500 metres from Spring Bay. Most afternoons sea mist drifts up the valley and falls on the roof of the distillery. This sea salt is then washed by the rain into stainless steel rainwater tanks, then makes its way through a charcoal filtration system removing all contaminants except this small amount of sea salt. This sea salt influenced rainwater is beautifully soft and sweet rather than salty. This sweet water is used for cutting back the spirit to its desired bottling strength. This is what makes Spring Bay spirits uniquely Tasmanian.

Awards

Bourbon Cask Single Malt Whisky - AFR 4th Best Australian Single Malt 2018, 90.5/100 Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2020 Gold World Whisky Awards 2021

The Rheban Cask Strength Port Cask Single Malt Whisky - 94/100 Jim Murrays Whisky Bible 2019 – LIQUID GOLD AWARD

Apera/Sherry Cask Single Malt – Tasting Australia Awards Gold Medal 2022 and 2019, Silver Medal World Whisky Awards 2020

Spring Bay Classic Gin – Australian Gin Awards – Gold Medal 2019, Bronze Medal World Gin Awards 2019

Spring Bay Pink Gin – Silver World Gin Awards 2021 Silver Australian Gin Awards

Spring Bay Vodka - Silver medal at World Spirit Awards 2021

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