Chapter 12 in our weekly series of celebrating Australian whisky takes us to Yack Creek Distillery at Yackandandah in Victoria, where two mates turned a dream into a fully functioning Micro Distillery in 4 short years, producing Whisky, Rum, Vodka and Gin.
Yack Creek distillery started as an idea in 2015, where two friends with a passion for whisky and rum were discussing business opportunities (with the dream of creating their own spirits) while sunning it up on a beach in Victoria. Their idea became a hobby, and soon enough, a leap-of-faith with the ambitious dream of creating a micro distillery. Then fast forward 4 short years to December 2019 and the team at Yack Creek Distillery achieved their dream, launching their first small batch releases of Whisky, Rum, Gin and Vodka!
Yack Creek Distillery is situated at 231 Bells Flat Road, two kilometres out of the township of Yackandandah, on acreage with the Creek to the east at the back door of their distillery and the Stanley State forest to the south. The creek flows all year round and includes brown trout and the Murray Spiny Crayfish. Hence the logo was born from the Crayfish head. The Yack Creek water is soft and pure and sourced from the pristine, Stanley Forest hills.