The Derwent Distilling Co. is a small, family-owned business set up by Robbie and Emma Gilligan on the banks of the Derwent River, in Dromedary Tasmania. Robbie hails from Glasgow, Scotland and Emma is a home-grown Tasmania. They chose the name ‘Derwent Distillery’ in tribute to one of the first legalised distilleries in Tasmania, originally set up on the banks of the Hobart Rivulet in South Hobart. Unfortunately, the distillery was never given the time to shine and in 1838 their doors shut. Emma and Robbie have chosen to resurrect the name and create a blend of old and new, suitably distilling on an acreage which sits on the banks of the River Derwent.

Robbie and Emma have been laying down and selling a special selection of rare and unique, one-off casks since 2016 of Old Kempton juice that Robbie distilled at Old Kempton Distillery. As of August 2024, the team have now decanted their very own single malt whisky distilled at their distillery for release.