The Furneaux distillery is located at 16 Esplanade Whitemark in Bass Strait, north east of Tasmania on Flinders Island, the largest of the Furneaux Group of islands with a population of around 900 islanders. Famous for untouched beaches with crystal clear waters and some of Australia’s greatest produce, the island has been a chef’s secret pantry for many years.
The distillery was born from a love of whisky and a fascination with the art of distilling. They’re a new Tasmanian producer on the whisky landscape who also distil award-winning gin and vodka. After visiting Islay, the Furneaux team realised that Flinders Island also had, in abundance, the elements to create an island-produced whisky that would speak of its maritime environment. They use 100% Tasmanian malt barley, pure rainwater and a unique local peat which is at once earthy and briny. Their location is wild, remote and breathtakingly beautiful and their whisky is one of the best kept secrets we’ve come across in a long while – Don’t take our word for it, try it for yourself, it’s a real treat, especially for you peat fans.