The Shene Estate is located at 76 Shene Road, Pontville in Tasmania and is owned by Anna and David Kernke. Since acquiring the property in 2006 the family have been working around the clock to conserve the historic site that was home to early colonialist Gamaliel Butler. They are passionate about sharing the stories of Shene’s rich and colourful past and have thrown open the doors, breathing life once again into the entire property.

As well as award winning Gin, Shene also make delicious, multi-award winning single-malt whisky under the Mackey name. The distillery is home to one of Tasmania’s largest copper pot stills as well as creating their own wash producing 38,500 litres of it weekly. They pride themselves on sourcing the very finest of ingredients to create double and triple distilled single malt whisky and gin. Every time we’re in Tasmania, visiting Shene is one of the highlights of our trip. Master Distiller David Kernke is humble and a real gentleman and being proud supporters of the Australian whisky industry, we’re delighted to have his brand jump on board so we can showcase his whisky and put it into the hands of as many whisky enthusiasts as possible. It’s seriously that good!

And now, a new dawn has arrived at the Shene distillery in 2021 with the release of 6 brand new expressions with updated, bespoke labelling and refreshed cask combinations including the ‘Serendipity’ program. The distillery has just taken home 4 Double Gold medals and One Gold medal for these new whiskies at the 2021 World Spirits Competition – Congratulations Team! Peruse our virtual shelves to find out more.