We’re a distillery for the explorers, wanderers, lovers, and fighters. The bold souls yearning for more, from life and from whisky.

If that’s you, you’re in the right place. 

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Our story

We’re passionate about two things: good whisky, and great people.

Our love for whisky started over a table in the backyard, where summer tastings with friends became a ritual. Everyone brought a bottle, and we’d sip our way through the lineup - picking out flavors, comparing notes, and marveling at how each bottle was an adventure of its own.

Slowly the ideas spilled forward. One needed to be stronger, another needed peat, and we’d all think… what if we made our own? So, we did.

In 2021, we bought our first still. For three years we made small batches for  mates - tinkering, experimenting with different yeasts and grains, and testing new barrels. We even travelled to Scotland to learn from the masters. With each batch we’d get better.

In 2024, we came to a crossroads. Our whisky wasn’t just okay, it was… good. But if we wanted to keep going, we’d need a bigger still. That meant permits, a factory, and all that fuss. We’re just a couple of mates who bonded over whisky though, surely that’s mad? 

Well, we’re about to find out.

We’re making whisky the way it should be made – on a traditional pot still, with great ingredients and local spring water. No shortcuts, no bullshit.

More importantly, we’re doing this with you. When you join the clan, your opinions shape each batch, from grain to glass.

We’re a distillery for the explorers, wanderers, lovers, and fighters. The bold souls yearning for more, from life and from whisky. If that’s you, you’re in the right place.

Raise a glass and join us, as we distil the spirit of adventure.

Meet the Team

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    Joshua

    DIRECTOR & HEAD DISTILLER

    Making whisky, doing paperwork, and trying to manage Laura. Loves a Lagavulin 16, or anything from Adelphi.

  • Woman smiling in a distillery with an orange top.

    Annique

    CHIEF INTEGRITY OFFICER

    Keeps the team in check, and ensures we uphold our core values. She’ll take a Greenspot.

  • Two men excitedly holding and admiring bottles of whisky in a dimly lit room.

    Rhian

    CREATIVE DIRECTOR

    Visual and creative lead. Whisky nut. Has a borderline unhealthy obsession with Glendronach.

  • A baby wearing a peach headband and a black onesie with "Apprentice Distiller" text.

    Laura

    APPRENTICE DISTILLER

    Bringing a (very) fresh perspective to things. Distilled milk, anyone? With a side of banana rusks, obviously.

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    Kobi

    HEAD OF SECURITY

    Manages rowdy patrons and the local fly population. Likes chewing unused corks. Has never actually tried whisky.

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    Rosie

    OUR COPPER POT STILL

    The star of the show. Modelled after the traditional stills on Islay, she’s the driving force behind each drop, dram, and bottle.

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