The Timboon Railway Shed Distillery is a producer of
single malt Australian whisky
Australian Whisky is whisky produced in Australia. As of December 2021, there were 333 registered Distillation, distilleries in operation within Australia, of which approximately 50 have a whisky on the market. The industry has shown steady grow ...
and
liqueur
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s in
Timboon, Victoria, Australia. The distillery takes its name from its location in the goods shed at the terminus of the former
Timboon railway line.
History
The distillery was opened by the owners of Timboon Fine Ice Cream, whose owners were hoping to diversify their products into year-round appeal, rather than just over summer as was the case with their ice cream. The distillery produced its first whisky in 2007. The whisky is produced from malted barley, which is brewed off-site by the Otway Estate microbrewery, then distilled at the Railway Shed in a 600-litre copper still, custom made near
Hobart
Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...
. The whisky is then matured in small port casks.
The town of Timboon has a local history of distilling, with an illegal still operator named Tom Delaney said to have been producing 100 gallons of "Mountain Dew" whisky a week during the 1890s, before being arrested.
Products
The distillery's main product is the Timboon Single Malt, but other seasonal products include
Irish cream,
nocino
Nocino is a dark brown liqueur from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It is made from unripe green walnuts. The walnuts and the liquor are handled using ceramic or wooden tools (to avoid oxidation) and placed in an alcoholic base. After steepin ...
,
vodka
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,
limoncello
Limoncello () is an Italian lemon liqueur mainly produced in southern Italy, especially in the regions around the Gulf of Naples, the Amalfi Coast, and Sicily. It is the second-most popular liqueur in Italy and is traditionally served chilled as ...
and
apple liqueur.
Awards
Timboon Single Malt received a bronze medal at the Australian Malt Whisky Awards in 2011.
Single Malt Whisky
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See also
External links
Timboon Railway Shed Distillery
References
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Australian whisky
Distilleries in Australia
Western District (Victoria)