King Island Distillery

Heidi Weitjens is a proud artisan distiller of Spirits in her Distillery, using the finest ingredients to handcraft award-winning products. Researching and learning this art is always ongoing. Since Bill & Lyn Lark introduced Heidi Weitjens to an Industry with such positive Spirits, it was time to start making a dream come true.
In May 2013 the journey began inspired by Native Botanicals of King Island. Commencing the deep-dive into planning the business, securing a domain www.kingislanddistillery.com A Facebook business page, buying equipment, plus all the permits, approvals and licenses to operate Heidi’s Sole Trader Company King Island Distillery Pty Ltd.
Six years in design and development, a Silver Medal at the 2020 Australian Gin Awards for King Island’s 1st Gin suggests Heidi is onto a winning recipe in her search for the most authentic flavours and fulfilling capturing the taste of handcrafted King Island Spirit in a bottle.
Take a Tour and a Dram with the Distiller at Heidi’s Distillery, 7 minutes from the Currie Airport and next door to Ocean Dunes Golf Links.
Boutique batches of Native Gin, Barrel Aged Gin, Ruby Grapefruit Vodka, 40°S Oak rested Vodka and Bella Chella Limoncello, all lovingly made by hand.
All Spirits are available from Distillery Cellar door on Racecourse Road, also our online shop and stockists.