King Island Distillery News
A stunning beach with innocent curves stretching out for 1.6 km along the base of a Bay facing North, receives refracted Westerly swell from Cape Wickham.
A short drive branching off Cape Wickham Road leads to the beach. There sits a picnic table and chairs alongside stairs leading down to a truly beautiful white Sandy shoreline naturally made for relaxing, photographing walking, swimming and surfing.
Our visitors on King Island, particularly Golfers visiting Cape Wickham Golf Links, ask Heidi Weitjens "Why is it called Disappointment Bay?" So we share the about Neva the Ship, tragically wrecked on a Reef 186 years ago.
***** We share this story with you my Friends written by: ABC Northern Tasmania Article and Mr Whatley Photo - by Rick Eaves. Additionally, facts sourced from Beach Safe website.
King Island Distillery is expanding Heidi's product range to sell King Island Cloud Juice with hh♡ Ice block moulds, to perfectly pair with your next purchase of KingIsland Distillery Spirits.
We invite you visit to King Island, here is how to get here.
‘Gin Made me do it’ is a great excuse to take the time to work out your next holiday on King Island and book the date and your holiday.
If you have a weekend free, it's King Island you should see.
If you have a week or two, fly over to King Island we offer plenty to do.
A quick flight to land on King Island - no passport required for this overseas trip.
Tips from Heidi to you - *
* Check availability of:-
- Accommodation
- Car Hire
- Flights from Victoria or Tasmania, King Island Airlines, Sharp or Rex
- Guided Tours, Matthew Archer
- Crayfish for Dinner or take home
- Dinner Reservations
- 3 Golf Links Courses
- Farm Tours
- Fishing Tours
- Art Tours and Workshops
* KING ISLAND EVENTS
- HORSE RACING SEASON
- LONG TABLE FESTIVAL
- GOLF OPEN
- SHOW DAY
- IMPERIAL 20 MARATHON
- WINGS ON KING BIRD WATCHING
- MUSIC FESTIVAL
- PRODUCE MARKETS
- QUEENSCLIFF TO GRASSY YACHT RACE
- 10 DAYS ON THE ISLAND
- ART EXHIBITIONS
* Be sure to email heidi@kingislanddistillery.com and book your King Island Distillery Tour - Meet the Maker and a Dram with the Distiller Heidi Weitjens.
* King Island Tourism Website is a great resource to plan a visit to King Island.
* Map Of King Island available online and on arrival to explore our 70km x 30km Island with almost 500km of roads to lead you to bare beaches and friendly people.
A Golden Spirit made in Heidi’s Copper Angels and matured out at sea around the shores of King Island is flying out of the Distillery.
It is Barrel Aged Gin, a small batch of just 50 bottles of this Golden coloured Gin, distilled at King Island Distillery and aged in a Cask on a Crayfish Boat working in Bass Strait.
This Spirit, made on King Island in January, was married up in a Barrel coopered by Adam Bone. This custom made cask aged Heidi’s Native Gin for a couple of months in the fore Cabin of Shane's 43 Foot Cray Boat 'Even Steven'.
We have chosen to bottle this liquid Gold at a generous 50% Alcohol (higher than most Whisky's). At this high percentage we think the Spirit of this Gin is at a premium; it leaves room for showcasing the sweetness of Muscat followed by a smokey charring note to really shine through one at a time, with a super smooth finish of well matched flavours that tickle the tongue. We enjoy tasting it neat.
This was truly a great learning experience and an experiment for Heidi, discovering hands on that the process for ageing this smooth Gin truly capturing the Spirit of King Island.
Big love to Shane, Heidi’s right hand man, for this opportunity and all his tireless assistance and support.
"World Whisky Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of May. Every year and all over the globe, bars, restaurants and hotels celebrate World Whisky Day in countless ways. The record for the largest bottle of whisky goes to the distillers of Famous Grouse, who created 1.7-metre bottle containing 228 litres of whisky." Source = worldwhiskyday.com
