Hellyers Road Distillery Explained

Hellyers Road
Image Size:250
Location:Burnie, Tasmania
Owner:Hellyers Road Distillery
Status:Operational
Stills:1
Brand 1:Hellyers Road
Type 1:Single malt
Age 1:Anniversary 18 Year Old
Master Series 17 Year Old
Master Series 16 Year Old
Master Series 15 Year Old
Master Series 14 Year Old
Master Series 12 Year Old
Original 15 Year Old
Original 12 Year Old
Original 10 Year Old
Cask 1:American White Oak, ex-bourbon whisky casks
Cask 2:Spanish Oak, ex-Oloroso casks
Cask 3:French Oak, ex-Pinot Noir casks
Cask 4:French Oak, ex-Port casks
Cask 5:French Oak, ex-Chardonnay casks
Abv:46%–70.2% (Cask Strength)

Hellyers Road is a whisky distillery in Burnie, Tasmania. Founded in 1997 by a group of dairy farmers, it takes its name from a road surveyed in 1827 by explorer Henry Hellyer.[1] In 2010, Hellyers Road was recognised by the Malt Whisky Association of Australia for producing the nation's best single malt, and in 2013 Hellyers Road Pinot Noir Finish was voted ‘Best New World Whisky’ from a series of blind tastings conducted at the Whisky Live fair in Paris.Hellyers Road Distillery has been rated in the Top Ten Value for Money whiskies in the world, placing it alongside some of the world's biggest mass producing spirits brands.[2] [3] [4] [5] Hellyers Road quickly became the largest distillery in Tasmania by 2012. [6] By 2015, the distillery had become the largest selling locally crafted boutique distillery in Australia.[7] [8] [9] In 2021, the distillery won Best Australian Single Malt at the prestigious World Whisky Awards for the Henry Legacy Freestone Cove Single Malt. [10] In 2022, the distillery again was recognised by the World Whisky Awards, winning the Best 12 Year Old and Under category as well as Best Australian Single Malt in the 13 Year Old and Over category, with the Hellyers Road 15 Year Old Slightly Peated Single Malt. The same expression from the distillery's previous releases also won Best Australian Peated whisky in the previous year. [11] Australian markets include:Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia. International markets - Hellyers Road Distillery Single Malt Whiskies are currently sold in over 20 countries around the world, including Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States.[12]

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  1. Web site: The Story of Hellyers Road. 28 December 2015. 7 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107214709/http://hellyersroaddistillery.com.au/our-story/. dead.
  2. Web site: Tasmanian Production. 28 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Master Awards. 18 December 2015 . 23 December 2015.
  4. Web site: top 10. 23 December 2015.
  5. Web site: The Tasmanian Whisky Trail. 28 December 2015. 6 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106044315/http://taswhiskytrail.com/distillers/hellyers-road/. dead.
  6. Web site: My Whisky Journeys. 28 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Tasmanian Production. 28 December 2015.
  8. Web site: Dan Murphys. 28 December 2015.
  9. Web site: Master Awards. 18 December 2015 . 23 December 2015.
  10. Web site: Explore Whisky. 29 March 2021.
  11. Web site: World Whisky Awards. 20 February 2022.
  12. Web site: Tasmanian Production. 28 December 2018.
  13. Web site: Dan Murphys. 28 December 2015.