A chessboard with chess pieces in play.
Maritime single malt whisky,
distilled, matured, and bottled on
Flinders Island, Tasmania.

SMOKY WEDDING
SINGLE MALT PEATED

FURNEAUX UNTAMED GIN

FLINDERS ISLAND
SINGLE MALT PEATED

SAWYERS BAY
SINGLE MALT UNPEATED

Crafted on the rugged shores of Flinders Island, Furneaux Distillery produces small-batch Tasmanian single malt whisky shaped by wind, sea, and time. Our maritime climate and paddock-to-bottle approach create distinctive peated and unpeated whiskies that reflect the raw beauty of Bass Strait. Explore our range of whisky and spirits or visit our Flinders Island distillery for a unique tasting experience.

FLINDERS ISLAND PEATED SINGLE MALT

MATURATION: APERA CASK PEAT: FLINDERS ISLAND ABV: 49% BOTTLES: 506

CHERRY, LICORICE, SMOKE

THE ISLAND

Map of Australia showing state borders, cities including Melbourne, Sydney, Launceston, Hobart, and Flinders Island. Coordinates -40.23310 and 147.6 are marked.
Flinders Island sits north east of Tasmania; a remote island in the Furneaux Group, a mere 62km from top to bottom. Exposed on all sides to the wild and unpredictable elements of Bass Strait, it means living by the natural order of harsh contrasts. A sense of isolation that brings with it a can-do, rugged attitude that permeates the local psyche.

Rugged, raw, real beauty.
A scenic coastal landscape during sunset featuring a bay with calm water, green fields, and a hill covered with trees. The sky is mostly cloudy with sun rays peeking through.
A pile of cooked lobsters on a wooden surface.
A green and orange combine harvester operating in a golden wheat field with mountains, water, and a blue sky with scattered clouds in the background.

PADDOCK TO BOTTLE

Our paddock-to-bottle approach was born not only from ambition, but from necessity. Living on a small island in the middle of Bass Strait demands resilience. When the weather turns, the supply boat doesn’t arrive, and you learn quickly to adapt.

That mindset shapes every aspect of life here. So we asked a simple question: why not become fully self-sufficient?

By growing our own grain, we are building a true paddock-to-bottle operation - one that reduces reliance on the mainland, lowers the carbon footprint of our raw materials, and enhances the terroir in our whisky. The result is a spirit defined not only by place, but by a genuine sense of provenance and character.

THE ISLAND DISPATCH

Our second generation of Flinders Island grown barley gets malted the old fashioned way.

Dive into the world of whisky barrels and our hands-on journey with unique vintage casks.

Our intrepid founders brave the perilous Bass Strait crossing to bring their whisky dream to life on Flinders Island.