It is Grand Final Day for the national game, Aussie Rules, as I write this in Melbourne today.

So not being particularly sporty myself, I thought I’d share with you the list of distilleries in and around this fine city.

Many offer a tasting room experience, masterclasses, tours and tastings. In some places, there’s usually a great food truck nearby, or they provide meals as well, all have their own personalities. Just check their socials and website in advance before you visit.

Some are tourist destinations in their own right in terms of fitout and scale, such as the big players, Four Pillars Gin and Starward.

For the smaller operators you get to meet the people who actually make the spirits, the perfect way to discover new Aussie spirits, the majority are family-owned and inspired by their local communities, of which they are an important part of the vibrant food and wine culture here.

Recently I’ve moved here to live, and so over time I’ll do my best to get to all of them in due course, and you can see some recent chats with distillers both in the city and in regional Victoria on my YouTube’s Meet the Makers series.

1. Antagonist Spirits, Melbourne
2. Ancient Wisdom Distillery, Pakenham
3. Bakery Hill Distillery, Kensington
4. Balcombe Dry Gin, Mornington
5. Barrs Lane Distillery, Knoxfield
6. Bathtub Gin Co., Williamstown
7. Bass and Flinders Distillery, Mornington
8. Baxter Vodka Melbourne
9. Beach Box Gin, Mornington Peninsula
10. Black Adler Distillery,  Campbellfield
11. Boatrocker Brewing Co, Braeside
12. Brogan’s Way Distillery, Richmond
13. Brunswick Aces, Brunswick East
14. Casperrin Gin, Altona North
15. Cedar Fox Distilling Co. Coburg North
16. Chief’s Son, Somerville
17. Cobblecreek Distillery, Melbourne
18. Darling Distillery, Clifton Hill
19. Dart Distilling, Footscray
20. Dead Finish Distillery, Reservoir
21. Deanswood Distillery, Mornington Peninsula
22. Delinquent Spirits, Melbourne
23. Dirty Lickings Spirits, Mornington Peninsula
24. Drops of Juniper, unknown
25. Dukes Distillery,  South Wharf
26. Dutch Rules Distillery, Mitcham
27. East Pole Distillery, Belgrave
28. Garden Distillery, Baysid
29. Gemini Gin Distilling Co, Melbourne
30. Ginfinity Gin, Belgrave
31. Goat Beer Brewery, Richmond
32. Herbit Gin, Mornington Peninsula  – new! 
33. Here’s Looking at You Kid Distillery, North Melbourne
34. Hobsons Distillery, Altona North
35. Imbue Distillery,  Research
36. Here’s Looking at You Kid, North Melbourne
37. Hidden Alley Distillery, Melbourne
38. Hillmartin Gin Distillery, Plenty
39. JBC Distillery, Surrey Hills
40. Jimmy Rummy, Mornington
41. Kabina Distilling Company, Fairfield  > see YouTube feature here.
42. Killik Distillery, Belgrave
43. Little Lon Distilling Co. CBD
44. Legacy Spirits Co, Melbourne
45. Loaded Barrel Distillery, Melbourne
46. Melbourne Moonshine Co, North Melbourne
47. Mother of Pearl, Melbourne – new! 
48. Mountain Distilling,Richmond
49. Naught Distilling, Eltham
50. Ned Whisky, Melbourne
51. Nighthawk Distillery, Pascoe Vale
52. Nocturnal Spirit Distillery, Rowville
53. Nubilium Distilling, Kensington
54. Original Spirits Company, Mornington
55. Organic Bay Distillery, Bonbeach
56. Patient Wolf Distilling Co. Southbank
57. Penni Avenue, Mornington
58. Port Phillip Distillery, Beaumaris
59. Puss & Mew Distillery, Nunawading
60. Quiet Corner Distillery, Moorabbin
61. Queenscliff Distillery,  Queenscliff
62. Rebel Road Gin, Altona
63. Recollection Spirits, Melbourne
64. Rockwood Brewing and Distilling, Yarraville
65. Rocky Jones Spirits, Rosebud
66. Saintlier Distillery, Melbourne
67. Starward Distillery,  Port Melbourne (see my article about the place here)
68. Seaholme Distillers,  Port Phillip Bay
69. Sunset Gin, West Melbourne
70. Tar Barrell Distillery, Mornington
71. That Spirited Lot Distillers, Seaford
72. The Gospel Whiskey, Inner North
73. Three Arches Distilling, Huttington
74. The Garden Distillery, Bayside
75. The Story Gin, Morrabin
76. Tiny Bear Distillery,  Knoxfield
77. Walker Moore Distillery, Melbourne
78. Westside Ale Works, South Melbourne
79. White Light Vodka, Melbourne
80. Yaara Distillery, Craigieburn

In the surrounding area within 50km outside of the CBD

• Autonomy Distillers  Kyneton
• Animus Distillery, Kyneton
• Anther Distillery, Geelong
• Bass & Flinders Distillery, Mornington
• Bellarine Distillery, Drysdale
• Boatrocker Brewers & Distillers, Braeside
• Chief’s Son Distillery, Somerville
• Death Gin, Knoxfield
• Deanswood Distillery, Mornington
• Drops of Juniper, Mornington
• Four Pillars Gin, Healesville
• Jimmy Rum, Mornington
• Killick Distillery, Belgrave
• Melbourne Gin Company, Yarra Valley
• Mountain Distilling, Macedon Ranges
• Organic Bay Distillery, Bonbeach
• Original Spirit Co.  Somerville
• Penni Ave Distillery, Rye
• Pharaedrus Estate, Mornington
• Queenscliff Distillery, Queenscliff
• Rocky Jones Distillery, Rosebud
• Saint Felix Distillery, Mordialloc
• That Spirited Lot, Seaford
• Tiny Bear Distillery, Knoxfield
• Tar Barrell Brewery and Distillery, Mornington

I’ll be doing another list of all the regional distilleries in Victoria such as:

• Bancroft Bay Distillery, Metung
• Loch Brewery & Distillery, Loch