Old Kempton Distillery: Tasmanian Heritage Tour with Premium Lunch and Wine Tasting
4.7
14 Ratings
Kempton
Experience the rich heritage of Old Kempton Distillery on a guided tour, indulge in a premium lunch and wine tasting, and explore the Cellar Door for a memorable Tasmanian experience.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Old Kempton Distillery - A fully guided tour of Dysart House, the grounds, stables and bond store. (Bond store currently closed for safety upgrades).
    A guided tasting of 4 Old Kempton Distillery Spirits.
    A bottle of Tasmanian wine, antipasto platter made with local produce and tea or coffee.
What's Included
  • Dinner included
  • Lunch provided
  • Tea and coffee available
  • Complimentary bottle of Tasmanian Wine
Additional Information

Kick off your meticulously organized visit with a short exploration of Dysart House, during which you’ll gain intriguing insights into its history and the art of distillation. From there, step behind the curtain into our distillery where you will witness the hustle and bustle of daily operations. Each tour is an exclusive opportunity to observe a working distillery firsthand.

As the day unfolds, pamper your palate with our premium antipasto platter, proudly showcasing Tasmanian produce. To further elevate your dining experience, select a bottle of wine from our Tasmanian offerings.

Once we conclude the tour and lunch, relax at our exquisite Cask Lounge. Here you’ll cap off your tour with a guided tasting, sampling four different Old Kempton Distillery products.

Lastly, wind down your afternoon with a leisurely perusal of our Cellar Door – a treasure trove of all Old Kempton Distillery products, local artisanal produce, and cherished keepsakes from your excursion to Dysart House – complemented by a hot, freshly brewed coffee or tea.

Location
Dysart House Green Ponds Hotel
Main Street
Cellar Door, Dysart House.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Piglethead
Feb 12, 2024
Friendly Service - Scrumptious Lunch - Cool Throne (Toilet) - Hubby and I visited on a Monday recently after reading about The Old Kempton Distillery in a Booklet at our accommodation & that's how we stumbled across this gem. Just a minute or two off the main highway on the way to/from Hobart and or Launceston. It was quiet as it was a Monday and Hannah and her sidekick young man expertly juggled looking after the approximate 4 groups of people partaking on that day. Hannah was an absolute delight. Because it wasn't too busy she really went the extra mile to make us feel like valued customers. We did not buy any whisky as, yes, it was expensive, but Hubby purchased some whisky glasses and we enjoyed looking around the building, using the HUGE toilet/throne and the lunch was yummy (catered for gluten free toasties for myself & hubby enjoyed his Whisky flavoured pie, followed by tea and scones with jam and cream - oink) and NOTHING was too much trouble for her. I wanted to give her a tip as the service was so excellent but she politely declined so I promised I would do this review instead. Absolutely LOVED our visit and highly recommend it. If you want a HUGE menu to pick from and don't like the idea of perhaps waiting a few minutes for a staff member to get to you when you arrive then it wont be for you, but if you are happy to go with the flow you will hopefully enjoy it as much as we did.
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Keith_g
Jan 7, 2024
Excellent - The information was absorbing. Lunch amazing tasting was a lot. And a bottle of expensive wine to consume or take away. Excellent tour
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Carolines4697
Jul 3, 2022
Old Kimpton visit - Fabulous platter for lunch, very generous, great hospitality, gin and whiskey tasting flight, fun, beautiful building
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Jacobjb2450nk
Jun 29, 2022
Worth every penny !!!! - From the tour to the one on one tasting session with the amazing staff. We walked away being blown off our feet by the amazing whiskey and gin but also being able to see the heart and soul of this distillery through their staff and products, today was one of the coolest experiences in my life. Our highlight was seeing the stills and have Hannah and Rob take us through the whole process to create the whiskey and gin. #whiskey #whiskeylife #whiskeybar #gintonic #ginlovers #whiskeylover #singlemaltwhisky #tasmania #discovertasmania #tasmaniafood #mustdotravels #mustdotasmania #holiday #holdays
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Mark
Feb 7, 2022
Brilliant Mornings Education on Whiskey and Gin - A brilliant tour with super friendly staff and the tasting and platter for two was amazing. We learned so much more about Whiskey and Gin and then got some great product to take home from the shop. Loved hearing about the history of the building.
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S2088ngpeterd
Sep 23, 2021
Relax and Enjoy - Enjoyed all aspects of this activity. Staff were friendly, house and distillery was very interesting and the food was great. Looking forward to returning for a Sunday afternoon food and music session in the courtyard.
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Lester
Sep 19, 2021
Lovely House - Total experience was excellent.  Young lady who gave the tour had a good knowledge of history on the property and the making of the various spirits . Tastings were well explained and enjoyed by all.  A couple of suggestions to improve the platter. Take the camembert cheese out of the fridge an hour before serving as it should room temperature. Replace the orange slices with apple or pear as both would go very well with the cheese.  Lovely house and we shall return in the summer for some music and cocktails.
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Kimpq5489iq
Mar 7, 2023
History & whiskey in a beautiful location - Very informative & interesting tour of the entire distillery. Lovely grounds & beautifully maintained. Men working in the distilling building were friendly & had a lot information also. More than happy to show us the full process including the bottling & labelling which is all done by hand. Lunch & tasting was fabulous. Lovely fresh & tasty platters per person with the tasting paddle. Delicious! Very friendly guide Craig, who is a credit to the business, well spoken, helpful & knows everything we wanted to know about. Lovely lady in the shop helpful with all our questions also. Highly recommend a visit ! What a beautiful building & surrounds.
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E3460zivanessaw
May 1, 2021
Oh how cute! - Lovely location and enjoyable experience. A very small distillery but quality products. Felt a bit rushed through the tour but it was still a lovely tour, tasting and lunch.
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Tammy_b
Sep 19, 2021
Unimpressed - Seemingly unorganised, guide hard very little knowledge, despite another experienced staff enquiring if we had questions we didn’t know what questioned to ask as we weren’t shown the process enough to know what questions to ask
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