Belgrove Distillery was
the first Rye Distillery in Australia. Located North of Hobart, Belgrove
Distillery is the only bio-diesel powered still in the world. I grow my own
ryecorn to produce a 100% rye whisky. I built my copper pot still from scratch.
It is direct fired with biofuel which is used cooking oil, from a roadhouse
next to my farm. Hot water is also biofuel heated. My tractors, forklift and
truck also run on Biodiesel made from the used cooking oil. The only significant
material I bring to the farm is waste cooking oil and the main product to leave
is whisky.Here are some catch words that could describe my operation,
such as “sustainable” “closed loop” “small carbon footprint” “green” “farm
based” “value adding” “craft” “low food miles”.
