Small Batch Atlas · Distillery
Old Shed Distillery Blue Mountains
Bilpin, New South Wales
33.5013° S · 150.5269° E
Claimed by the owner
On the Bells Line of Road at Bilpin, Old Shed Distillery is run by the Hungerford brothers, whose family has farmed these mountains since the 1890s. Spirits are made in small batches in the original farm shed, using fruit and botanicals grown and handpicked on the property: home-grown oranges in the vodka, Bilpin apples in the apple-cello, strawberry gum and lemon thyme in the gin. The whisky rests four years in Buffalo Trace bourbon casks. The cellar door is open Thursday to Sunday and every day in NSW school holidays. Tastings are free, and there's a full bar, shared boards by the fire, and a welcome for dogs and kids. It's wheelchair accessible.
— Written by the owner
Cellar door open Thu–Sun (daily in NSW school holidays), January–December Operator
From the maker
In their own words
Free tastings at the cellar door across gin, Orchard Series vodka, citruscello, apple-cello and coffee liqueur, or a $24 spirit tasting board. The four-year whisky, matured in Buffalo Trace bourbon casks, is available to buy. A full bar pours Old Shed spirits with Sodasmith tonics, plus shared boards by the fire.
Old Shed Distillery Blue Mountains · Words supplied by the operator.
Current offers
From the operator
Taste the range free at the cellar door: gin, Orchard Series vodka, citruscello, apple-cello and coffee liqueur. Or go deeper with a $24 spirit tasting board. Walk in Thursday to Sunday from 11am.
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Questions, answered by Old Shed Distillery Blue Mountains
- Are tastings free?
- Yes. Tastings at the cellar door are free. There's also a $24 spirit tasting board, and whisky is available to buy.
- Can I bring my dog and kids?
- Yes. Dogs and kids are welcome at the cellar door, and the venue is wheelchair accessible.
- When are you open?
- Thursday and Sunday 11am–5pm, Friday and Saturday 11am–7pm. During NSW school holidays we're open every day, 11am–5pm Monday to Wednesday.
- What if I'm the designated driver?
- Drivers can have a free small sample of everything except the whisky, so you can still find a bottle to take home. There are soft drinks and Sodasmith sodas too.
- Where do your ingredients come from?
- As much as possible from Bilpin. Gin botanicals like strawberry gum, lemon thyme and rosemary are grown and handpicked here. The vodka uses our own Valencia and navel oranges, the apple-cello is made from crushed Bilpin apples, and the coffee liqueur uses wood-fired coffee from The Hive at Berambing.
- Can I buy bottles to take home?
- Yes. The full range is for sale at the cellar door and online at oldsheddistillery.com. Cards are accepted.
- Can we bring a group or tour?
- Yes. Groups and tour operators are welcome. Please call 0432 508 747 or email theoldsheddistillery@gmail.com ahead so we can have tastings ready.
- Do I need to book?
- No. Walk-ins are welcome any time we're open. Only groups need to let us know ahead.
Answered by the operator.
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Upcoming events
A day out
A Bilpin day on the Bells Line of Road
Start with fruit straight from the orchards, then free tastings and a board by the fire at Old Shed, a cider just along the road, and a farm stay so nobody has to drive home.
Suggested by Old Shed Distillery Blue Mountains
- 1Bilpin Fruit BowlTable · pick_your_own
Grab a bag of Bilpin apples, the same fruit that gos into our apple-cello.
- 2Old Shed Distillery Blue MountainsSmall Batch · distillery
Free tastings across the range, then a drink and a hared board by the fire.
- 3Bilpin CiderSmall Batch · cidery
Our neighbours along the Bells Line of Road. Round ff the afternoon with a cider.
- 4
Producer Picks
Places Old Shed Distillery Blue Mountains personally vouches for.
“Our neighbours along the Bells Line of Road. Pair a visit there with a tasting at Old Shed for a proper Bilpin afternoon of cider and spirits.”
“A Bilpin institution for local fruit. Stock up on apples here, and taste what we make from them in our apple-cello just down the road.”
“Make a weekend of it. Stay locally so nobody has to be the designated driver, and spend a slow Saturday by our fire.”
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