“My father-in-law Max would come over to share the passion of Scotch single malt, which is when I really learnt to enjoy it,” recalls Bill, who has since played an instrumental role in consolidating the number of distilleries in Tasmania over the decades, and was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement accolade at the 2022 Spirits Business Awards for his immense contributions to the industry.
Bill Lark and Chris Thomson of Lark Distillery share the history behind Tasmania’s first single malt, their ethos of creating beautiful drinking moments and the global launch of its latest expressions
The greatest turning points in life often take an unassuming form — a seemingly minor thought can barrel into a history-changing, industry-defining, internationally recognised enterprise, as Bill Lark of Lark Distillery well knows. The founder of Tasmania’s first single malt distillery certainly did not expect, after asking one simple question in 1989, to one day become lauded as the godfather of Australian whisky.
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