Starward Distillery & Bar

Red wine barrels and Melbourne's volatile weather do the heavy lifting here. The working distillery in Port Melbourne runs tours and tastings, with whiskies like the wheat-and-malt Two-Fold and single malt Nova poured straight from production. Every ingredient is sourced within a day's drive. The bond store "Draw Your Own Dram" sessions — tasting flights drawn directly from the cask — are worth booking ahead.