{"id":97199,"date":"2023-10-13T04:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T17:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=97199"},"modified":"2023-10-13T09:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T22:16:25","slug":"spirited-pair-open-shed-distillery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/spirited-pair-open-shed-distillery\/","title":{"rendered":"Spirited pair open shed distillery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT has a brand-new local distillery, cocktail bar and events space with Itinerant Spirits officially opening at The Good Shed this week.<\/p>\n<p>Owned by Craig Ryan and Brad Wilson, the gin, vodka, and in time, whiskey venue in the Ballarat Station precinct, aims to celebrate locally sourced produce and ingredients including Grampians botanicals, and the volcanic water of Black Mount.<\/p>\n<p>A masterclass space offering day, or multi-day courses, is coming soon, projected to bring 30,000 visitors to Ballarat in its first 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>The name, Itinerant, has been inspired by the experiences of Mr Ryan and Mr Wilson, who have travelled the world with their families, but they said they want to keep business operations hyper-local.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been creating a brand that\u2019s all about wanderlust and journey, but it\u2019s also all things wondrous about western Victoria,\u201d Mr Ryan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look at ourselves as a Ballarat-born spirit company with aspirations to travel the globe, but really our focus right now is really ingratiating ourselves with the Ballarat community.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97118\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97118\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97118\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3737-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Itinerant Spirits co-owners Brad Wilson, and Craig Ryan (right) officially opened the venue with help from City of Ballarat mayor Cr Des Hudson and Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing everything we can to open ourselves to the community, but support is a two-way street.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to offer one of Australia\u2019s best multi-spirit experiences, and we think it will add for the Ballarat community, and for visitors, far and wide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Wilson comes from a distilling background as the operator of Melbourne\u2019s Little Lon Distillery, and he and Mr Ryan have employed a few more experts, including head of distillation, James Fairlie, a Scotsman who has moved to Ballarat with his young family.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Fairlie previously worked at Four Pillars Gin Distillery in Healesville and brings third generation distilling expertise to Itinerant Spirits as a member of the family behind historic Scottish distillery, Glenturret.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x_ContentPasted2\">The new business has 20 staff, including some off site in an Alfredton warehous<\/span><span class=\"x_ContentPasted2\">e, w<\/span><span class=\"x_ContentPasted2\">hile the Goods Shed venue can hold 140 guests, and 14 jobs were created to construct it.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_97116\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-97116\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97116\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/10\/IMG_3695-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-97116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The venue can accommodate about 140 people for casual drinks, or an event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In its development, Itinerant Spirits was the beneficiary of State Government grants from the Regional Tourism Investment Fund and the Agriculture Victoria Small Scale and Craft Program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison toured the venue earlier in the week, representing the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events, Steve Dimopoulos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am so excited to see the space Itinerant Spirits has created in the historic Goods Shed building,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe distillery will be a major drawcard to the Ballarat Station precinct and the entire region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBallarat is well and truly on the map as one of Victoria\u2019s craft spirit and small batch brewing hotspots and Itinerant Spirits is creating yet another drawcard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore visitors mean a big boost to our thriving Ballarat businesses, and for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BALLARAT has a brand-new local distillery, cocktail bar and events space with Itinerant Spirits officially opening at The Good Shed this week. 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