Overeem Whisky is a producer of Australian whisky,[2] brandy and liqueurs in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia founded as the Old Hobart Distillery by Casey Overeem in 2005,[3] with the first casks filled in 2007.
[4] The distillery was founded during the early days of the Australian craft whisky industry, after Bill Lark of Lark Distillery successfully lobbied the government to change laws preventing whisky distilling outside of large volume companies.
[5][6][7] Initially distilled at Overeem's property in Hobart, with a wash brewed at Lark Distillery,[8] Overeem Whisky first went to market in 2012, just prior to the Tasmanian Whisky boom brought about by fellow Tasmanian distillery, Sullivan's Cove, winning the World's Best Single Malt at the World Whisky Awards.
[16] In 2017 Overeem's daughter, Jane, and her husband, Mark Sawford established their own distillery, Sawford Distillery, on a site that included the underground bond store that had been used at different times by both the Lark and Overeem Whisky brands, with aims to release Sawford branded single malt whiskies in 2022.
In February 2020, the sale was confirmed,[18] and Overeem Whisky officially returned to the founding family when the acquisition was finalised on 30 June 2020.