April 27, 2025

About Us

Philosophy

1770 Distillery was established as a Boutique Distillery to utilise the locally grown fruits of the area and to provide a unique experience for both locals and  tourists.  It was John’s dream to have a distillery and that is what led both John & Debra to the beautiful seaside Town of 1770 / Agnes Water in Queensland. The dream materialized after being bitten by the distilling bug whilst living in Tasmania. It was there that both John & Debra developed their distilling skill under the ever watchful eye of both Bill & Lyn Lark of the Lark Distillery.

Our Liqueurs

At 1770 Distillery we make unique fruit liqueurs made with fresh locally grown ingredients.

Our liqueurs are our visions.  If you don’t have dreams and visions then you never strive to achieve the better things in life.  

Sitting by the fire on a cold night surrounded by friends. This was our vision and that is how Daybreak was born.  A drink to warm the cockles of your heart whilst whiling away the night time hours, this is what this drink is about.  Not just a drink but a warming memory.

Sunset – you’ve worked hard all day and need to chill out.  Then this drink will refresh you to get on with the night ahead. Made of Grapefruit, Bush lime and ginger.  

Open Days

Our distillery is open Thursday through to Sunday. We are closed Mon, Tues & Wed. Our operating hours for the distillery are 10am to 4pm daily.

We are closed Good Friday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day.

Tastings are free*.  So why not drop in and experience something different whilst in 1770/Agnes Water.

* Groups incur small tasting charge which is then deducted from bottle price upon purchase.

 

The Making

The making of our liqueurs is as an age old artisan skill handed down by generations of ardent distillers.  We make all of our liqueurs in hand made copper pot stills.  

We believe copper based stills offer the opportunity to produce a finer liqueur.

The use of fresh ingredients also adds to the unique quality and flavour.  All of our liqueurs are made with fresh fruits, herbs and spices.  

SPACER

 

What Other’s Have Said About Us …

  • positive review  A lovely experience, with yummy liqueur to take home.

    Jason Halliday Avatar Jason Halliday
    October 3, 2019

    positive review  awesome place to stop in and have a sample 😉😁

    Jamie Christian Avatar Jamie Christian
    January 11, 2019

    positive review  Great place not far from the main town, knowledgeable staff/owner happy to explain his process of making the delicious liquors. Well worth the visit

    Brian Mitchell Avatar Brian Mitchell
    February 19, 2019

    positive review  Fabulous Flavours. so interesting to hear how John makes all the liqueurs. Strawberry the best especially with champagne.... yummo

    Brenda N Michael Horan Avatar Brenda N Michael Horan
    June 29, 2019

    positive review  Customer service was exceptional, a great bloke, it was not too much trouble to explain how his business works and just a nice bloke to chat to and his alcohol was great too. We walked in there to hoping to kill half and hour and enjoyed it so much we stayed for an hour

    Katia Ronnfeldt Avatar Katia Ronnfeldt
    March 21, 2020

    positive review  John was an amazing host letting us sample his whole range... The Strawberry 🍓 Splash is my absolute fav!!!! Thanks John for your hospitality & a good yarn.... Can’t recommend your liqueurs enough! Really loved them all 🤘🏽🙏🏼😍

    Bree Rek Avatar Bree Rek
    August 13, 2019
  • 5 star review  Great to meet you John and thanks for the tasting. We will enjoy the bottles we bought off you in the coming months.

    Gareth Wright Avatar Gareth Wright
    August 4, 2017

    positive review  fantastic visit. we had a great time. we learnt alot. we tried all your products and we brought a few bottles. a great afternoon . thank you

    Ash Tong Avatar Ash Tong
    February 4, 2019

    positive review  Great afternoon tasting delicious liqueurs and had to take home a couple of bottles they were so good.

    Emilee Rose Parker Avatar Emilee Rose Parker
    January 4, 2020

    5 star review  Wow what a hidden gem! John's customer service was second to none, we loved sitting listening to the history of how they have come to be a distillery in 1770, and how each of their products are made! Highly recommend and we are looking forward to cracking open the bottle we purchased! Simon& Liz �

    Simon Moir Avatar Simon Moir
    June 28, 2017

    positive review  Great little place, very friendly, great info and liqueurs are beautiful 🥰

    Sue Kirkpatrick Avatar Sue Kirkpatrick
    October 18, 2019

    5 star review  lovely little distillery, only doing 4 liqueurs at the moment. John is a lovely chatty fellow with a lot of knowledge who will keep you entertained during you visit. The liqueurs aren't real bad either

    David Hughes Avatar David Hughes
    November 26, 2017