Hartshorn Sheep Whey Saltbush Vodka 500ml

Brand: Hartshorn Distillery

Release Name: Saltbush Vodka (Savoury Range)

Spirit Style / Type: Savoury, Native Botanical Vodka, Whey-Based

Composition: Distilled Sheep Whey Base, Infused with Native Australian Saltbush Leaves

Age: Non-Vintage

Volume: 500ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 40.0%

Country: Australia

Region: Birchs Bay, Southern Tasmania

Production Method: Native Saltbush Leaves Distilled Alongside Sheep Whey Vodka, Unfiltered

Limited Edition: No (Hartshorn's Standing Saltbush Vodka Release, Part of the Savoury Range — Though Produced in Genuinely Tiny Batches)

Award Winner: Not independently confirmed with a specific score for this exact expression — Hartshorn as a distillery has won World's Best Vodka and multiple Australian Best Vodka titles across its wider range

Hartshorn Distillery is a micro-distillery based in Birchs Bay, deep in southern Tasmania, run by head distiller Ryan Hartshorn alongside his family's Grandvewe Cheeses fromagerie. Widely regarded as one of the smallest distilleries in Australia, Hartshorn pioneered the world-first technique of distilling spirits from sheep whey, turning a cheesemaking byproduct into an award-dominating product line spanning vodka, gin and the rare, only-every-three-years "Whey-sky." Every bottle is hand painted and signed, reflecting the distillery's genuinely small-batch, paddock-to-bottle ethos and its remarkable, sustained run of Australian and international vodka awards.

Saltbush is a hardy, salt-tolerant native Australian plant, long used in native Australian cuisine for its distinctive savoury, mineral character, and Hartshorn's decision to distil its leaves directly into vodka creates a genuinely unprecedented product — a world first, according to the distillery itself. Rather than being designed as a neutral mixer, this vodka is built specifically around food pairing, with Hartshorn recommending it neat alongside a rich meal like a Wagyu steak, or even suggesting it as an unconventional dessert pairing with vanilla ice cream, where its saltiness plays the role of a salted caramel. It sits alongside Hartshorn's Peated and Oaked vodkas as part of the distillery's dedicated savoury range, all three designed specifically to match with food rather than disappear into a mixed drink — real customer feedback backs this up too, with one reviewer specifically calling out "your saltbush vodka is a winner" among Hartshorn's drier, more distinctive releases. A genuinely unique, food-focused spirit for adventurous drinkers, chefs and cocktail bars wanting to build a savoury vodka cocktail or an unconventional dinner pairing.