Helden Distillery

Located in the picturesque Vredefort Dome, a Unesco World Heritage area and the world's largest verified meteor impact site, the Helden Distillery's story started when, at the age of 17, lead distiller, Pieter van Helden was first exposed to the concept of distillation. After falling in love with what the distillation process can do, he gradually matured from producing hobby level fruit brandies (locally known as "mampoer") to focusing on the art of whisky. With a passion for Africa and innovation, the concept of African Style Whisky was born in 2017, and the Helden Distillery was founded in 2018. The high skill level of the team can be seen in the fact that between the founding team members they share at least 5 doctorates in both Chemistry and Chemical Engineering.