Brisbane Distillery Company has collapsed owing more than $1.3 million after owner and former porn baron Jon Atherton failed to salvage the business.
BCR Advisory appointed Daniel Moore to liquidate the gin maker on Thursday, following a recent court case which led to the business being forced to vacate its base of operations for not paying rent.
Mr Atherton founded the company in 2019, having left the army to make a small fortune selling memberships to porn websites.
Brisbane Distillery Company had claimed to be the first manufacturer in the city to “produce quality local spirits with Australian botanicals.”
It is not clear what will happen to remaining staff at the business at this stage.
In May, the Supreme Court ordered the compan…
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