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Nant whisky founder Keith Batt to enter months-long fraud trial

ABC Australia · Jun 10, 2026, 5:32 AM

Key takeaways

  • Investors purchased tens of thousands of dollars in barrels from Nant, who promised to buy them back once they matured.
  • The trial for the founder of a Tasmanian distillery, alleged to have been behind an investor fraud scheme, is estimated to take up to six months, a Hobart court has heard.
  • The prosecution says material in the case is extensive, filling 55 lever-arch folders.

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Investors purchased tens of thousands of dollars in barrels from Nant, who promised to buy them back once they matured. (ABC RN: David Lewis)

The trial for the founder of a Tasmanian distillery, alleged to have been behind an investor fraud scheme, is estimated to take up to six months, a Hobart court has heard.

The prosecution says material in the case is extensive, filling 55 lever-arch folders.

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