$65.00
$70.00
$45.00
Ready made Espresso Martini you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Simply shake with ice and pour.
Made with organic/fair trade coffee. Super!
$55.00
We’ve carefully selected just a few botanicals for our gin because we want each flavour and tasting note to shine through and not get lost on the palate. Our natural botanicals are macerated in alcohol overnight prior to distillation in a 100% copper pot still to enhance their individual flavour.
What we’ve put in it
Organic Juniper, Organic Coriander, Organic Liquorice, Organic Marshmallow, plus a few more secrets...
Smells like
Floral with earthy tones.
Tastes like
Natural floral hit from the juniper followed by increasing sweetness. Bold yet balanced.
$55.00
Made in small batches from all natural sugarcane in our traditional 100% copper pot still. We age our rum in small oak barrels to impart our particular flavour profile. This makes our rum light and extremely smooth.
Smells like
Caramel, burnt toffee, vanilla, butterscotch and light oak.
Tastes like
Smooth, natural with a hint of sweetness shining through.
$85.00
Black Robin Gin is inspired by the extremely rare and endangered black robin (Petroica traversi), which is found only on the remote Chatham Islands of New Zealand.
Black Robin Gin is a premium gin that combines traditional exotic botanicals with native New Zealand Horopito, one of the world's most ancient flowering plants. The spicy citrus flavour gives exceptional delicacy and balance, creating a distinctive, mellow texture with a refreshing unique fragrance with an elegant and refined finish.
A rare bird, a rare gin - and a rare opportunity to drink responsibly and help save this endangered species from extinction.
Black Robin painted by Andrew Barns-Graham.
43% ALC/VOL
$79.00
Blue Duck Vodka is inspired by the extremely rare and endangered blue duck (Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos). It is unique to New Zealand, and is confined to white-water rivers in the country's remote mountain regions.
This is a premium vodka that is handcrafted, batched-distilled in a reflex copper pot still and is blended with the purest water in the world. Seven distillations refine the vodka to produce a velvety smooth texture and a highly distinctive and incomparable taste.
A percentage of our profits will be donated to the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, an organisation dedicated to the preservation of the blue duck for future generations.
A rare duck, a rare vodka - and a rare opportunity to drink responsibly and help save this endangered species from extinction.
Artwork painted by Andrew Barns-Graham.
43% ALC/VOL
$37.00
The Boys from Blush have done it again, beautiful fresh Boysenberries from Nelson infused with hand crafted New Zealand Gin. Soft and smooth our second Blush Gin is a little different, this is the first boysenberry Gin the world has ever seen.
Bright red berry fruit bursts allowing the Juniper and citrus to work away in the background providing a beautiful finish. We aim to tickle the pallet, try over ice and top up with your favourite mixer. Someone said it would be dangerously good over ice cream too? We don’t disagree
$35.00
A delicious gin perfect on it's own, over ice, or with your favourite tonic. The palate is so delectable that it seems as if you are drinking something other than a gin.
We are enjoying this with an East Imperial Grapefruit soda.
"We want to change the perception of Gin away from the mother’s ruin to something that is lively and pleasant and can be enjoyed over Ice." Blush
$12.00
The story of Broken Heart Gin begins with two Germans living in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Joerg was a pilot and Bernd an engineer. Both philosophers and committed Master Distillers, they formed their friendship around a still and a passion for perfecting spirits of rare complexity and fine flavours.
Those were the glory days and nothing captured the flavour of that time better than the inspiration Bernd and Joerg shared to create a superb gin – an intricate balance of eleven herbs and surprisingly good with a twist of orange. It became a ritual, one a day at dusk, as day tumed to night, the taste of the time of in-between..
$79.00
The story of Broken Heart Gin begins with two Germans living in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Joerg was a pilot and Bernd an engineer. Both philosophers and committed Master Distillers, they formed their friendship around a still and a passion for perfecting spirits of rare complexity and fine flavours.
The quince is linked to love, fertility & immortality. A junipery golden elixir of life with quince macerated in gin & pressed. Best paired with cheese & fruit.
$69.00
The story of Broken Heart Gin begins with two Germans living in New Zealand’s Southern Alps, Joerg was a pilot and Bernd an engineer. Both philosophers and committed Master Distillers, they formed their friendship around a still and a passion for perfecting spirits of rare complexity and fine flavours.
Hidden surpises when mixed with tonic. We call it witchcraft as like love, it's a concoction with a twist. Rhubarb macerated in gin and naturally strained.
$59.00
A classically styled dry gin for the traditional gin drinker. Using just four New Zealand native botanicals this fabulous gin is as Kiwi a gin can can get.
Serving suggestions: Perfect served as a traditional G&T with a wedge of lemon. Curious Dry is also perfect to deliver a Kiwi twist to any traditional gin cocktail.
Botanicals: Wild harvest Kawakawa, wild harvest Horopito (Bushpepper), East Coast Manuka, urban foraged Tarata (Lemonwood).
$80.00
A complex gin with the strength and intensity to deliver in the classic Negroni cocktail. Malted barley base spirit, spicy botanicals, aging in an oak cask and bottling at high proof combine to make a gin that enhances a Negroni, works equally well in many cocktails and is a great sipping gin!
Serving suggestions: Delicious served neat on ice as a sipping gin. Perfect served in a traditional Negroni 1:1:1 with Campari and Martini Rosso. Also makes a refreshing G&T with an orange twist.
Botanicals: Juniper berries, East Coast Manuka berries and leaf, coriander seeds, cardamom, fresh orange zest, fresh lime zest, ginger root, angelica root, Otago lavender, cinnamon, star anise.
$49.00
New Zealand’s only Sloe Gin is a strictly limited batch product. Made barrel by barrel in the traditional way, the finest Sloe Berries from the UK have been steeped in Curiosity Gin for several months in a barrel that was previously used to age Otago Pinot Noir. The resulting luscious red liqueur exhibits the smooth and intense bitter sweet fruit flavours of a classic Sloe Gin with an added rich back note from the Otago Pinot barrel.
Serving suggestions: Absolutely delicious served neat as an after dinner digestive or as a mulled winter warmer. For a refreshing thirst quencher, try it in a Champagne Cocktail or as a simple Sloe Gin and Tonic.
Botanicals: Juniper berries, East Coast Manuka berries and leaf, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, fresh Gisborne Orange zest, angelica root, Otago Lavender, cinnamon, star anise, Sloe berries (Blackthorn berries)
$59.00
Recipe #23 is a botanical forward, contemporary style gin pairing a slightly sweeter malt base spirit with well rounded citrus, floral and oriental spice botanicals.
Serving suggestions: For a refreshing classic G&T serve with an Indian tonic and fresh pink grapefruit or an orange twist. Signature cocktail is a modified French 75 with rosé bubbles, orange bitters and an orange twist to garnish. Perfect for a summer special occasion.
Botanicals: Juniper Berries, East Coast Manuka berries and leaf, Coriander Seeds, Cardamom Pods, Fresh Gisborne Orange Zest, Fresh Lime Zest, Ginger Root, Angelica Root, Otago Lavender, Cinnamon and Star Anise.
uper!
$82.00
A true Artisan Gin distilled in the heart of Wellington City.
"We are fanatical in our pursuit of no compromise craft gin distilling rain water with native botanicals Horopito and Kawakawa, all in our gorgeous handmade copper still".
$12.00
Jumping Goat mixes the finest Fair Trade and organic coffee beans with spices, pure New Zealand spring water and the highest quality alcohol available. The Jumping Goat vodka spirit uses a New Zealand made neutral grain alcohol and the whisky spirit uses a high quality overproof Scotch and New Zealand whisky blend as the base in the infusion process.
$12.00
Jumping Goat mixes the finest Fair Trade and organic coffee beans with spices, pure New Zealand spring water and the highest quality alcohol available. The Jumping Goat vodka spirit uses a New Zealand made neutral grain alcohol and the whisky spirit uses a high quality overproof Scotch and New Zealand whisky blend as the base in the infusion process.
With an initial nose of smokey whisky, this spirit tastes of a very real and freshly ground coffee upfront. Produced for the whisky lovers a smooth & smokey whisky taste lingers and the higher ABV gives drinkers a nice warming of the insides. A perfect flavour fusion of smokey whisky and freshly ground coffee.
$49.00
A goddess amongst gins. Our Extra Fine is our award-winning signature gin.
Known for charming the most ordinary occasion into something magical. A hand-selected, harmonious blend of pure New Zealand mountain water and the finest botanicals and spices.
“Well-balanced initial tastes of refreshing juniper with lingering citrus and peppery notes, all built on a generous base of local and exotic botanicals.”
$12.00
This premium Gin is crafted in Martinborough in a 200 litre copper still, in the classic ‘distilled dry gin’ tradition. Made with pure Rimutaka Mountain Range Spring Water, hand-zested NZ grown navel oranges, Yen Ben lemons and hints of native botanicals, including leaves of the peppery native Kawakawa plant.
The double distillation process results in a softer, more refined, and more approachable spirit. This distinctive and complex gin is smooth and fresh and combines herbal, citrus, and spicy characteristics, with a subtle delicacy.
Each batch has its own subtle flavour, which may best be appreciated in a dry martini, a refreshingly flavoursome G&T, or on the rocks.
42% ALC/VOL
$90.00
Inspired by the team at Wellingtons 'Hawthorne Lounge' and crafted from the same ten botanicals used in their original Lighthouse Gin. Each batch is distilled twice, reducing it to 57% ABV, producing a spirit that packs a punch while retaining its silky smooth alcohol character. The intensity of the botanicals lifts it to bold new heights.
This makes a truly exceptional Pink Gin, Dry Martini or G&T.
$15.00
Created in honour of Reefton legend Little Biddy, a pipe-smoking, gin-toting, 4 foot tall gold prospector. Our search for native botanicals takes us deep into the same West Coast rainforest where Biddy once fossicked for gold, to craft a uniquely New Zealand selection of small batch distilled gins with attitude. Like its namesake, Little Little Biddy® Gin, is robust and hardworking with a striking aromatic bite.
Native Toatoa endures the harshest winter conditions without losing its fresh, vibrant tannic character. Blended with elusive Tarata, Horopito, Rimu, and majestic Douglas fir, this is a versatile and easy drinking gin with a complex palette of spiced citrus and warm resin.th attitude.
$145.00
Little Biddy® Gin – Gold Label is characterised by a backbone of distilled local grain spirit, wild water, and hand harvested native botanicals, boasting an elevated sophistication that is truly divine.
Little Biddy® Gin – Gold Label displays a botanical intensity reminiscent of the loftiest heights of the West Coast rainforest and the purest depths of the wild water feeding it. Foraged Watercress, Snow Moss, Kahikatea tips, and Toatoa all deliver a soulful aromatic experience. It exhibits a bright, and surprising effervescence on the nose, subtle hints of wasabi freshness, sweet caramelised lime, and a delicate earthed minerality.
Created in honour of Reefton legend Little Biddy, a pipe-smoking, gin-toting, 4 foot tall gold prospector. Our search for native botanicals takes us deep into the same West Coast rainforest where Biddy once fossicked for gold, to craft a uniquely New Zealand selection of small batch distilled gins with attitude.
$55.00
$75.00
Reid + Reid Barrel Aged Gin combines two great aspects of the Wairarapa: native bush and pinot noir.
Distillers and brothers Stew and Chris Reid take Reid + Reid Native Gin, which uses three native botanicals (kawakawa, manuka and horopito), and age it for three months in ex-Martinborough pinot noir French oak barrels. Not only is this gin truly reflective of the region it is produced in, but it challenges your perception of what gin can be.
Tasting Notes: Red currants, juniper and savoury oak. Light, peppery and floral spice on the palate followed by a sweet red fruit finish.
$60.00
Hand crafted and small batch distilled in a bespoke copper pot still, Reid + Reid Native Gin is a unique New Zealand gin created in Martinborough by Stew and Chris Reid.
After a two year mission to forage the landscapes of NZ for aromatic native plants that best compliment a classic dry gin, the brothers settled on Kawakawa, Manuka and Horopito making it a quintessential New Zealand gin.
Tasting Notes: Juniper and floral notes followed by citrus. Peppery and ginger spice on the palate and a vibrant, aromatic finish.
$60.00
Reid + Reid Reverend Dawson’s Gin is named after one of New Zealand’s leading prohibitionist who also happens to be the great, great grandfather of Stewart and Chris Reid.
Reverend John Dawson was the General Secretary of the N.Z. Alliance from 1909 - 1925. During this period Dawson became widely known because of his assiduous parliamentary lobbying and campaigning in favour of total prohibition.
This gin is distilled using the ‘one shot’ method to produce a classic dry gin focusing on juniper and citrus flavours.
Tasting Notes: Piney juniper with zesty citrus characters. Fresh and bright on the palate with a textural and aromatic finish.
$79.00
London, 1743 – people rioted against a tax on gin. A riot over gin!
It’s that commitment & passion that captured our attention.
This gin is founded on that rebellion.
Bright and fresh citrus present initially with bold aromatics in play. Mandarin & orange are punctuated by hints of fennel, star anise & cardamom, revealing a savoury element. Notes of spiced pear & quince on the mid-palate provide robustness with tropical fruits giving balance. A kaffir lime finish bites through to provide a strong clean finish.
$79.00
Harking back to an era of romance & glamour, the 1920s saw gin in vogue. Art Deco, dapper gentlemen & flapper beauties defined the age.
The Rose gin recounts this style & elegance.
Pretty wild flowers and opulent botanicals characterise The Rose. On the front palate we see lively rose petal. Turkish delight flavours abound. Followed by juicy stonefruit, softly integrated florals and a hue throughout of cinnamon and delicate spice. From this beautiful platform comes a smooth, pure and lifted finish.
$32.00
Aged for 3 months, two types of casks were hand-selected: used 14-year Murderer’s Bay Gold Rum barrels and new French Oak barrels. The resulting gin is exceptional. Dancing Sands Barrel Aged Gin is blended and bottled at 48%. The huge oak flavour shines through with hints of sweetness drawn from the rum casks and the juniper, manuka, and spice that is the hallmark of Dancing Sands. It is a beautiful champagne colour.
The huge oak flavour shines through with hints of sweetness drawn from the rum casks. You’ll also recognise our signature hints of juniper, manuka and spice with the peppercorns and cardamom leading the way.
$32.00
Our dry gin is spice forward with notes of cardamom, coriander, and peppercorns. Balanced with manuka leaves on the nose and almonds for mouthfeel, the gin is double distilled and vapor infused with 8 carefully selected botanicals. It is blended with water sourced from the aquifer that feeds the clearest spring in the world, Dancing Sands Spring.
A highly aromatic nose, bursting with green manuka leaves and juniper. Balanced on the palate, fragrant undertones of cardamom and Indian spices with a long liquorice tail. Crafted to challenge the gin aficionado.
$90.00
Saffron is one of the world's most cherished ingredients. Used for centuries in healing, it has mystical properties. Over 8,000 crocus flowers were hand-picked to make a single batch of our gin. Combined with cardamom and blended with rosebud infused water, Dancing Sands Saffron gin is exotic, spicy, and lightly floral.
The gin has a brilliant golden hay colour that reflects its taste profile. You're greeted with the unmistakable nose of saffron. On the palate, a honey / semi-sweet taste with hay-like undertones greet you followed by the warming of cardamom and spice and a buttery soft finish. There is a lingering sweetness from the rosebud water that is quite gentle.
$79.00
Move over pink gin, we bottled summer! Fresh strawberries and locally sourced rhubarb are infused with our dry gin as a nod to summer nostalgia. Bottled at 37.5% ABV, this is what we call a sippin' gin!
We start with fresh strawberries and locally sourced rhubarb, which are candied and then infused with our dry gin. The gin has a lovable sweetness full of candied strawberry notes and a delicate balance with the tartness of rhubarb. The original dry gin layers of cardamom, coriander, and peppercorns still shine through making this gin quite complex. It is aromatic, fresh, and smooth and dangerously drinkable.
$99.00
Wasabi root, grown locally in Golden Bay is the inspiration for how a navy strength gin (58% ABV) should taste. An initial wasabi kick greets you, but it is much more subtle than wasabi paste. The horopito creates a soft warming on the palate, smoothed out by the presence of orange and almonds. The beauty in this gin is the kelp which creates a long salty and savoury finish.
An initial wasabi kick greets you, carried by the underlying juniper berries. Orange and almonds balance the wasabi and horopito leaves creating a gentle warming. The beauty in this gin is the kelp that creates a long salty and savoury finish.
$135.00
Voted the Best London Dry Gin at the 2018 International Wine & Spirits competition, this gin is outstanding. A juicy Navy Strength gin with 3 layers of citrus, orange, lemon and tangerine. The perfect friction between complexity and balance.gin.
57% ALC/VOL
$12.00
Classically citrus and super smooth. This remarkable gin upholds 12 botanicals, with lemon and predominantly orange peel shining through. Smooth and ridiculously crisp on the palate.
$120.00
Scurvy & Gunpowder Proof. A navy strength gin with the additional flavours of lime peel and gunpowder green tea. 57% abv.
Non-chill-filtered this evocation of old-fashioned gin production methods renders a spirit with a distinctly jaundiced hue. They take their inspiration from the Royal Navy's regulation measure of Vitamin C for all hands, as well as the parallel history of the East India company and its globe-spanning trade in tea as an adjunct of Empire (with the might of the RN in a supporting role).
Most excellent with grapefruit juice for a 'Salty Sea Dog', it also pairs well with oloroso sherry.
$49.00
"The complex and robust flavour that is the signature of S & O's Gunpowder Rum is arrived at through a hands on process - the secret of which is known by only one person."
But what we can tell you about are the ingredients used to bring this truly unique spirit to life...
Made in extremely limited numbers from a very interesting blend which includes; Chillies, Black Gunpowder and Calumet.
Ahoy me hearties!!
$79.00
By day they are two unassuming Wellington bureaucrats who move unnoticed, hidden within the shadows of the nine-to-five, their identity concealed by spreadsheets and government policy; but...by night their passion for fine things is awoken and from the depths of Wellington's 1st gin distillery they create the finest of craft gins. Gins of the people, by the people, for the people.
The Doyenne was released by The Bureaucrats in January 2019.
Kicking off with smooth and cooling coconut and lime, finishing with strong and lasting lemongrass. The Doyenne is fabulous with ice and fresh lime, even a dash of Roses lime goes well.
$79.00
By day they are two unassuming Wellington bureaucrats who move unnoticed, hidden within the shadows of the nine-to-five, their identity concealed by spreadsheets and government policy; but...by night their passion for fine things is awoken and from the depths of Wellington's 1st gin distillery they create the finest of craft gins. Gins of the people, by the people, for the people.
The Bureaucrat is a distillation of ten carefully selected botanicals, delivering the traditional juniper and coriander followed by an audacious hit of heady cinnamon, finishing with delicate yet complex nutty profiles and undertones of aniseed and sweetness. It is a complex beast, bold and unique, a gin full of character.
$160.00
This Double Cask bottling celebrates The Source's distinctive flavour while adding complexity and richness of Central Otago Pinot noir seasonal oak. Locally foraged rosehip with traditional juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, lemon and orange est mellow within the Cardrona Barrel House for a very rare and special drop.
A blush of pink in support of The Bra Fence and Breast Cancer Research.
$15.00
THE SOURCE Rosehip Gin is forged by the four seasons that blow through the Cardrona Valley, Southern Alps, New Zealand.
A natural matrix of locally foraged rosehip, together with traditional juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, lemon and orange zest, vapour-distilled into our Single Malt Spirit.
We refuse to chill-filter to deliver you full flavour and character. Because THE SOURCE is non-chill-filtered, you will notice the spirit clouds with dilution or when cold - a mark of distinction for this very rare and special drop.
$75.00
Born of the belief that whisky is a living cultural icon to be shared, Thomson Whisky started life unearthing rare and precious stocks of whisky, making them available to enthusiasts once more. Now with a new distillery in operation North West of Auckland, the team are also helping to insure the longevity of New Zealand’s whisky making tradition.
Two Tone refers to the two kinds of cask used for the maturation of this whisky; European oak which formerly held New Zealand red wine and American white oak used exclusively for whisky. Find sea air and caramelised fruits on the nose, followed by red berries, apricot and spice on the palate.
In place of an age statement the infinity symbol marking this bottling is symbolic of the marriage of casks.
40% ALC/VOL
$78.00
Heavy botanical style craft gin. Juniper, lemon, lemongrass, cardamom and coriander – all delicious flavour tones, uniquely decipherable, that hum together with nowhere to hide.
Pondering early rock n’ roll, we thought, a few rudimentary instruments working together sound great – let’s work with the basics, get some robust tones going, then turn up the volume. This stripped back approach is how we created Victor Gin.
$52.00
Gold Medal Winner - NZ Spirits Awards 2019
Trophy Winner - Best New Zealand Vodka - NZ Spirits Awards 2019
Our Sheep Milk Vodka is made from scratch with premium New Zealand Sheep Milk.
Fermented for 12-days using special yeasts then distilled in a copper still.
We only perform a single distillation and do not filter the spirit – this means we retain more of the natural Sheep Milk flavour that comes through during the long fermentation period.
A very unique and smooth tasting vodka with plenty of body and strong Sheep Milk notes.
$65.00
A very special Gin handcrafted from only the finest New Zealand Sheep Milk.
Slowly fermented over a 12-day period to draw out the silky Sheep Milk notes, then distilled in small batches using our traditional copper still.
A delicate infusion of handpicked botanicals with just a dash of premium local honey completes this truly unique Gin.
$79.00
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