A New Zealand gin has been given the highest possible accolade in the global industry: It’s been named best London dry gin in the world at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition. Scapegrace Gold took out the London Dry Gin Trophy 2018 in London — the first time in the influential competition’s 49 year […]
Far in the depths of Central Otago, down a long winding gravel road beyond the Maniototo and sitting in the heart of the Paerau Valley lies Lammermoor Station – and a new distillery, ready to produce the finest whisky and gin. Mr Elliot’s wish was simple: “To produce good single malt whisky, a little bit […]
Already sold out, New Zealand’s first gin festival, coming to Christchurch this month, has cemented the trend that gin is back in. The inaugural GinDulgence Festival will be held in Christchurch this month, showcasing local and international craft gins for 800 gin enthusiasts. The first 600 tickets for the event sold out within four weeks, and an […]
Welcome to GINdugence, New Zealand’s first Gin Festival! The festival features a line-up of New Zealand’s leading gin producers along with international craft gins, gin tastings, complemented beautifully by the festival official tonic Strangelove, live gin discussions, a range of Christchurch’s favourite food vendors and live music throughout the day. Come and enjoy the atmosphere and […]
We are called Gin Zealand. We love NZ Gin. As part of promoting NZ Gin we have decided that February in New Zealand is the best month to drink NZ Gin. Therefore we are going to spend the whole month promoting NZ Gin. #NZGinMonth The main focus will be posting a different NZ Gin on […]
You’ve probably heard Gin is the next new thing. People are comparing it to Craft Beer. It’s massive in London and exploding across the UK. Right next door we have Melbourne which has its own Gin Festival – Junipalooza. So what about New Zealand? Did you know that there are currently 68 different Gins produced […]
The following is from the Snowball Effect Crowdfunding Offer. Our gin will use our neutral spirit infused with botanicals and aromatics featuring both traditional gin flavours (juniper, citrus, orris root, liquorice root) and local botanicals (horopito, manuka, kanuka, kawakawa, lemonwood, ti kouka root, watercress, and harakeke flower) to produce a genuinely unique product reflecting the […]
Big plans are afoot for the opening of a craft gin distillery in the heart of Hastings CBD – thought to be the first of its kind in the region. By spring wine industry veterans Kate Galloway and David Ramonteu hope to open Hastings Distillers on a corner site in the city’s growing hub of […]
A new business is looking to turn pure West Coast rainwater into gin, liqueurs and eventually whisky. Reefton Distilling Co. will open its doors next year in the West Coast town that shares its name, co-founders Patsy Bass and Sean Whitaker said. While starting at the smaller end of the scale, head distiller Whitaker said Reefton was the perfect place to […]
Cod & Lobster specialises in gin. And why gin was my obvious question? “It is one of those doors that once it’s open it’s hard to shut,” Nick said. “There are over 5000 gins on the market worldwide, and we have the world’s largest collection of New Zealand gins and New Zealand’s largest collection of […]
Riot & Rose’s first bottles hit the shelves in March and already the brand has gained momentum nationwide and piqued interest overseas. A Marlborough craft gin company which set out to replace “stuffy” rules of how gin should be consumed, with modern vibrancy and fun, has proved a hit with gin drinkers around the country. […]
“I love gin,” says Jo. “It’s been a favourite drink of mine since I was a teenager and I’ve always loved to cook. So what we’re doing with Juno is like a recipe for happiness—we’re able to play with flavour and create a product that I genuinely love.” Experiments with flavour profiles and distilling techniques […]