Gin is a broad category of spirit, but the key flavour must always be juniper (from which its name ultimately derives). While names like Beefeater, Bombay Sapphire and Tanqueray are the big sellers, New Zealand has developed its own reputation for premium gin, including Greytown's Lighthouse gin and Auckland's Rogue Society. Don't forget to pick up some very fine Quina Fina tonic water on your way to the checkout!
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Dr Beak Yuzu Garden Gin
500ml
This limited release New Zealand Garden Gin has a citrus twist. With flavour amplified by the addition of fresh, NZ-grown, yuzu, this fragrant gin expresses balanced bitterness with bright citrus and herbaceous notes. Fresher and sprightlier than ever!$78.95 Bottle -
Lemon and gin, a classic combination that pairs perfectly with a long hot day. Reid & Reid's zesty lemon gin utilises both vapour infusion and pot still distillation techniques to create this fresh, vibrant and thirst quenching dry gin. The botanicals include, juniper, coriander, angelica root, manuka leaf, lemon peel, lemongrass, lemon verbena, lemon mertyle, cardamom, and vanilla.$69.95 Bottle
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A warm and familiar taste of apple pie with an unexpected depth of flavour, intertwined with the tartness of freshly picked apple, fresh ginger, and nutmeg for a rounded finish. The layers of flavour from this vibrant gin come from a depth of spice and crisp apple, combining for a pleasant mouth feel and full body introduced by naturally pressed apple juice. Each create a tantalising drinking experience that will take you on a journey through apple orchards with friends.$73.95 Bottle
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Island Gin Original
700ml
Award winning Gin is small batch distilled with Great Barrier Island Manuka & Bush honey. Crafted in a copper still, off grid, 5 hours by barge off the coast of New Zealand. These unique bottles designed to reflect a Kina shell -are all made in New Zealand using using a sustainable glass production.$93.95 Bottle -
Twelfth Hour Dry Gin
700ml
Uniting global botanicals with the powerful makrut (kaffir lime) Twelfth Hour Dry Gin has a clean, crisp aroma on the nose. An initial hit of makrut on the tongue leads way to a long dry finish that sees the revitalising taste linger on the palette.$76.95 Bottle -
Ki No Tea Kyoto Dry Gin
700ml
KI NO TEA is a product created in collaboration with tea-grower and blender Hori-Shichimeien, founded in the Meiji era in 1879 and based in the famous Uji region to the south of Kyoto city. A number of super-premium Uji teas have been specially selected to form the heart of KI NO TEA.$115.95 Bottle -
Strange Nature Grape Gin
700ml
Strange Nature Gin bears all the quintessential flavours of its unique origins. Aromatic and fruity, it's part tropical and zesty, part herbaceous. Enjoy sweet notes and savoury hits in every sip. Sweet: Fresh Pineapple, Candied Grapefruit A Touch Of Kaffir Lime and Blood Orange Savoury: Piney Juniper, Blackcurrant Leaf and Fresh Green Pepper.$85.95 Bottle -
A complex and perfumed Gin containing 38 organic botanicals. Batch distilled in their 150L Arnold Holstein still and cut to strength with Kaweka spring water. Top notes of lime leaf, white currant, cedar, mango and floral hints. Exotic spice brings warmth and persistence to the palate.$93.95 Bottle
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Aged in pinot noir barrels from Martinborough vinyards & made in very small quantities, this is Lighthouse Gins first new gin since 2011. An aromatically fragrant gin with strong juniper and citrus notes and an underlying savoury character.$71.95 Bottle
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Reid+Reid gin is uniquely Kiwi, in that it is produced with three native New Zealand botanicals: kawakawa, manuka and horopito.$69.95 Bottle
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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.$69.95 Bottle
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Scapegrace NZ Gin
700ml
The perfect combination of 12 botanicals, secretly combined. Juniper to the fore, each note complimenting the next.$79.95 Bottle