'Spirits' (AKA 'hard liquor') is the term for all distilled alcohol - in fact, the name 'spirit' came from alchemists who believed the vapor of distillation was a 'spirit' of the original material. Technically 'spirits' and 'liqueurs' are different - spirits have no added sugar, while liqueurs do - but they tend to be lumped together. Virtually all known spirits were used as health tonics or elixirs at some point in history, but transmuted into good fun drinks over time. Many countries have their 'national' drink - gin, whisky, schnapps, grappa, ouzo, soju, vodka, rakia/rakija...there's quite a list. Experiments began with sugars and flavours - resulting in limoncello, cynar, Benedictine...that's an even longer list.
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The same great taste, but small enough to pop in your handbag...
Gin and Rhubarb both seem very English, and that therefore just seems they should be married together. The pink colour catches your eye, but on tasting it, you get a big smile and WOW. So yum.
$33.95
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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
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The perfect combination of 12 botanicals, secretly combined. Juniper to the fore, each note complimenting the next.
$29.95
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This liqueur is taken directly from the first cocktail book ever published, How To Mix Drinks, or The Bon-vivant’s Companion. Written by one Jerry Thomas, this book first appeared in 1862 (during the American Civil War) and is an invaluable window on a different age of beverages.
$66.95
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Made with whole cherries from Centreal Otago, this full flavoured twist on regular rum comes in at a gentler strength of 41% abv. Each bottle is individually numbered and dated.
$58.95
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A crisp and robust ‘London Dry’ style gin. Batch distilled in 'Fanni Chanei' Elemental Distillerys boutique 200L copper pot still. Produced on estate at the Elemental Distillery, in the heart of the Marlborough wine region.
$86.95
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Made right here in Wellington, sharing space with the Heyday Brewery on Cuba Street. This 'Mountain' Gin has plenty of piney resinous richness with woody herbs: rosemary, lavender, juniper at the fore. Negroni anyone?
$67.95
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Made right here in Wellington, sharing space with Heyday Brewing on Cuba Street. This 'Wave' gin packs a punch at 47% - rich juniper and rosemary with underlying saltiness from sugar kelp. This is made for a powerful G&T
$76.95
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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.
$111.95
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Created in honour of Reefton legend Little Biddy, a pipe-smoking, gin-toting, 4 foot tall gold prospector. Like its namesake, Little Little Biddy® Gin, is robust and hardworking with a striking aromatic bite.
$73.95
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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.
$76.95
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This bitter Aperitivo from Reid + Reid has delicious citrus sweetness and aromatic bitterness from Gentian Root, as well as native New Zealand botanicals. Perfect for your next Negroni session, or add to Prosecco for a refreshing Spritz!
$57.95
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