Our Spirits
Bourbon - Explorer Series 2021
Our first Explorer Series release is a Straight American Bourbon, made in Indiana, and aged in America for over two years, then finished in an ex-Marlborough NZ Pinot Noir barrel.
Maple Moonshine
We've taken our Original Moonshine and infused it with Grade 'A' Canadian Maple Syrup.
Add it to cocktails, desserts, or try it straight.
Smokin' Right Rear Cinnamon Moonshine
Our Cinnamon Moonshine is made in spirit of motorsport! It's hot and spicy, and there is no added sugars!
Great fireball replacement and fantastic in Ginger Beer.
Original Corn Mash Moonshine
Backwoods Vodka! Made from a traditional recipe with New Zealand corn, it's not as neutral as Vodka, but it's much more interesting to work with. Pot distilled.
Moose Lake Classic Gin
Made 100% from scratch by us here in Christchurch! Corn & Sugarcane base.
Juniper and classic gin notes make for an easy to drink Classic Gin.
Nine Fathoms Navy Strength Gin
Citrus, Hops, Horopito, & Juniper are a few of the great scents and flavours you can expect from this unique gin.
100% grain base - Navy Strength Gin - 57%abv
New Zealand Whisky
Coming 2022 - We're working on multiple Whisky mash bills made predominately from New Zealand corn.
We're also growing and distilling with Heritage Corn varieties, grown by us, by hand.
2021 - Blue Hopi Corn
2022 - Bloody Butcher Corn
The Story Begins
At the start of the 20th century, the New Zealand government sent a request to the Canadian government requesting large game for the creation of a new wildlife reserve for the purpose of hunting.
Canada obliged and sent the first animals, including Moose, in 1900. After a failed settlement attempt in the area near Hokitika, a second request was made later in the decade.Â
In 1910, ten moose calves (one in Wellington in image) arrived at Supper Cove in Fiordland and the myth began. It's believed that the population thrived for a few decades but after 1952, no confirmed sightings have taken place.
