LAST UPDATED 30 November 2018

Here is the definitive list of Australian Gins with links to their makers which I update monthly, and my reviews which often include an interview with the distiller.

Note, this list does not necessarily include multiple gin releases from each distillery.

Gins of various standards have been produced in Australia for quite some while, and one of the earliest references to a commercial gin production is from 1926 from the Federal Distilleries in Port Melbourne (established in 1888 producing mainly whisky) who produced a gin called Crystal Court.

Today we’re living in the golden age of Australian craft gins with inspired use of local botanical  giving them a distinctly Aussie expression. There seems to be no sign of the boom slowing down and I’m adding new makers every two weeks!

Short Reviews

For short reviews of 24 Australian Gins included in the 2018 Gintonica Advent Calendar  please see my article here.

Rating System

Where possible I review each of them for you in detail, including interviews of their distillers.  The ratings provided are of one of their range I’ve sampled, not a reflection of their entire range.

Meanwhile, for those I’ve tried there is a rating:

1. Best used in Molotov cocktails only
2. Either a work in progress, or best used in a mixed drink.
3. Respectable and workmanlike-good for a great G+T or a gutsy Martini
4. Martini-worthy in the elegant style
5. World class premium Gin

If you know of any I’ve missed please get in touch.

1. 5 Nines Distilling Gin, South Australia
2. 1875 Gin – Wild River Mountain Distillery, North Queensland
3. 1770 Distillery, Queensland
4. 23rd Street Distillery, South Australia
5. 36S Blood Orange Gin, South Australia  **** read review here (Also see this Rakia review) ****
6. Abel Gin Company, Tasmania ****
7. Adams Distillery, Tasmania ***.5
8. Alchemy Distillery, Victoria
9. ALTD Spirits, New South Wales Non-alcoholic distilled spirits
10. Ambleside Distillers, South Australia
11. Antipodes Gin Co,  Organic **** Read review here
12. Animus Distillery, Victoria  ***
13. Applewood Distillery, South Australia  *****  Read review here
14. Anther Gin, Victoria *** (was Artemis Gin)
15. Archie Rose Distilling Company, Sydney NSW  ***** read review of original release
16. Art of Booze, Queensland
17. Adelaide Hills Distillery, **** South Australia
18. Bakehouse Distillery, Tasmania
19. Baker Williams, New South Wales
20. Bakery Hill Distillery,  South Australia ***
21. Barossa Distilling Company,  South Australia
22. Bass and Flinders Gin, Victoria *** / **** read review here of their regular and  Monsoon versions 
23. Balcombe Dry Gin, Victoria
24. BeGin Gin, Victoria **
25. Beacon Gin, Western Australia
26. Beach Box Gin, Victoria
27. Bellarine Gin, Victoria
28. Big Tree Distillery, Victoria
29. Big River Distilling, Australian Capital Territory ****
30. Black Cat Gin, South Australia
31. Blind Tiger Gin, South Australia  ***** Read review here
32. Brogan’s Way Distillery, Victoria
33. Brunswick Aces, Victoria Non-Alcholhic distilled spirit **** read review here
34. Blue Still,New South Wales
35. Botanic Australis Gin, North Queensland****  read review here + Navy Strength version
36. Brocken Spectre Gin, for Tonic Tasmania ***
37. Brookie’s Gin, Byron Bay, New South Wales
38. Castle Glen, Queensland
39. Catcher & Co,  New South Wales Bathtub gin: **** Read review here 
40. Cedar Fox Distillery, Victoria
41. Chief’s Son Distillery Victoria no website yet
42. Copperwave Gin, New South Wales
43. Cloudy Lobo Ciders,South Australia
    
44. Darby Norris Distillery, Tasmania
45. Dead Governors Gin, Swan Valley, Western Australia
46. Death Gin, Victoria
47. Durand Distillery, South Australia
48. East view Estate, (aka Dodson’s Gin) New South Wales ****
49. Encounter Coast Spirits, South Australia
50. Four Pillars Gin Healesville, Victoria **** read review here  (several versions available)
51. Forty Spotted Gin, Tasmania  **** read review here + here ****
52. Fossey’s Gin, Victoria
53. Flinders Peak Winery and Distillery, Queensland
54. Flinders Island Distillery, Tasmania
55. Geographe Distillery Beacon Gin, Western Australia
56. Gidgegannup Distilleries,  Western Australia
57. Gin XLCR  – Baker Williams, New South Wales
58. Ginnifer Golden Gin, Western Australia
59. Glen Gowrie Gin,  New South Wales
60. Godfather Pepperberry Gin,Tasmania
61. Granddad Jacks Distillery, Queensland
62. Grasslands Gin, New South Wales  ***  read review here
63. Great Southern Gin – London Dry Style,  Western Australia
64. Great Ocean Road Gin, Victoria
65. Growers Own,Tasmania
66. Grove Experience,  Western Australia
67. Hartshorn Distillery, Tasmania
68. Harmans Estate GGG Gin, Margaret River, Western Australia
69. Harris Organic Dry Gin, Swan Valley, Western Australia
70. Here’s Looking at You Kid Distillery, Victoria
71. Hells Gate Gin, Tasmania
72. Hellfire Distillery London Dry Gin, Tasmania
73. Hemp Gin,New South Wales
74. High Spirits Distillery ,Western Australia
75. Hippocampus Metropolitan Distillery, (was WA now made in Victoria) **
76. HumpyBong Distillery, Queensland
77. Hunter Valley Distillery, New South Wales
78. Hunnington Distillery, Tasmania
79. Hurdle Creek Still,Victoria (several versions available)
80. Imbue Distillery ,Victoria
81. Ink Gin, New South Wales ***
82. Ironbark Gin, New South Wales ****
83. Iron House Brewery Distillery, Tasmania
84. Joadja Distillery, New South Wales
85. Kalki Moon Premium Gin, Queensland  ***.5 read review here
86. Karu Distillery, Grosevale NSW
87. Kilderkin Distillery, Victoria ***
88. Killara Distillery,Tasmania ****
89. Kimberley Rum Company, Western Australia
90. Kangaroo Island Spirits Wild Gin ,South Australia ****
91. Knocklofty Spirits, Tasmania
92. Lawrenny Distillery Tasmania ***** (several versions available)
93. Loch Brewery + Distillery, Victoria ****  read review here for original release
94. Lord Byron Distillery, New South Wales
95. Little Lon Distilling Company, Victoria
96. Lilly Pilly Gin, Queensland
97. Lyrebird Gin, South Australia
98. Martin Distillation Company, South Australia ****
99. Manly Spirits Gin, New South Wales  ****  (several versions available)
100. Margaret River Distillery, Western Australia ****
101. McHenry Classic Dry Gin, Tasmania *****    read review here of original release
102. McHenry Federation Gin, Tasmania **** read review here
103. Melbourne Gin Company, Victoria ***** read review here
104. Melbourne Moonshine Memo Gin
105. MC Gin, Mount Compass South Australia ****
106. Mobius Distilling, New South Wales
107. Moore’s Vintage Dry Gin, Distillery Botanica, New South Wales Dry Gin: *** read review here of original release
108. Mountain Mist Gin, New South Wales
109. Mountain Distilling,Victoria
110. Motorcycle Gin, Tasmania
111. Mt Wellington Gin, Tasmania
112. Murray’s Brewing, New South Wales
113. Never Never Gin, South Australia ****
114. New World Projects, Small Batch Gins Melbourne***
115. Noble Bootleggers, Victoria
116. Nosferatu Distillery, Victoria
117. Noosa Heads Distillery, Queensland
118. Nonesuch Distillery Tasmania   read review here of this Sloe Gin and read review here of their Dry Gin.****
119. Of All the Gin Joints Distillery, Victoria
120. Opal Blue Premium Dry Gin, Western Australia
121. Old Young’s Gin, Western Australia *****
122. Old Kempton Distillery, Tasmania
123. Original Spirits Company, Victoria ***.5 read review here
124. Ounce Gin, South Australia ***
125. Oxford Scholar Gin, Victoria ***
126. Patient Wolf Gin, Victoria *****
127. Penn Gin, Tasmania
128. Phaedrus Estate Gin, Victoria
129. Poor Tom’s Gin, New South Wales ***
130. Pot and Still, South Australia
131. Prohibition Liquor Co. South Australia **** read review here of their Bathtub gin
132. Quandong Gin, South Australia
133. Reed and Co Distilling, Victoria ****
134. Retiring Gin, Tasmania ***.5 (NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION) Read review here
135. Red Hen Gin, South Australia
136. Redlands Distillery, Tasmania
137. Remedy Small Batch Gin,Victoria
138. Saleyards Distillery, Billy Goats Gin Queensland ***
139. Settler’s Gin, South Australia- including Rare Dry Gin Read review here *** & Barrel aged ****
140. Seclusion Gin, Bruny Island, Tasmania***
141. Seppeltfield Road Distillers, South Australia
142. Sheene Estate, Tasmania ****
143. Sin Gin, Western Australia ***
144. Southern Wild Distillery, Tasmania- several versions ***/**** read review here
145. South Coast Distillery, New South Wales
146. Souwester Spirits, Western Australia
147. Strait Dry Gin + Sloe Gin, Tasmania
148. Strange Omen Hopped Gin, Tasmania
149. Stone Pine Gin + Truffle Gin and others New South Wales **** read review here of original release
150. Story Wines Gin,Victoria
151. Spring Bay Distillery Tasmania ****
152. Sud Polaire Gin, Tasmania*****
153. Suter and Sons Dry Gin, Victoria
154. Sullivans Cove, Tasmania Mt Wellington Gin  & Hobart No4 Gin  ***** read review here of original release
155. Tattarang Springs Distillery, Western Australia
156. Taylor and Smith Distilling, Tasmania
157. Terra Australis Distillery, Victoria
158. The Farmers Wife Distillery, Victoria
159. The Splendid Gin, Tasmania ****
160. The Story Gin, Victoria
161. The Grove Gin, Western Australia
162. The Canberra Distillery Canberra) *** read review here of original release
163. The Siding, Gerringong, New South Wales
164. Tintenbar Distillery, New South Wales
165. Tiny Bear Distillery,  Victoria
166. Triple GGG Gin, Victoria
167. Two Accents Gin, South Australia
168. Underground Spirits Gin, Canberra **** read review here
169. Waterview Distillery, Queensland
170. Wandering Distillery, Victoria
171. Woodwater Distillery, South Australia
172. West Winds Gin, Western Australia read review here ***** 
173. Wildbrumby Gin, New South Wales read review here ****
174. Wild River Mountain Distillery, Queensland
175. Wilmot Hills Gin, Tasmania
176. Young Henry’s, New South Wales read review here***