LAST UPDATED 4 October 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 ***
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– coming in August 2018
30. Blind Tiger Gin, South Australia  ***** Read review here
31. Brogan’s Way Distillery, Victoria
32. Brunswick Aces, Victoria Non-Alcholhic distilled spirit **** read review here
33. Blue Still,New South Wales
34. Botanic Australis Gin, North Queensland****  read review here + Navy Strength version
35. Brocken Spectre Gin, for Tonic Tasmania ***
36. Brookie’s Gin, Byron Bay, New South Wales
37. Castle Glen, Queensland
38. Catcher & Co,  New South Wales Bathtub gin: **** Read review here 
39. Cedar Fox Distillery, Victoria
40. Chief’s Son Distillery Victoria no website yet
41. Copperwave Gin, New South Wales
42. Cloudy Lobo Ciders,South Australia
    
43. Darby Norris Distillery, Tasmania
44. Dead Governors Gin, Swan Valley, Western Australia
45. Death Gin, Victoria
46. Durand Distillery, South Australia
47. East view Estate, (aka Dodson’s Gin) New South Wales ****
48. Encounter Coast Spirits, South Australia
49. Four Pillars Gin Healesville, Victoria **** read review here  (several versions available)
50. Forty Spotted Gin, Tasmania  **** read review here + here ****
51. Fossey’s Gin, Victoria
52. Flinders Peak Winery and Distillery, Queensland
53. Flinders Island Distillery, Tasmania
54. Geographe Distillery Beacon Gin, Western Australia
55. Gidgegannup Distilleries,  Western Australia
56. Gin XLCR  – Baker Williams, New South Wales
57. Ginnifer Golden Gin, Western Australia
58. Glen Gowrie Gin,  New South Wales
59. Godfather Pepperberry Gin,Tasmania
60. Granddad Jacks Distillery, Queensland
61. Grasslands Gin, New South Wales  ***  read review here
62. Great Southern Gin – London Dry Style,  Western Australia
63. Great Ocean Road Gin, Victoria
64. Growers Own,Tasmania
65. Grove Experience,  Western Australia
66. Hartshorn Distillery, Tasmania
67. Harmans Estate GGG Gin, Margaret River, Western Australia
68. Harris Organic Dry Gin, Swan Valley, Western Australia
69. Here’s Looking at You Kid Distillery, Victoria
70. Hells Gate Gin, Tasmania
71. Hellfire Distillery London Dry Gin, Tasmania
72. Hemp Gin,New South Wales
73. High Spirits Distillery ,Western Australia
74. Hippocampus Metropolitan Distillery, (was WA now made in Victoria) **
75. HumpyBong Distillery, Queensland
76. Hunter Valley Distillery, New South Wales
77. Hunnington Distillery, Tasmania
78. Hurdle Creek Still,Victoria (several versions available)
79. Imbue Distillery ,Victoria
80. Ink Gin, New South Wales ***
81. Ironbark Gin, New South Wales ****
82. Iron House Brewery Distillery, Tasmania
83. Joadja Dry Gin, New South Wales
84. Kalki Moon Premium Gin, Queensland  ***.5 read review here
85. Karu Distillery, Grosevale NSW
86. Kilderkin Distillery, Victoria ***
87. Killara Distillery,Tasmania ****
88. Kimberley Rum Company, Western Australia
89. Kangaroo Island Spirits Wild Gin ,South Australia ****
90. Knocklofty Spirits, Tasmania
91. Lawrenny Distillery Tasmania ***** (several versions available)
92. Loch Brewery + Distillery, Victoria ****  read review here for original release
93. Lord Byron Distillery, New South Wales
94. Little Lon Distilling Company, Victoria
95. Lilly Pilly Gin, Queensland
96. Lyrebird Gin, South Australia
97. Martin Distillation Company, South Australia ****
98. Manly Spirits Gin, New South Wales  ****  (several versions available)
99. Margaret River Distillery, Western Australia ****
100. McHenry Classic Dry Gin, Tasmania *****    read review here of original release
101. McHenry Federation Gin, Tasmania **** read review here
102. Melbourne Gin Company, Victoria ***** read review here
103. Melbourne Moonshine Memo Gin
104. MC Gin, Mount Compass South Australia ****
105. Mobius Distilling, New South Wales
106. Moore’s Vintage Dry Gin, Distillery Botanica, New South Wales Dry Gin: *** read review here of original release
107. Mountain Mist Gin, New South Wales
108. Mountain Distilling,Victoria
109. Motorcycle Gin, Tasmania
110. Mt Wellington Gin, Tasmania
111. Murray’s Brewing, New South Wales
112. Never Never Gin, South Australia ****
113. New World Projects, Small Batch Gins Melbourne***
114. Noble Bootleggers, Victoria
115. Noosa Heads Distillery, Queensland
116. Nonesuch Distillery Tasmania   read review here of this Sloe Gin and read review here of their Dry Gin.****
117. Of All the Gin Joints Distillery, Victoria
118. Opal Blue Premium Dry Gin, Western Australia
119. Old Young’s Gin, Western Australia *****
120. Old Kempton Distillery, Tasmania
121. Original Spirits Company, Victoria ***.5 read review here
122. Ounce Gin, South Australia ***
123. Oxford Scholar Gin, Victoria ***
124. Patient Wolf Gin, Victoria *****
125. Penn Gin, Tasmania
126. Phaedrus Estate Gin, Victoria
127. Poor Tom’s Gin, New South Wales ***
128. Pot and Still, South Australia
129. Prohibition Liquor Co. South Australia **** read review here of their Bathtub gin
130. Quandong Gin, South Australia
131. Reed and Co Distilling, Victoria ****
132. Retiring Gin, Tasmania ***.5 (NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION) Read review here
133. Red Hen Gin, South Australia
134. Redlands Distillery, Tasmania
135. Remedy Small Batch Gin,Victoria
136. Saleyards Distillery, Billy Goats Gin Queensland ***
137. Settler’s Gin, South Australia- including Rare Dry Gin Read review here *** & Barrel aged ****
138. Seclusion Gin, Bruny Island, Tasmania***
139. Seppeltfield Road Distillers, South Australia
140. Sheene Estate, Tasmania ****
141. Sin Gin, Western Australia ***
142. Southern Wild Distillery, Tasmania- several versions ***/**** read review here
143. Souwester Spirits, Western Australia
144. Strait Dry Gin + Sloe Gin, Tasmania
145. Strange Omen Hopped Gin, Tasmania
146. Stone Pine Gin + Truffle Gin and others New South Wales **** read review here of original release
147. Story Wines Gin,Victoria
148. Spring Bay Distillery Tasmania ****
149. Sud Polaire Gin, Tasmania*****
150. Suter and Sons Dry Gin, Victoria
151. Sullivans Cove, Tasmania Mt Wellington Gin  & Hobart No4 Gin  ***** read review here of original release
152. Terra Australis Distillery, Victoria
153. The Farmers Wife Distillery, Victoria
154. The Splendid Gin, Tasmania ****
155. The Story Gin, Victoria
156. The Grove Gin, Western Australia
157. The Canberra Distillery Canberra) *** read review here of original release
158. The Siding, Gerringong, New South Wales
159. Tintenbar Distillery, New South Wales
160. Tiny Bear Distillery,  Victoria
161. Triple GGG Gin, Victoria
162. Two Accents Gin, South Australia
163. Underground Spirits Gin, Canberra **** read review here
164. Waterview Distillery, Queensland
165. Wandering Distillery, Victoria
166. West Winds Gin, Western Australia read review here ***** 
167. Wildbrumby Gin, New South Wales read review here ****
168. Wild River Mountain Distillery, Queensland
169. Wilmot Hills Gin, Tasmania
170. Young Henry’s, New South Wales read review here***