The Kiwis are a long way from most places, and I think that’s fostered their self-reliance, global world view, and a pursuit of excellence in pretty much everything. 

In March 2019, I had the honour of being a guest international judge at their inaugural craft spirits awards in Wellington- you can read about that experience and the winners here.

Here’s a list of the current distillers, note the makers may have released multiple gin labels, so this list does not include every release available.

Want to learn more about New Zealand gins please   heckout my October 2019 feature article in Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine.

 

1. 1st Cut Gin, Nelson
2. 1919 Distillery Gin, Auckland
3. 5 Mile Gin, Taupo
4. 4 Bars, Christchurch
5. Ariki Gin, Auckland
6. Armada Spirits, Bay of Plenty
7. Akaroa Craft Distillery, Akaroa
8. Aurora Distillery Gin, Wellington
9. Auld Farm Distillery, Southland
10. Batch10 Spirits, Puhoi
11. Bay Distilling Ltd, Bay of Plenty – new!
12. Blenheim Bay Gin, Blenheim
13. Black Robin Gin, Auckland
14. Black Collar Distillery, Bay of Islands
15. Black Wolf Gin, Auckland 
16. Blush Gin, Albany
17. Broken Heart Gin, Queenstown
18. Bureaucrats Gin, Wellington
19. CarbonSix Distillery, Auckland
20. Cardona, Cardona, South Island
21. Christie’s Crisp Gin, New Zealand (no website)
22. Chemistry Gin, Karori  – new!
23. Coatesvillian Spirits – website pending
24. Coromandel Distilling, Thames
25. Concept Bespoke Distilling, Christchurch
26. Curiosity Gin,Christchurch
27. Dancing Sands Distillery, Takaka
28. Dellows Distillery, Waiheke
29. Denzian Urban Distillery, Wellington
30. d:STIL Project,  Coatesville
31. Dr Beak Gin, Martinborough
32. Drift Gin, Queenstown  – new! 
33. Dunedin Craft Distillers, Dunedin
34. Duo Gin, Rotorua
35. Ecology and Co, Auckland
36. Elementals Spirits, Malborough
37. Elsewhere Gin, location unknown
38. Enceladus Distilling Co
39. Fen and Field Distillery
40. First Cut, Nelson
41. Forth Luck Distillers, Canterbury
42. Gin and Bare it Gin, Central Otago
43. Grey Lynn Gin, Grey Lynn
44. Good George Brewing, Hamilton
45. Golden Bay Distillery, Golden Bay
46. Gully Creek Distillery, TBA
47. Hastings Distillers, Hastings
48. Heke Distillery, Waiheke Island
49. Herrick Creek Distillery, Christchurch
50. Hidden World Gin, Auckland
51. Humdinger Gin, Geraldine
52. Imagination Gin, Kapiti Coast
53. Indiginous Gin, Kapiti
54. Island Gin, Great Barrier Island
55. Juno Gin, New Plymouth
56. Kaimai Distilling Company, Waikino
57. Kākāpō Distillery, Auckland
58. Kim Clifford Distillery, Cromwell
59. Karven Gin, Auckland
60. Kiwi Spirit, Takaka
61. KJ & Co Distillery, Christchurch  -new!
62. Knocknaveagh Cambridge Dry Gin, Cambridge
63. Lady H Spirits, Westmere
64. Laughing Club Gin, Christchurch 
65. Lammermoor Distillery, Ranfurly
66. Lavender Hill, Coatesville
67. Lighthouse Gin, Martinborough
68. Little Biddy, Reefton
69. Liquid Alchemy, Nelson
70. Matakana Moonshine Gin, Matakana
71. Mahurangi Gin, Waiwera
72. Mtyffe Distillery, Kaikoura
73. Mothers Ruined Gin, Wellington
74. National Distillery, Napier
75. No. 8 Distillery, Dunedin  
76. Papaiti Gin, Whanganui
77. Papaka Road Distillery, Ngunguru
78. Peaked Distillery, Queenstown
79. Pink and White Gin, Rotorua
80. Prenzel Shop Marlborough
81. PM Gin, Auckland
82. Puhoi Organic Distillery, Puhoi
83. Pungent Pukeko, Otorohanga – new!
84. Ruapehu Distillery, Ohakune
85. Reid & Reid, Martinborough
86. Revenge Gin, Auckland
87. Roaring Forties, Nelson
88. Rifters Gin, Arrowtown
89. Riot and Rose, Marlborough
90. Rose and Twig Gin, Auckland
91. Ruin Distillery, Wellington
92. Sacred Spring Gin, Takaka
93. Sandymount Distillery, Otago Peninsula
94. Scapegrace Distilling, Auckland
95. Sea Lovers Gin
96. Silhouette Peak Distilling Co, Christchurch
97. Smoke and Oakum
98. Solace Gin, made by Kings Liquor
99. South Gin (out of production)
100. Southern Distilling, Timaru
101. Southward Distilling Small Batch gin, Wellington
102. Squealing Pig Wines, South Island
103. Strange Nature Gin, location unknown 
104. Sundown Gin, Auckland
105. Taupo Distilling Company, Taupo
106. Tahu Drinks, location unknown   
107. Thomsons Victor Gin , Ricverhead
108. The Bond Store Gin (Koakoa), Kāpiti Coast
109. The Racketeer Gin, location unknown
110. The Source Gin, Cardrona
111. The Vicar’s Son Gin, Auckland
112. TeKiwi Unique Gin, Takaka
113. Tui Tree Gin, Taupo   
114. Twelfth House Distillery
115. Vaione Gin, Auckland
116. Vicar’s Son Gin   Read review here.
117. Victor Gins Riverhead
118. Waitoki Washhouse Distillery, Waitoki
119. Waiwera Mahurangi Gin, Waiwera
120. Waiheke Distilling Co. Waiheke Island
121. Washhouse Distillery, Waitoki
122. Wild Diamond Gin, Wanaka