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