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.
At the time of writing this list in 2017 there about 50 gin distilleries in New Zealand with many more coming emerging small batch operations, now over 75!
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? Checkout my October 2019 feature article in Gourmet Traveller Wine magazine.
Updated 7 April 2021
- 1st Cut Gin, Nelson
- 1919 Distillery Gin, Auckland
- Ariki Gin, Auckland
- Armada Spirits, Bay of Plenty
- Aurora Distillery Gin, Wellington
- Batch10 Spirits, Puhoi
- Blenheim Bay Gin, Blenheim
- Black Robin Gin, Auckland
- Black Collar Distillery, Bay of Islands
- Blush Gin, Albany
- Broken Heart Gin, Queenstown
- Bureaucrats Gin, Wellington
- CarbonSix Distillery, Auckland
- Cardona, Cardona, South Island
- Christie’s Crisp Gin, New Zealand (no website)
- Coromandel Distilling, Thames – new!
- Concept Bespoke Distilling, Christchurch
- Curiosity Gin,Christchurch
- Dancing Sands Distillery, Takaka
- Dellows Distillery, Waiheke
- Denzian Urban Distillery, Wellington
- Dr Beak Gin, Martinborough
- Elementals Spirits, Malborough
- First Cut, Nelson
- Forth Luck Distillers, Canterbury – new!
- Gin and Bare it Gin, Central Otago
- Golden Bay Distillery, Golden Bay
- Gully Creek Distillery, TBA – new!
- Hastings Distillers, Hastings
- Herrick Creek Distillery, Christchurch – new!
- Hidden World Gin, Auckland
- Humdinger Gin, Geraldine
- Indiginous Gin, Kapiti
- Island Gin, Great Barrier Island
- Juno Gin, New Plymouth
- Karven Gin, Auckland
- Kiwi Spirit, Takaka
- Lavender Hill, Coatesville
- Lighthouse Gin, Martinborough
- Little Biddy, Reefton
- Liquid Alchemy, Nelson
- Matakana Moonshine Gin, Matakana
- Mahurangi Gin, Waiwera
- National Distillery Hemp and Adorn Gin, Napier
- Papaka Road Distillery, Ngunguru
- Peaked Distillery, Queenstown – new!
- Prenzel Shop Marlborough
- Puhoi Organic Distillery, Puhoi
- Rogue Society Gin, Auckland
- Reid & Reid, Martinborough
- Revenge Gin, Auckland
- Roaring Forties, Nelson
- Rifters Gin, Arrowtown
- Riot and Rose, Marlborough
- Rose and Twig, Auckland
- Sacred Spring Gin, Takaka
- Sandymount Distillery, Otago Peninsula
- Silhouette Peak Distilling Co, Christchurch – new!
- Smoke and Oakum
- Solace Gin, made by Kings Liquor
- South Gin (out of production)
- Southward Distilling Small Batch gin, Wellington
- Squealing Pig Wines, South Island
- Sundown Gin, Auckland
- Thomsons Victor Gin , Ricverhead
- The Bond Store Gin (Koakoa), Kāpiti Coast
- The Source Gin, Cardrona
- The Vicar’s Son Gin
- TeKiwi Unique Gin, Takaka
- Vaione Gin, Auckland
- Victor Gins Riverhead
- Waitoki Washhouse Distillery, Waitoki
- Waiwera Mahurangi Gin, Waiwera
- Wild Diamond Gin, Wanaka