A heavyweight in every sense. Thick, hazy and full-bodied, this triple IPA hits with bold tropical fruit, bright citrus and a deep, resinous edge. Strata, Krush and Mosaic drive layers of passionfruit, mango and juicy citrus, with a dank undertone adding depth and bite. Rich through the palate with a smooth, rounded finish that carries the weight well.

BB 06/27

A USA style beer, with big hop in your face flavor. Made as an annual release for the Malthouse West Coast IPA Challenge. It is an opportunity to celebrate and show our appreciation. Assertive, brash and loud. A US of A amber coloured ale using American hops.

6.5%

Packed full of tropical and citrus flavours, with just a hint of bitterness to round this juicy Hazy IPA off.

5.4% ABV

Townshend's hazy brew brings the East Coast IPA vibes to their Nelson brewery - cloudy and juicy. This beer is a veritable fruit bomb boasting huge hop flavours of mango, melon and pine needles. Keep cold, drink fresh, and put your feet up!

5.8%

Rifters Gin is bottled by Arrowtown Distillery in Wakatipu Basin, a historic gold mining town. A "Rifter" is similar to a fossicker or forager from the early gold mining era.

Rifters Blue Gold Gin is a limited release gin bottled at 42% ABV. It is distilled with Szechuan Pepper, Kaffir Lime, and Lemon Grass.

A Rifter is much like that of a forager or a fossicker from the early gold mining era; they explored the rifts around the hills of Arrowtown, searching for that elusive nugget. At the end of a long day, a refreshing gin was always welcomed.

Rifters is a small batch boutique gin. Handcrafted in New Zealand using flavourful botanicals and pure New Zealand artesian water. Made to be enjoyed in good company.

Rifters bottle represents those used by the foragers and fossickers of the Arrowtown founders. The search for it took them to the Arrowtown Museum. It was there that they discovered a number of original Dutch gin bottles that had been unearthed in the town’s surrounding hills. Those bottles had been left behind by gold miners over one hundred and fifty years ago. Rifters bottle is a representation of that Arrowtown history, coloured to match the schist in the mountains that surround them in Central Otago.

Rifters was started by a couple of kiwi builders who are pretty fond of gin. One day in the workshop, they decided they might have a nudge at creating their own. A couple of years later and a whole lot of trial, they figured things out.

Tasting Notes: An enhanced dry gin full of botanical flavour, pure, clean and balanced. Citrus forward, with a fresh dry finish.

A botanical gin, small batch distilled. Infused with Elderberries & Mint Tips, along with locally foraged Wild Thyme, Manuka and Douglas Fir. 

Experience the delight of these Central Otago flavours.

San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Gold Medal 2021

Hastings Distillers are New Zealand’s first producer of certified organic artisan spirits and liqueurs. The artisans behind it are Kate Galloway and David Ramonteu. On the back of their extensive background in winemaking they successfully create sophisticated, unique spirits and liqueurs that will always have a place on our shelves.

Combining their East Block 200 Gin, L’Opera bitter orange and Rubis Vermouth, ‘The Count’ pays tribute to the classic Negroni. 

Featuring all organic botanicals, the Count is a luscious and spicy assemblage of aromatic gin, fragrant seville and navel oranges, dark fruits, dried herbs and warm spice.  The palate is smooth and round with a pleasant, lingering bitterness.

Sophisticated, yet simple, The Count is ready to serve.

Pour cold over a single large ice cube and garnish with an orange twist.

ALL OF HASTINGS DISTILLERS PRODUCTS ARE BIOGRO CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Calle 23 (pronounced Kai-Yay 23) tequila is the result of a journey started in 2003 by French-born biochemist Sophie Decobecq. Sophie’s patience and passion drove her to create a tequila that could first of all satisfy her own palate, then the palates of potential aficionados. Calle 23 is a highland tequila from Jalisco. Highland tequilas are known for their sweetness. Sophie distils each expression separately (Blanco, Reposado, Añejo) using combinations of different yeasts. This is very unusual. The Anejo is 100% agave and matured for 16 months in oak casks.

Calle 23 (pronounced Kai-Yay 23) tequila is the result of a journey started in 2003 by French-born biochemist Sophie Decobecq. Sophie’s patience and passion drove her to create a tequila that could first of all satisfy her own palate, then the palates of potential aficionados. Calle 23 is a highland tequila from Jalisco. Highland tequilas are known for their sweetness. Sophie distils each expression separately (Blanco, Reposado, Añejo) using combinations of different yeasts. This is very unusual. The Blanco is a 100% agave tequila, which reflects the purest expression of the pure agave flavour.

Calle 23 (pronounced Kai-Yay 23) tequila is the result of a journey started in 2003 by French-born biochemist Sophie Decobecq. Sophie’s patience and passion drove her to create a tequila that could first of all satisfy her own palate, then the palates of potential aficionados. Calle 23 is a highland tequila from Jalisco. Highland tequilas are known for their sweetness. Sophie distils each expression separately (Blanco, Reposado, Añejo) using combinations of different yeasts. This is very unusual. The Reposado is 100% agave and is rested in ex-bourbon oak casks for 8 months.

Stone Paddock Cabernet Franc is an outstanding red made by Paritua, one of Hawke's Bay's top producers of reds modelled on the best of Bordeaux. This gorgeous ripe Cabernet Franc is full of fragrant red fruity aromas and flavours of redcurrants, raspberries and spice, held together with supple tannins which dance across the mid palate of this wine. 

It's made from grapes planted on free draining red metal soils of the Paritua vineyard, an organically farmed single vineyard in the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District of Hawke’s Bay. Vines here are managed with an open canopy to provide good airflow and exposure to sunlight, which aids ripening for this classic Bordeaux red grape variety. 

The wine was matured in seasoned French oak for 12 months followed by blending, fining and filtering just prior to bottling.

If you have ever wondered why an actor you’ve always admired seems to be perpetually cast in supporting roles and never lands the lead, it will be easy to relate to Cabernet Franc. One could argue that this seductive classic red could lord it over both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It is a parent of both of these better known grape varieties, but Franc tends to hang around the edges, adding its personality when needed with colour, depth and spice but rarely vying to be star. And yet, when it is allowed to shine, here is a grape and a wine to adore.

During his time in Scotland, Charles Edward Stuart would carry with him a mysterious draught, from which he would drink a few drops every day. Nobody knew for certain what this formula was; only that it had been created by the Royal Apothecary. The apothecary would have imbued the drink with protective properties. He must have chosen Cloves - a dried flower bud of an Indonesian tree. This aromatic spice is still used for its powerful analgesic properties. Only the most prized spices would have been used. Many are convinced that saffron was the main ingredient. Not only was it renowned for its medical and sedative properties, but it would also have given the drink its rich golden colour. The secret selection of herbs, spices and Scottish heather honey is then infused by hand into the Scotch whisky base. Malts from the Speyside andHighland regions, renowned for their softness and smoothness, are used to complement the herbs and spices of the elixir. A unique highland spirit royal in appearance, exquisite in taste and deliciously potent. Source: drambuie.com