This special release from Benriach is the first expression in a century to be produced entirely using barley malted from Benriach's historic floor maltings. This whisky has been matured in both bourbon and virgin oak barrels. This brings out notes of barley sugar, almond fudge, orchard apples, vanilla and honeyed pear. A long lasting finish is full of malty notes.

Textural and mouth filling wine made from hand picked Chenin Blanc grapes grown on the Two Terraces Vineyard in Mangatahi, Hawke's Bay; a site with warm days and cool nights which preserves Chenin's naturally refreshing acidity. Flavours in this wine span the range of tropical fruit aromas, crisp Granny Smith apple acidity and a tangy finish, making this wine a great match with food such as white fish, oysters, mussels and goat’s cheese.

The wine was whole bunch pressed and fermented in old barrels with a vineyard starter yeast created specifically for this wine from the same harvest. Most of the wine was aged in a small tinaja (clay amphora) and the balance in old barrels. There is no residual sugar in the wine and it was bottled unfined and unfiltered.

5% 330ml

Due to the insane popularity of our Raspberry Pink GnT we thought we'd better bring out something new! So here's our new Feijoa Gin and Tonic. A premium Gin and Tonic blend mixed with fresh, super delicious seasonal Feijoa!

Super light, refreshing, tangy but not too sweet.

It's NZ in a can!

10 Pound Poms English Best Bitter 3.8%

low-alcohol, smahshable English style

This classically-inspired English Special Bitter is crafted with all things English: yeast, malt and hops!  Earl Grey and toffee aromas meld with a rich, malty body over pronounced but smooth bitterness. Just what an expat, ESB-loving Brit craves for a taste of the ol’ country whilst in a land far, far, far away.

Life's too short to take the motorway. Enjoy your journey and always take the Scenic Route. This NZ IPA is like a long drive along the west coast, beautiful and classically Kiwi with clean green pungent hop aromas. A clear gold pour takes you to a clean maltiness and a smooth palate with a mild bitterness to round off the journey.

6.3% ABV.

This beautifully fragrant Syrah is a dry, full bodied wine with notes of spice and complexity, offering very good value for money. It's made with grapes from the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District in Hawke’s Bay and displays blackberry, dark plum and toasted nut characters with subtle black pepper and floral aromas. 

A top wine for the price and a lovely expression of Hawke's Bay Syrah.

Fresh, light bodied and convincingly Prosecco like, only this lively Australian bubbly contains no alcohol. This is one of out top picks of zero alcohol wines currently available and is proving highly popular with customers. 

The wines in the plus & minus range are firstly made as wine, which contains alcohol, aromas and flavours.
It then goes through a process to remove the alcohol. This process sees the wine go through a high vacuum, low pressure distillation machine which separates the alcohol from the wine by creating a vacuum (negative pressure) at a low temperature. The cool temperature allows the retention of aromas, which are removed along with the alcohol. The final step sees the aromas returned back into the wine and, finally, the winemaker bottles it and sends it out to the market.

Hollywood A-lister Jason Mamoa needs no introduction? his vodka though - pronounced 'may-lee' is Grain based, single distillation vodka packaged in unique 750ml bottles made from recycled post-consumer glass. Seven years in the making, its designed to be enjoyed neat. Meili exhibits a bright, smooth, and effortless flavour profile. The quality of their ingredients can be immediately noted and appreciated across all palates, raising the bar for what's possible within a Vodka.

Read The Meili Journey below....

WATER
The soul of Meili spirit is water. Instinctively, they sought one of the purest water sources available. An ancient aquifer formed over 300 million years ago ushers alpine snow and rainfall through miles of vast underground caverns - filtering and infusing itself through the veins of natural springs. Meili takes pride in using this ?living water? to distil and proof their spirits to bottle, resulting in an incredibly refreshing, unpolluted, and genuinely remarkable flavour. Their regenerative water source is considered one of the purest on Earth by EPA standards.

EARTH
?A harmonious marriage of native and seasonal grains brings a bright, smooth, and effortless flavour profile.
?Their grains are sourced locally on their own farms, operated by the same family for generations. These farms are located centrally to their water source and distillery, resulting in the smallest carbon footprint possible. A factor that is very important to them. To honour the Earth, they ensure that Meili is created, sourced, and produced as ethically, environmentally friendly, and humanely as possible.

AIR
The final "breath of life" into their spirit is air. From beginning to end, Montana's crisp, cool mountain air influences our vodka and its ingredients in several unique ways. The 11,000-foot elevation at our aquifer's peak allows alpine snow and rainfall to remain untainted before its subterranean journey to the collection source. At the final distillation stage, their vodka is set to rest and breathe before bottling, resulting in a smoother flavour profile.

FIRE
The heart of their spirit, fire, not only powers their stills - but also refines their beautifully unique glass. Their flame burns twice as bright - indefinitely, due to Meili's 100% post-consumer recycled bottle. Vast mountains of broken, discarded glass are heated to molten masses, reborn, and repurposed into something functional and exquisite.

This is why no two bottles are alike. The antique texture, full of organic imperfections, and the stunning Georgia green hue. An appropriate vessel for our outstanding spirit.

Meili represents the adventurer's heart, the purity of discovery, and the spirit of exploration. Every ingredient is purveyed with the utmost quality and character in mind. Handcrafted by friends, intent to be shared. Inspired by the journey - and those met along the way.

In Japan, during the briefest of seasonal windows, green yuzu on the cusp of ripeness is combined with crushed green chilli and salt, then fermented to create a uniquely piquant seasoning. Inspired by this tradition, Yuzukoshō is a kettle soured pilsner, brewed with green chilli, the fresh zest of locally grown green yuzu and a judicious dose of sea salt. The result is a beer that captures the essence of seasonal freshness, bursting with salty sour citrus, and delicate chilli heat. "
Oishi!

Gose
4.3% ABV.

Small but beautifully formed Pinot Noir from Central Otago with delicate red fruit flavours supported by structured notes of spice and firm cedary aromas on the long finish.

New wave Spanish red blend of 60% Tempranillo, 26% Garnacha, 12% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, all lending this wine its deep ruby colour, full body and ripe dark fruit flavours of blackberries, blackcurrant notes and powerful plum flavours, supported by complex notes of oak, spicy aromas and a hint of cedar.

Beautiful complex sparkling wine made in the same way as champagne, only in the heart of the Wairarapa. This is one of our staff faves and we eagerly await its return in store - with a new fresh vintage from Johner Estate in Gladstone.