Waiheke Distilling Co

Waiheke Distilling Co Visit for tastings, tours, events & our summer garden bar. 🍸
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Family-owned Waiheke distillery on the site of the island’s first hotel. 🌿 Crafting award-winning gins & vodkas with native botanicals, pure rainwater & island spirit. ✨ Opening Hours
🍸 Garden Bar: Wed–Sun 11am–5pm

Perched high on Waiheke’s remote eastern ridge, our family-owned boutique distillery continues the tradition of island hospitality at Pikau Bay – the site of Waiheke’s very first hotel

in the 1890s. We craft award-winning gins and vodkas with native botanicals and a deep respect for sustainability. Every spirit is cut with pure Waiheke rainwater, distilled with unique ingredients like macadamia for a silky texture, and bottled on-site using solar power, reusable glass, and biodegradable packaging.

🌿 Signature botanicals include coastal kelp, kawakawa, horopito, hand-peeled NZ citrus, antioxidant-rich cherries, and rare pōhutukawa honey. Whether you’d like to:
✨ Drop in for a tasting paddle of gin or vodka
✨ Book a distillery tour
✨ Plan your next corporate event
✨ Or create bespoke-labelled gin for gifting

…we’d love to host you. Over summer, our garden bar comes alive with wood-fired pizza and good times.

📦 Distributed in NZ by Tasman Allied and available in the UK through Master of Malt and The Whisky Exchange. Contact us directly for our Gin Attaché details in the UK.

📅 Full seasonal menu launches 15 October.

Art has always been a reflection of its time.Last week, our Waiheke Distilling Co. RTDs found themselves alongside some ...
24/06/2026

Art has always been a reflection of its time.

Last week, our Waiheke Distilling Co. RTDs found themselves alongside some of the most thought-provoking contemporary works in the world at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki Partners Open Late event, celebrating Forever Tomorrow: Chinese Art Now.

The exhibition explores themes of transformation, rapid change and the way we navigate an evolving world. While the artworks told those stories through sculpture, photography and digital media, we were proud to represent a different kind of creative expression — one rooted in place.

Crafted on Waiheke Island using our award-winning spirits, our RTDs were designed to capture the essence of island life in a can. Thoughtfully made, easy to enjoy and built for modern occasions, they’re a small taste of Waiheke wherever you happen to be.

It was a privilege to see guests experiencing contemporary art while enjoying something created from our corner of New Zealand.

If you haven’t tried them yet, our RTDs are available online and delivered nationwide.

Shop now via the link in bio and bring a little Waiheke home.

Built in 1908. Still turning heads.The Jane Gifford is the last sailing scow of her kind in New Zealand, and this week o...
22/06/2026

Built in 1908. Still turning heads.

The Jane Gifford is the last sailing scow of her kind in New Zealand, and this week our RTDs came along for the ride.

A century apart, but cut from the same cloth. Made properly. Made locally. Made to be shared.

Cold cans. Full sails. The Mahurangi River doing its thing.

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon.

If you missed it in the paper last week — or you’re one of the many people who follow us from afar — here’s a little tas...
18/06/2026

If you missed it in the paper last week — or you’re one of the many people who follow us from afar — here’s a little taste of Waiheke to make at home.

Our Assistant Distiller Anaru recently shared his take on the Saturn, a classic tropical cocktail created in the 1960s by J. “Popo” Galsini for an international cocktail competition.

Using gin as its base, the Saturn balances bright citrus, passionfruit and almond into a cocktail that feels like sunshine in a glass.

“I wanted to showcase this drink as I’m a big fan of tropical cocktails, and I think gin is the perfect spirit for the creation. Plus, I think we could all do with an homage to summer as we head into the colder months.” — Anaru

🍸 THE SATURN

15ml lemon juice
15ml lime juice
10ml passionfruit syrup
30ml orgeat (almond syrup)
45ml Waiheke Dry Gin
15ml Spirit of Waiheke Gin

Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until the outside of the shaker is cold to the touch and visibly frosty. Strain into a large rocks glass over crushed or pebble ice and garnish with citrus, flowers, or anything fun and tropical.

While you won’t find this cocktail on our Garden Bar menu, you will find plenty of other reasons to visit us this weekend. Join us for tasting flights, award-winning spirits, woodfired pizza, seasonal dishes and sweeping views across the Hauraki Gulf.

And for those further afield, you can shop our spirits online and bring a little Waiheke into your own home bar.

Visit our distillery or browse our range via the link in bio. PS Anaru’s Beef Rendang is to die for- comment Rendang below for his recipe! 🍛

16/06/2026

Skip the cocktail.

Learn the craft.

This is your chance to get behind the bar.

Join us at Forum Bar, JW Marriott Auckland, for an interactive Mixology Masterclass where you’ll shake, stir and sip your way through three expertly crafted cocktails while learning the techniques, ingredients and stories behind each serve.

Across the experience you’ll enjoy:
🍸 A bright Cosmopolitan classic
🥃 A refined Negroni twist
🍋 A seasonal Signature Sour

Featuring New Zealand botanicals, locally crafted spirits and thoughtfully paired bites, this is a hands-on cocktail experience designed for those who appreciate the details.

📍 Forum Bar, JW Marriott Auckland
🗓 Fridays & Saturdays
⏰ Bookings between 2pm–7pm
💰 $95pp

Limited spaces available.
Book via the link in our bio.

15/06/2026

From our perch above Waiheke Island’s first hotel, to sunset pours in the city.

Waiheke Distilling Co. has always been shaped by place - by the island below us, the botanicals we forage, the pure rainwater we use, and the care that goes into every bottle. Our spirits are crafted to reflect Waiheke as we know it: wild, grounded, and full of character.

Now, we’re bringing that island spirit across the water to Sunset Bar, with a collaboration that pours Waiheke into the heart of Auckland. Build your own G&T for $40 with Spirit of Waiheke Gin, Waiheke Dry Gin, or Red Ruby Gin, then settle in with beautiful food, rooftop views, and golden hour in the city.

From Waiheke to Auckland, this is our island story in a glass. Follow along to stay up to date with all things Waiheke Distilling Co. SUNSET

Waiheke spirits. London postcode.Did you know that you’ll find Waiheke Distilling Co. pouring at The Laundry, Mel Brown’...
15/06/2026

Waiheke spirits. London postcode.

Did you know that you’ll find Waiheke Distilling Co. pouring at The Laundry, Mel Brown’s neighbourhood restaurant in the heart of London?

Three cocktails. One island. A very long way from home.

🍸 Spirit of Waiheke G&T
Spirit of Waiheke Signature Gin + Double Dutch Skinny Tonic

🌿 Horopito Mojito
Horopito Spiced Vodka, mint, lime and mānuka honey

✨ Waiheke Spritz
Signature Gin, elderflower and Prosecco

Mel has always had a knack for bringing people together around good food, good drinks and good conversation. For the next few weeks, we’re bringing a little bit of Waiheke along for the ride.

If you’re in London, make it your next stop.

📍 The Laundry, Brixton
📅 Pouring all month long

09/06/2026

We are so lucky to call this island home!

❄️ Think you know Waiheke? Think again.This winter, discover the island’s hidden eastern coastline, sip award-winning wi...
09/06/2026

❄️ Think you know Waiheke? Think again.

This winter, discover the island’s hidden eastern coastline, sip award-winning wines, taste artisan spirits, and enjoy a long lunch overlooking one of Waiheke’s most spectacular bays.

🍸 Gin & Vodka Tasting at Waiheke Distilling Co.
🍷 Wine Tasting at Jasper Ridge
🍽 Two-Course Lunch & Wine at Man O’ War Vineyards

All wrapped into one unforgettable winter day out.

🚨 Weekends are filling fast and spaces are strictly limited.

Book your seat now through Fullers and experience a side of Waiheke most visitors never see.

👉 Head to the Fullers website and secure your spot before this weekend sells out.

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Address

258 Cowes Bay
Auckland
1971

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+6493727797

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