Our distillery is a labour of love, based in Pāpāmoa, New Zealand and crafted over the last 5 or so years in between our “real” daytime jobs.
We’ve funded, designed, and built this distillery off our own backs, without outside investment or interference. This means we get to do things OUR way and create genuine products through careful research and development without rushing to keep an “Armada” of shareholders happy…. Hah!
Having completed licensing requirements and navigating no small number of hurdles along the way, with regulatory challenges and criteria to meet and satisfy – there was plenty! But we are proud to say that we managed to do most of it without having to engage too many high priced ‘experts’ to get it done, leaving us with a little more treasure in the chest to work on bringing a range of high-quality spirits to people who expect the best. With kiwi ingenuity at the heart of it all.
We are Asurequality verified, to meet and where possible, exceed New Zealand food safety standards so you can be rest assured that we know what we’re doing.
Have we done it the hard, long-winded way? Probably. And in some people’s opinions that would be a firm ‘yes’. But nothing worth doing is usually ever easy, nor does it create lasting satisfaction or longevity of business.
Having already spent the last 15 years building one business, we’re ready for our next challenge in taking handcrafted New Zealand spirits to the world and enjoying the process along the way.
We hand-make, bottle, and label every one of our products, step by step, with care and attention to detail.
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Our Distillery
Our distillery is a labour of love, based in Pāpāmoa, New
Zealand and crafted over the last 5 or so years in between our “real” daytime jobs.
We’ve funded, designed, and built this distillery off our
own backs, without outside investment or interference. This means we get to do things OUR way and create genuine products through careful research and development without rushing to keep an “Armada” of shareholders happy…. Hah!
Having completed licensing requirements and navigating no small number of hurdles along the way, with regulatory challenges and criteria to meet and satisfy – there was plenty! But we are proud to say that we managed to do most of it without having to engage too many high priced ‘experts’ to get it done, leaving us with a little more treasure in the chest to work on bringing a range of high-quality spirits to people who expect the best. With kiwi ingenuity at the heart of it all.
We are Asurequality verified, to meet and where possible, exceed New Zealand food safety standards so you can be rest assured that we know what we’re doing.
Have we done it the hard, long-winded way? Probably. And in some people’s opinions that would be a firm ‘yes’. But nothing worth doing is usually ever easy, nor does it create lasting satisfaction or longevity of business.
Having already spent the last 15 years building one business, we’re ready for our next challenge in taking handcrafted New Zealand spirits to the world and enjoying the process along the way.
We hand-make, bottle, and label every one of our products, step by step, with care and attention to detail.