Distillery Tour- $78 PP

Distillery tour and insights into our craft spirit process. Gin or Botanical Vodka tasting paddle, sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil. Finish with a flourish, your choice of G&T or Vodka Soda 

Distillery Winter Tour & Graze - $98 PP

G&T on arrival, Gin or Botanical Vodka tasting paddle, shared cheese board , sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil. Distillery tour and insights into our craft spirit process. 

Let the Fun Be-Gin - $49 PP

Gin or Botanical Vodka tasting paddle, sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil. Finish with a flourish, your choice of G&T or Vodka Soda .

Taste & Graze - $90 PP

G&T on arrival, Gin or Botanical Vodka tasting paddle, sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil, shared Neapolitan Style pizza and garden salad. Finish with a flourish, your choice of G&T or Vodka Soda or one of our stunning cocktails.

Distillery Tour - $78 PP

Distillery tour and insights into our craft spirit process. Gin or Botanical Vodka tasting paddle, sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil. Finish with a flourish, your choice of G&T or Vodka Soda

Distillery Tour and Graze - $140 PP 

G&T on arrival, guided gin or botanical vodka tasting paddle, botanical exploration,  sourdough bread and balsamic reduction with olive oil, shared Neapolitan Style pizza and garden salad. Distillery tour and insights into our craft spirit process. Finish with a flourish, your choice of G&T or Vodka Soda or one of our stunning cocktails.

Saturday 16th August 
From $295 p/p limited to 15 people

Do you want to know what goes into making a great gin? This is our invitation to take a peek behind the curtain and discover how we build blends and distil beautiful botanical gins—from start to finish. If you are a gin-lover who wants to take a deep dive into the science and art of gin-making, then this day is for you. The Gin Immersion Experience runs from 10.30-3pm on Saturday 16th August. The day includes a delicious lunch platter, a guided gin tasting, G&T of your choice and optional transport to and from the ferry at Matiatia. You’ll leave with sample bottles of the gin we distil together, and a copy of The Alembic Lab’s Gin Immersion Workbook, with the ratios and recipes inside to kick-start your own gin-making journey. COST: Gin Immersion Experience $295 Transport to and from Matiatia ferry $60

OUR DAY: Enter the distillery and you’ll be greeted by the warmth and aromas from one of our copper alembic stills as it begins the day’s first distillation. We’ll walk you through the blend that’s currently in the still as we dive into the botanicals behind our blend. Experience a guided tasting of these hero botanicals as we discuss what each contributes to a well-balanced blend. Find out about recipes, ratios and blending tips while we build our second gin blend together. Experience the distillation process and get hands-on with the technique of vapour-infusion, as we put our blend on to distil in our copper formulating still. Experiment with our single-botanical quintessences, and enjoy a pre-lunch G&T, made to your own liking (and using your new blending skills). BREAK FOR LUNCH PLATTER AND WAIHKEKE GIN TASTING After lunch we’ll finish off our distillations, proof our gins and bottle them to take home samples of our day’s botanical blends. Join us at Waiheke Distilling Co and learn about making great gin against the backdrop of the stunning Hauraki Gulf.

Saturday 30th August
From $295 p/p limited to 15 people

A perfume-making workshop with a twist, created for gin-lovers and the aromatically-curious. Make your own scent using traditional perfumery techniques and a perfumer’s palette inspired by the botanicals at the heart of New Zealand’s best contemporary gins. Experiment with The Alembics Lab’s range of perfume accords as you’re guided to create your bespoke scent. You’ll also get to enjoy the experience of creating a perfume in the still – layering, base notes, mid notes and top notes the same way a distiller uses their botanicals to craft a premium gin. After all, what is gin but another form of liquid perfume? Our day would not be complete without getting our tastebuds involved, as we sample some of the best Waiheke Distillery has to offer. It’s a treat for all your senses..
The Botanical Perfume experience runs from 10.30-3pm on Saturday 30th August. COST: Botanical Perfume Experience $295 Transport to and from Matiatia ferry $60

OUR DAY: We’ll begin the day with setting up our perfume in the still (using our 10L copper alembic column and a selection of classic gin botanicals). Includes how to layer the botanicals for distillation, using a pyramid structure of base, mid and top notes. Next, we’ll guide you as you create your own eau de parfume using our classic gin perfume accords. Includes tips on evaluating and balancing your blend.
BREAK FOR LUNCH PLATTER
Waiheke Distillery Co gin tasting.
Distillery tour—take a peek inside Waiheke Distilling Co’s still room for a Q&A with the head distiller.
After your tour, we’ll complete our distillation, and you can create a second perfume, as we take our perfume from the still and personalize it with your choice of aromatics from our perfume library.
Bottle and name your perfumes, ready to take home.s. Join us at Waiheke Distilling Co and learn about making great gin against the backdrop of the stunning Hauraki Gulf.