With a family background of winemaking spanning five generations, we are intricately connected to the vineyards of the Hunter Valley. We set out to make a gin that not only celebrates Shiraz but has the structure of Shiraz too. Each year we create one limited edition drop, with no restocks until the next vintage.

The 2026 fruit was hand picked and kept whole bunch, then carbonic macerated to hold the aromatic esters that crushing at the outset would lose, fortified on skins, then basket pressed and gravity fed. That fruit character is carried into the spirit rather than added to it. No colouring, no post-distillation infusion.

Vineyard: Field of Mars Block 1, ranked in Australia’s Top 50 at the Young Gun of Wine Vineyard of the Year Awards 2025. The family managed vineyard on Hermitage Road was planted in 1968 on the ancient floodplains of Rothbury Creek, and it shares an address with the distillery: the gin is made metres from the vines.

Vintage 2026: A gentle, dry spring, followed by a couple of scorching days over the holiday season, then steady warmth right through. The grapes came in beautifully: a smaller harvest, but packed with flavour and brightness. Quality over quantity, exactly what we want for our limited edition gins.

Nose: Cherry, raspberry and violet.
Palate: Remarkably velvety, with a savoury texture bursting with red plum, briar-blackberry and mulberry, and bright white pepper weaving through.
Finish: Vivid florals of red-briar rose and violet carry it out.

Botanicals: Field of Mars Block 1 Shiraz, hand picked on site, over our grape-based spirit. The botanical build is composed again each vintage around the fruit, so the 2026 is not a repeat of any earlier release.

Serve: Our pour: a big block of ice and a twist of orange peel. It also makes a serious Negroni, Sour or Martini.

The 2024 vintage of this gin, made with Tawarri Vineyard fruit, won Gold at the Melbourne Royal Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2024, Spirit Class (Wine/Grape).