5 reasons to visit Distillery Botanica this spring

Established on the Central Coast in 2005, Distillery Botanica has become a mecca for locals and tourists seeking flavour… and a cheeky gin.

The Gardens

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Our garden does love a good soaking. Distillery Door is open today from 10am for all your wet weather essentials.⁠
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There’s two and a half acres of beautiful gardens to wander through at Distillery Botanica, making it the perfect place to spend a spring afternoon. Flowers, herbs and a working garden producing Mandarins, Lemon Grass, Kaffir Lime, Curry Leafs, Ginger, Turmeric and Galangal Root just to name a few.

A spot of lunch

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Light lunch that packs a punch. Roast pumpkin with pearl barley, radish, pomegranate, whipped goats cheese and olive gremolata. Vegan on request. 💚
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This garden to table cafe located in the lush green grounds Distillery Botanica is worth the trip alone. It’s called Bar Botanica, and is open from Wednesday to Sunday 10am till 4pm coffee, elevenses & gelato.

Mr Black

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How cool is Autumn?! Nothing better than crunching leaves and tasting fine liquors on this fine Sunday. Distillery gates open until 5pm. ⁣ ⁣ #distillerybotanica ⁣#autmncolors #nothinglessthanmoores #distillerydoor
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We dare you to try and stop at one!

A visit to Distillery Botanica isn’t complete without picking up a bottle of this liquid gold. The Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur was a gold medal winner at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London, and for good reason… It’s absolutely delicious.

Hang out with your best mate

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Can I bring my dog to the Distillery? We get asked this a lot and the answer is of course, yes! The high correlation between gin lovers and dog people is a well known fact. We welcome all breeds (pugs especially) and ask only that dogs stay on the lead and any mess go with you. #mustlovedogsandgin⁣ ⁣ #dogsofdistillerybotanica #distillerydoor #dogfriendly #nothinglessthanmoores⁣
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Apparently it’s well documented that gin lovers are often dog people too. And the good people at Distillery Botanica embrace this, and welcome your best mate to join you on your next visit.

The Gin

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Precious cargo – wild limes from Rockhampton. These tangy natives have an intense flavour we extract from the skin. The flavour profile is a cross between lime and grapefruit and a key botanical ingredient in Moore's Gin. ⠀ Not wanting to waste a drop the juice makes its way into the best lime sorbet you'll every try by @mrgoatygelato Frozen gimlets anyone?⠀ ⠀ #nothinglessthanmoores #wildlime #bestaustraliangin #distillerybotanica⠀
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Did we mention these folks make some of the best gin we’ve ever tasted? Well they do and you gotta try some… Of course. Philip Moore, the owner of Distillery Botanica, uses a one-thousand-year-old technique known as ‘enfleurage’ to produce the Distillery’s gin. The process involves flowers and botanicals laid out onto a layer of solidified coconut oil. Over a few days, the fragrance from the flowers and botanicals is diffused into the oil, releasing their perfumes in their purest possible form.

As we said, you’ve got to try it!