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Kiwi distillers shine at 2025 World Whiskies Awards
New Zealand whisky has been in the spotlight at the 2025 World Whiskies Awards...
Pōkeno Whisky scores top honour at World Whisky Masters
Pōkeno Whisky has been awarded a Master and two Gold medals at The World Whisky Masters 2025…
Reefton Distilling seeks investment to boost whisky
Reefton Distilling Co. is seeking to raise up to NZD$2m for scaling its Moonlight Creek whisky production…
Pōkeno Whisky appoints Dhall & Nash as on-trade distributor for NZ
The Pōkeno Whisky Company has appointed liquor distributor Dhall & Nash Fine Wines for the domestic on-trade market…
Big wins for Kiwi spirits at 2025 SFWSC
New Zealand spirits have scored big at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition...
Thomson Whisky joins UK’s Speciality Brands
Boutique distillery Thomson Whisky has joined the portfolio of UK premium spirits distributor Speciality Brands…
Scapegrace launches flavoured whisky ThunderDonk
Scapegrace Distilling Co. has launched two new flavoured whiskies from its new distillery in Central Otago…
Golds for Kiwis at World Whiskies Awards
New Zealand distillers celebrated a slew of gold medal wins at the World Whiskies Awards 2025 for Whisky Rest of World (RoW)…
Countdown on to DramFest 2025
Australasia’s largest spirits education and tasting festival, DramFest, returns to Christchurch from February 28 to March 2…
Monkey Shoulder reveals its new-look bottle
Whisky brand Monkey Shoulder has updated its bottle with a fresh new look that includes a new label and a lighter bottle…
Scapegrace unveils NZ’s largest distillery
Scapegrace has revealed its new state-of-the-art distillery in Central Otago…
Reefton Distilling to scale up whisky with capital raise
Reefton Distilling Co. is seeking to raise a minimum of $1M to scale up its Moonlight Creek whisky production as global interest in New World whisky grows...
Pōkeno goes gold at San Francisco World Spirits Awards
New Zealand single malt whisky producer Pōkeno has secured an impressive medal haul at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Awards…
Reefton Distilling Co. appoints Scotch expert
Reefton Distilling Co. has announced the appointment of Scotch Whisky industry expert, Gareth Morgan, to its team…
Thomson Whisky named ‘Rising Star’ by major UK site
New Zealand’s Thomson Whisky has received a prestigious global accolade from The Whisky Exchange UK…
Pokeno Whisky appoints Tickety-Boo
Award-winning New Zealand single malt whisky distillery, Pōkeno Whisky, has appointed distributor Tickety-Boo Liquor to help build its presence across the domestic On-Trade market…
International award for Scapegrace single malt whisky
Scapegrace Distilling Co. has been awarded a Master Medal for its Single Malt Fortitude V Whisky at the 2023 Global Spirit Whisky Masters…
Reefton Distilling Co. to supply whisky to Scotland
Reefton Distilling Co. has become the first New Zealand distillery to sell whisky to the Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) in Scotland…