The Best Sydney Distilleries

Every region and city in Australia has something special to offer tourists. Sydney is a great place to visit if you enjoy visiting distilleries and are in search of some new places to sample your libations. There's no shortage of excellent gins in Sydney, nor of bars that serve them, but what about distilleries from which to sample the real deal? Yes, we even stock those!

Australian distillers are taking an artisanal approach, creating drinks that showcase local ingredients. You can get your hands on gin, rum, vodka, and whisky infused with everything from fruit and botanicals to seaweed.

The city of Sydney is home to a plethora of craft breweries, but if the thought of chugging down a few pints of hops and malts gives you the willies, you can always visit a distillery for a drink that won't leave you feeling quite as bloated.

You'll require a location for your distillery. The equipment needed to distil alcohol, including stills, mash tuns, and fermentation tanks, also requires space to store the raw materials. Fortunately, not only Rosebery and Marrickville but almost all of the surrounding neighbourhoods of Sydney's central business district were once centres of light industry.A number of excellent distilleries can be found within the city limits, rather than in more remote areas like the Hunter Valley (although a visit there is also highly recommended), and each one provides not only a hip place to sit and sample the libations on offer, but also a fun and informative chemistry lesson.

These distilleries are increasingly appearing in major cities, where they can provide a one-of-a-kind experience for visitors in attractive settings. This is just a small sampling of the many hidden gems you can find in and around Sydney. Visit one of these fantastic distilleries after you've had your fill of the city's many museums and historical landmarks.

Founded in 1890, Archie Rose Distilling Co.

As the first independent distillery of craft spirits to open in Sydney since 1853, the The Archie Rose distillery is a significant landmark in the city. In 2014, Archie Rose was a pioneer in Sydney's distillery renaissance, and he remains so today. May I offer you a tour to show you the ropes?

It's impressively decorated in an old-fashioned style. Their shiny copper bar is the focal point, and they've decorated around it with distilling equipment, a wall of caged casks, and booths shaped like barrels. The friendly bartenders will explain the history of each drink and walk you through the steps required to make it.

Archie Rose's gin, whisky, vodka, and white rye are available at the welcoming bar, as are rare and unreleased products, beverages from around the world, and plates of artisanal cheeses and charcuterie from the area.

You can sample vodka, gin, and whisky with the Archie Rose Flight ($20), the course designed to get you acclimated to the three holy spirits. Using an eyedropper, you'll add drops of distilling-grade filtered water to your inwardly-curved Glencairn glass, releasing the aromas and flavours of your Flight.

You've been wrong this whole time. Will Edwards, the company's founder, saw it as a challenge to open a distillery in a city where there was, at first glance, little interest in the idea. But alas, it didn't launch until 2015, and in the short time since, it's achieved nothing but success.

Recognizing that not everyone prefers vodka neat, Archie Rose Distillery also provides specialty cocktails and mixers made with housemade sodas and syrups. White rye, lemon, and local honey from Kitchen by Mike's beehives come together in the $19 cocktail "The Bark and the Bees," which also features a cassia bark fragment for added bite.

Want to find a bottle of gin that fits your preferences? Any major developments with juniper? Possibly complemented by a touch of Dorrigo pepper leaf and a dusting of rose petals? Attendees of the "blend-your-own gin" workshop will be led through the process of creating their own custom gin, down to the last tweak of the botanicals.

The distillery and its adjacent bar have won several awards, including the title of World's Best Distillery Experience from the Barleycorn Awards, and the gin, vodka, and whisky they produce are delicious.

All eyes are on the three massive copper stills that were custom-built to Archie Rose's exact specifications out of the finest copper in Europe. The distillery offers tours that include a tasting of their standard spirits and insight into the production process.

You can also sign up for a specific gin or whisky experience, which will teach you more about the background of those spirits. Alternatively, you can enter the distillery, find a seat at the bar, and spend the rest of the day or evening imbibing. Archie Rose Distillery unquestionably has the best drink in town if you're looking to cheer up.

We are the Manly Spirits Co.

The northern beaches and beyond have been enjoying Manly Spirits Co. handcrafted Australian spirits since April 2017. David and Vanessa came up with the idea after spending 18 months travelling to different distilleries in the United States, Great Britain, and Europe. Visit the distillery's tasting room to try some of their wares.

Vanessa Wilton, co-founder of Manly Spirits Co., affectionately refers to the area around her distillery as "Brewvale." In place of Brookvale, that is. Less than a kilometre separates the locations of 4 Pines, Nomad Brewing Co., and Dad & Dave's.

Life in Manly, a suburb of Sydney, centres on the water, and the drinks at Manly Spirits Co. have a distinct coastal feel. Sustainable marine botanicals (along with native Australian and more traditional ingredients) are used to make the gin, and you can even find a vodka made from marine botanicals that boasts a nose reminiscent of salty sea air.

David and Vanessa, who were married at the time of the company's founding in 2017, established Manly Spirits Co. They were the first to acknowledge that starting a distillery is no small feat, so they spent over a year learning from the experiences of similar businesses in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Europe.

Subsequently, a sizable amount of time was spent at a Tasmanian distillery learning the ropes and honing one's craft. The end result is an approachable and enjoyable distillery where one can get excited about learning the art of making spirits. This inviting hangout is decked out in pale wood, given a copper accent here and there, and furnished with bar stools topped with turquoise.

Anyone who has never tried Manly Spirits before should do so. You can choose from four different options, including the Distillery Tasting Flight, which features three different types of spirits, and the G&T Flight, which features four different types of spirits, premium tonic water, an ice bucket, and garnishes. Although gin makes up the bulk of Manly Spirits' core range, they also stock a variety of other spirits such as botanical vodkas and whiskeys.

There is a wide variety of tours and classes available at Manly Distillery, from those focused on gin or whisky to cocktail masterclasses where you can learn to mix drinks with gusto or "Meet the Distiller" sessions where you can grill the distilling team with any questions you have.

Participate in a gin yoga session or a tour of a local distillery, where you'll be encouraged to stretch out your tight muscles while sipping a G&T. Or, you can stop by the tasting room, which is open from Friday to Sunday and features spirits, cocktails, craft beer, organic wine, and small plates like cheese boards and antipasto with house-made dips. The indigenous Australian plants and animals found in the Manly area of Sydney are the source of inspiration for this collection.

Foraged kelp and sea parsley are used in the production of Marine Botanical Vodka. At the same time, sea parsley, meyer lemon, lemon aspen, lemon myrtle, and coriander infuse the Coastal Citrus Gin. Liquors and whiskies are also available. Cheese, sardines, jamon, and olives can be found on the snacks menu if you get hungry. Alternatively, you can place a pizza delivery order from one of the local pizzerias, such as Mimmo or Sale Pepe.

Brix Distillers

The Surry Hills location of this distillery and bar is unique in that it does more than just sell alcohol; it also produces it in-house. It's also the first rum-only craft distillery in Sydney's CBD in quite some time. Rum? Indeed, rum. From the 1930s through the 1980s, it was distilled at the former Pyrmont CSR factory, but today, with the exception of a small batch of Archie Rose virgin cane spirit, it is not produced locally.

You should check out Brix Distillers if the botanical flavours of gin and vodka leave you wanting, and you'd rather sip on something like rum. Founded in 2017, Brix Distillers is the first distillery dedicated to rum production to set up shop in Sydney city for some time. The company has promised barrel-aged variants of the white, gold, and spiced rums that make up the core range today. The white rum in the range recently won the title of World's Best Unaged Pot Still Rum at the World Rum Awards 2020.

Brix includes a distillery, store, barrel room, and bar. The on-site distillery, operated by master distiller Shane Casey and utilising an Australian-made 1,200-liter still, is fully operational (previously at Archie Rose).

The distillery's flagship rums, Brix White, Gold, and Spiced, are now available exclusively at the Surry Hills location. The team at Brix, a distillery, bar, and restaurant in Sydney, is committed to rebranding rum, which has a chequered history in the city.

Until Brix's artisanal rum has fully matured, it is being enjoyed as a white rum. If you can't wait, I highly recommend either the Brix Gold Caribbean rum blend or the Brix Spiced.

When you take the tour of Brix's distillery, you'll get a chance to see every step of the rum-making process up close and personal, and you'll also get to sample every variety of rum that's produced there. You can also enrol in a Rum School and learn to distil your own rum, which you can then blend and take home with you. You can take a tour of the distillery and fill your own barrel with rum; after a couple of years, you'll be able to collect the finished product.

At the Brix Bar, they have over 150 different kinds of rum from all over the world, along with other drinks and a menu inspired by South American cuisine, so you'll have plenty of time to try them all. Try them straight up or in a cocktail like Brix's spin on the Pina Colada, the Making Love at Midnight. In addition, every night at the top of the hour, a rum trolley makes its way around the venue so that guests can sample and learn more about the various rums available.

Along with a menu inspired by South America and the Caribbean, the on-site bar serves not only Brix's own spirits but also those of other local distilleries.

Chef Ivan Sanchez, a Colombian who has cooked at Bodega and Porteno, uses South American flavours in his dishes. For example, you can order a dish like handmade arepas (corn flatbreads) stuffed with slow-cooked lamb shoulder, fried eggplant, and crisp chickpeas, avocado, salad, and chimichurri. Jerk pork belly with chickpea puree and chimichurri is another option, as are spiced rum-glazed lamb ribs.

Tom's Gin Hall Is Doomed

The highly successful boutique gin brand Poor Toms began as the result of experimentation using a two-liter still and various botanicals by a group of Sydney roommates. Jesse Kennedy and Griffin Blumer, the distillery's founders, probably never imagined their distillery would look like it does now when they first opened the roller door to 6 Chalder Avenue in 

Stop by Poor Tom's Gin Hall for some Imbroglios and your pick of three different kinds of craft gin (Sydney Dry, Strawberry, and Fool's Cut) (their version of an amaro liqueur). Even though Marrickville is known as Sydney's "Craft Beer Capital," it is also home to Poor Toms Distillery, which produces some of the city's most exciting gin.

The Poor Toms Distillery was founded in 2016 and has received tremendous support through a crowdfunding campaign ($35,000 in one day is pretty good in our minds). Hundreds of hanging plants in individually painted pots and a chapel-like archway that soars over the back bar and illuminates the drinks on offer do wonders to set the mood.

Everything from the bar top (which is made of marble) to the chairs and tables were made specifically for this establishment. The design is minimalistic but warm; it was created by Jack Dunbar, a neighbour, and his friend, Grant Wallwork. The Poor Tom is the centrepiece of the drinks, and each gin has its own speciality drink.

Starting next week, this list will change every week to keep regulars interested, with drinks like house-made Amaro negronis, strawberry cream soda with dry gin and Lillet Blanc, and the Stoned Last Words with green chartreuse plum and Vietnamese mint. As an added bonus, they offer gin hall specialities as takeout options. The Poor Toms line of gins includes not only a classic dry gin, but also a pia colada gin, a strawberry gin, and an Imbroglio Amaro, which is a great substitute for Campari in a negroni.

Thus, there is a great deal to sample at the Gin Hall. The staff at poor Toms would rather have you enjoy the fruits of their labour in the bar than give you a tour of the establishment.

Relax in the midst of the hanging plants and enjoy G&Ts, a seasonal cocktail menu, Pizza Madre takeout on Thursdays and Fridays, and chill sets from local DJs on Sundays (complete with sausage sizzle). Dogs are welcome all day and children are welcome until 5 o'clock.

And what a space it is, with chairs and tables custom-made by the group to complement the gorgeous marble top of the bar. Though they don't prepare or serve food onsite, the team will gladly pick up an order of pizza from the nearby Pizza Madre in a custom-designed Deliveroo bag.

Botanica Distilleries

Situated halfway between Sydney and Newcastle, on the picturesque Central Coast of New South Wales, is a small, independent distillery. They are conveniently located near the region's most stunning beaches and within walking distance of the area's finest artisan producers.

The distillery is privately owned by renowned herbalist and distiller Philip Moore and is situated on a serene three-acre garden. In addition to providing the raw materials for popular drinks like Moore's Dry Gin and Mr. Black Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur, the cultivated botanicals have won numerous awards in their own right.

Some people have a natural attraction to the supernatural. Australian master distiller behind Mr. Black cold drip coffee liqueur has created the ideal spirit, which he dubs "garden grown" gin. Distillery Botanica is a refreshing summer drink that tastes just like a stroll through a lush garden.

That's for a good reason, trust me. Distillery Botanica's mastermind, Philip Moore, grows all of the ingredients in his backyard garden in Erina, on the Central Coast. For optimal plant growth, he employs a method called enfleurage, which dates back a thousand years. The flowers are laid out on a bed of coconut oil, and the perfume slowly seeps into the oil over the course of two or three days, yielding the purest perfume possible.

As soon as you get the glass in your hands, the intoxicating aroma will hit you like a tonne of bricks. Will Miles, partner and brand director at Distillery Botanica, calls murraya "the hero botanical." "Its appearance is similar to that of jasmine, but its petals are a little wider and it grows in tall, lush hedges. The distillery's garden provides all of the flowers used in the gin, ensuring that it embodies the spirit of its location."

A wide variety of other flowers and plants, such as murraya, honeysuckle, orange blossom, rose, camomile, coriander, orris root, sage, angelica, and juniper, are also used. A bottle of Distillery Botanica can be purchased online. (Five years were spent on the design of the bottle itself, which makes it something you should keep if for no other reason than its beauty.)

Four Pillars Laboratory

Starting in the Yarra Valley, Four Pillars Gin became an instant success with their Bloody Shiraz Gin. They also run a Gin Lab and small-batch distillery in Surry Hills at the moment. This is a lovely place to learn about the distilling process and taste their signature spirits in a variety of combinations through one of their masterclasses or a few gin and tonics at Eileen's Bar, named after their resident still.

In The Laboratory, Four Pillars finally makes its entrance onto Sydney's thriving gin scene. This Crown Street mecca is essentially the Disney World of gin; in addition to a retail shop for the acclaimed Yarra Valley distillery, there is also a cocktail bar called Eileen's and the Four Pillars Drinks Lab, where you can take masterclasses.

Small-batch gins made specifically for Sydney, along with chocolates and soaps infused with the same botanicals as the signature Rare Dry gin, and even marmalade made from the used oranges from the distillation process, can all be found in the shop fronting Crown Street. If you take the elevator up, you'll find Eileen waiting for you on the top floor.

Eileen, named after co-founder Matt Jones' mother, is the smallest of the copper stills that were built specifically for Four Pillars in Stuttgart, Germany. The 70-liter still has already produced a few batches of Sydney Winter Gin, which is infused with whole ruby grapefruit, fresh fennel bulbs, pepper berry, roasted wattleseed, turmeric, coriander, ginger, and lemon myrtle, and can yield 45 bottles at a time.

The Sydney-only gins can be purchased at the shop, and they feature heavily in the bar's signature drinks. Seasonal shifts are reflected in Eileen's gin releases. You can find Eileen's Bar, where they are served, on the first floor, accessible from Fitzroy Street through a hidden door. James Irvine, formerly of the Swillhouse Group (including Shady Pines, The Baxter Inn and Restaurant Hubert), helms the bar and has curated a drinks menu that celebrates the many uses of gin while also showcasing the entire Four Pillars collection.

The Innerbloom, which features Modern Australian Gin infused with quandong, is one of Irvine's cocktails (created for Qantas). Also, Irvine includes some Far North Queensland macadamia nut clarified caramel, Davidson plum, and blood limes.

The Big Dill, the star of the spritz menu, is served in a tall glass with a long rectangle of hand-cut premium Bare Bones Ice skewered into the middle. It's made with Spiced Negroni Gin, verjuice infused with dill, and a homemade version of Kirk's Creaming Soda (fermented rhubarb stalks in whey), carbonated to perfection.

The space was designed by Yasmine Saleh Ghoniem, who is also responsible for Edition Coffee Roasters and The Garden at Lord Dudley. The focal point of the room is a large, triangular "juniper blue" bar, above which hang perfectly arranged bottles of Four Pillars gins.

The dimly lit bar is decorated with natural materials, such as wooden lamps (shaped to evoke gin stills), exposed brick walls, and dark cork cladding, and features a few plush booths, a collection of tables, and a row of two-seater benches known colloquially as Tinder Alley.

Bar bites are the brainchild of Melbourne-based chef and Four Pillars' creative director Matt Wilkinson. Several of the dishes feature gin or gin-related ingredients. Gin vinegar is used to season the crisps, gin salt is sprinkled on the nuts, and Yarra Valley caviar is smoked over spent gin botanical pellets to complement the creamy taramasalata. The Laboratory offers weekend masterclasses, and spots can be reserved online.

Brewery, Young Henrys

Since its inception in 2012, Young Henrys has been widely recognised as Newtown's premier destination for craft beer thanks to the efforts of head brewer Richard Adamson, pub life professional Oscar McMahon, and the rest of the Young Henrys team.

Located in the vibrant Newtown neighbourhood, where music, art, and culture thrive, Young Henrys is a popular microbrewery. Stop by the taproom to sample all of the beers available, from year-round favourites to limited releases made in collaboration with other breweries.

The Young Henrys Brewery, located just off Enmore road, exudes the understated, unpretentious allure of any business whose self-assurance stems solely from the quality of its wares. From where you are sitting at the bar, you have a clear view of the rows of stainless steel brewing tanks.

If you want to know what's cooking, feel free to ask any of the employees. An overview of the brewing method and ingredients, as well as the beer's place on the spectrum of traditional beer types, and a brief history of how it came to be brewed at Young Henrys Brewery, will be provided. At any given time, Young Henrys will have at least two (and often more) special edition, collaborative, or experimental beers on tap in addition to their five signature beers (Real Ale, Natural Lager, Hop Ale, Cloudy Cider, and Newtowner).

Rock (AC/DC), ambient electronica (PVT), indie/punk (Frenzal Rhomb, You Am I), and dance/punk (DZ Deathrays) are just some of the genres represented on the stereo, which the crew considers an essential piece of brewing equipment.

Conclusion

Since the city's founding in 1853, no independent craft spirits distillery had called Sydney home until the opening of the Archie Rose distillery. Within city limits, you can visit a few different top-notch distilleries. Each one is both a stylish perch from which to sample the drinks on offer and a chemistry lesson in miniature. There are tours available that give visitors a chance to learn about the company's history while also sampling some of their signature libations. Participants can also choose to sign up for a gin or whisky experience tailored to their interests.

Since April of 2017, Manly Spirits Co. has been selling a variety of alcoholic beverages from Down Under. The gin and vodka are made using sustainable marine botanicals in addition to traditional ingredients and Australian natives. There are turquoise-upholstered bar stools in the tasting room's light wood decor. Brix Distillers is Sydney's first craft distillery dedicated solely to producing rum. Marine Botanical Vodka is made with foraged kelp and sea parsley. The white rum in the line was just named the best unaged pot still rum in the world.

Visit the Brix Bar to get a distillery tour and find out how to create your own rum. Over 150 different kinds of rum from around the world are available at the on-site bar, which also features a menu with South American-themed dishes. Some of Sydney's finest gin comes from the Poor Toms Distillery in the neighbourhood of Marrickville. The bar has seasonal cocktails and decor including hanging plants and an arch reminiscent of a chapel. Philip Moore, the man behind the Distillery Botanica, cultivates all of the plants used in the process in his own garden.

Additionally, we utilise murraya, honeysuckle, orange blossom, rose, camomile, coriander, orris root, sage, angelica, and juniper. Located in the heart of Yarra Valley, Four Pillars Distillery's flagship store, Eileen's, sells their award-winning spirits. The store sells gin distilled in small batches especially for the Sydney market. James Irvine, formerly of the Swillhouse Group, is the man behind the cocktails at Eileen's, a local watering hole. The taproom at Young Henrys is the best place in Newtown to grab a beer and some bar food. Natural materials like wooden lamps (shaped to evoke gin stills), exposed brick walls, and dark cork cladding decorate the low-lit bar.

Content Summary

1. The entirety of Australia is a tourist destination in and of itself, with unique experiences to be had in every city and town.
2. If you enjoy touring distilleries and are always on the lookout for new places to sample your libations, Sydney is the place for you.
3. A distillery needs a suitable location.
4. What we've shown you so far is just a taste of the many undiscovered treasures waiting for you in and around Sydney.
5. After you've explored the city's many museums and landmarks, it's time to visit one of these fantastic distilleries.
6. The Archie Rose distillery, established in 1890, is a notable Sydney landmark because it was the city's first independent distillery of craft spirits since 1853.
7. There are a variety of alcoholic beverages, including Archie Rose's gin, whisky, vodka, and white rye, as well as international wines and beers, local cheeses, and charcuterie platters.
8. The Archie Rose Flight ($20) is a course designed to acclimate you to the three holy spirits of vodka, gin, and whisky.
9. The company's founder, Will Edwards, took it as a challenge to establish a distillery in a location where there seemed to be little demand for such a business.
10. However, it didn't debut until 2015, and in the short time since, it's been a smashing success.
11. Archie Rose Distillery serves not only vodka neat, but also a variety of speciality cocktails and mixers made with housemade sodas and syrups for those who don't care for vodka straight up.
12. In this "blend-your-own gin" workshop, participants will learn every step of the process, from selecting the right botanicals to making their final blend.
13. In addition to producing delicious gin, vodka, and whisky, the distillery and adjoining bar have won several awards and were named World's Best Distillery Experience by the Barleycorn Awards.
14. Three enormous copper stills made to Archie Rose's specifications from the finest copper in Europe are the centre of attention.
15. They have tours where you can sample their regular spirits and learn about how they're made.
16. Since April 2017, Manly Spirits Co. has been producing high-quality Australian spirits for customers all over the northern beaches and beyond.
17. David and Vanessa spent 18 months visiting distilleries in the US, UK, and Europe before coming up with the concept.
18. Stop by the distillery's tasting room for a taste of their booze.
19. Manly Spirits Co. co-founder Vanessa Wilton has a special place in her heart for the neighbourhood around her distillery, which she calls "Brewvale."
20. Located in the Sydney suburb of the same name, Manly Spirits Co. serves up drinks with a seaside vibe that reflect the town's focus on the water.
21. You can find a vodka with a nose reminiscent of salty sea air that is made entirely from marine botanicals (in addition to native Australian and more traditional ingredients).
22. In 2017, newlyweds David and Vanessa started Manly Spirits Co. They were the first to realise that establishing a distillery is no easy task, so they spent over a year researching and interviewing successful distilleries in the UK, the US, and Europe.
23. Join a gin yoga class or tour a local distillery and relax your tense muscles with a glass of gin and tonic in hand. You can also try some of the spirits, cocktails, craft beer, organic wine, and small plates like cheese boards and antipasto with house-made dips at the tasting room, which is open on the weekends.
24. The Brix Distilling Company This bar and distillery in Surry Hills is one of a kind because it not only sells alcohol but also makes it from scratch.
25. As the first rum-only craft distillery in Sydney's central business district, it is a significant development.
26. If you're tired of drinking gin or vodka and would rather drink something like rum, you should visit Brix Distillers.
27. Brix Distillers, established in 2017, is the first rum-specific distillery to open in Sydney proper in recent memory.
28. A distillery, shop, barrel room, and bar are all part of Brix.
29. White rum is being enjoyed while waiting for Brix's artisanal rum to reach full maturity.
30. By taking a tour of Brix's distillery, not only will you get to try every single type of rum that is made there, but you will also get to see every single step of the rum-making process up close and personal.
31. You can also enrol in Rum School to learn how to distil your own rum, which you can then blend and take home with you.
32. Visit the distillery and fill your own barrel with rum to age for a couple of years before collecting the finished product.
33. You'll have plenty of time to sample the more than 150 types of rum available at the Brix Bar, as well as the other drinks and South American-inspired menu items.
34. The on-site bar features a South American and Caribbean-inspired menu in addition to a wide selection of alcoholic beverages, including those from Brix and other nearby distilleries.
35. The Future of Tom's Gin Parlor Is Grim A group of Sydney college roommates used a two-liter still and various botanicals to create the highly successful boutique gin brand Poor Toms.
36. Poor Toms Distillery, located in Marrickville, Sydney's "Craft Beer Capital," creates some of the city's most exciting gin.
37. The Poor Toms Distillery raised $35,000 in one day through a successful crowdfunding campaign after opening in 2016.
38. The marble bar top, along with the rest of the furniture, was custom made for this bar.
39. Drinks revolve around the Poor Tom as the main attraction, with variations for each type of gin.
40. They even have gin hall favourites available for takeout!
41. In addition to a traditional dry gin, the Poor Toms product line also features a pia colada gin, a strawberry gin, and an Imbroglio Amaro that can be used in place of Campari in a negroni.
42. This means that there is a wide variety of drinks available for tasting at the Gin Hall.
43. At poor Toms, the staff would rather have you enjoy the bar than give you a tour of the restaurant.
44. Hang out amongst the plant life and enjoy G&Ts, a seasonal cocktail menu, Pizza Madre takeout on Thursdays and Fridays, and chill sets from local DJs on Sundays (complete with sausage sizzle).
45. The group even made their own chairs and tables to match the bar's beautiful marble top, making it a one-of-a-kind establishment.
46. Philip Moore, a well-known herbalist and distiller, owns the distillery and its surrounding three-acre garden.
47. The "garden grown" gin was crafted by the same Australian master distiller responsible for Mr. Black cold drip coffee liqueur.
48. This summer, cool off with a glass of Distillery Botanica, a drink that tastes like a stroll through a beautiful garden.
49. Philip Moore, the brains behind Distillery Botanica, grows all of the ingredients in his backyard garden in Erina, on the Central Coast.
50. "The hero botanical," as Will Miles, partner and brand director at Distillery Botanica, puts it. All of the flowers in the distillery's gin come from the distillery's garden, giving it a true sense of place.
51. You can get yourself a bottle of Distillery Botanica by clicking here! (Four P's Lab) Four Pillars Gin, founded in the Yarra Valley, saw immediate success with its flagship product, Bloody Shiraz Gin.
52. Crown Street's mecca is essentially the Disney World of gin, with a retail shop for the acclaimed Yarra Valley distillery, cocktail bar Eileen's, and the Four Pillars Drinks Lab where you can take masterclasses.
53. The shop fronting Crown Street sells everything from small-batch gins crafted especially for Sydney to chocolates and soaps infused with the same botanicals as the signature Rare Dry gin and even marmalade crafted from the used oranges from the distillation process.
54. The smallest of the copper stills created for Four Pillars in Stuttgart, Germany, is called "Eileen," after co-founder Matt Jones' mother.
55. The shop sells the Sydney-exclusive gins, and they are prominently featured in the bar's house cocktails.
56. Eileen's gin releases follow the changing of the seasons.
57. They are served on the first floor, in Eileen's Bar, which is reached via a back entrance off of Fitzroy Street.
58. Gin or gin-related ingredients are used in several of the dishes.
59. Henry's Young Brewery Head brewer Richard Adamson, pub life professional Oscar McMahon, and the rest of the Young Henrys team have worked hard since the bar's 2012 opening to earn the reputation as Newtown's best place to enjoy craft beer.
60. A popular microbrewery, Young Henrys can be found in the culturally rich Newtown area.
61. The Young Henrys Brewery off Enmore road has the quiet confidence of a company whose success is built on the reliability of its products.
62. The beer's place on the spectrum of traditional beer types, its ingredients, and the brief history of how it came to be brewed at Young Henrys Brewery will all be discussed.
63. The stereo is an integral part of the brewing process, and the crew listens to a wide variety of music on it, from rock (AC/DC) to ambient electronica (PVT) to indie/punk (Frenzal Rhomb, You Am I) to dance/punk (DZ Deathrays).