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Our thoughts on labelling, transparency and batch production.

A large part of the language of whisky seems to be a combination of  tradition and mystery. This weaves a picture of dark arts; secret methods and techniques that are known only to the manufacturer...

Why NZ peat is different.

We set out not to make a facsimile of Scottish whisky in New Zealand, rather a Whisky of this country, using our barley, water, yeasts and in our case, New Zealand Peat.  The flavours and chemicals...

V.I.T.R.I.O.L

Visita Interiora Terrae Rectificando Invenies Occultum Lapidem. You will see this motto inscribed on the bottom of our bottles and hidden in the back of the tasting packs. It's also the name of our...

On Triangles, Geodesics and our spirit still.

The keen eyed will have noticed our spirit still doesn't look like many others of its ilk.  The neck, Lyne arm and condensers are all familiar but the shoulders are like something from a Jules Vern...

Why a screw cap? Closure on the matter.

In some ways the most controversial and yet the easiest decisions we made in our release planning.  We looked long and hard at closures, the practical applications, the environmental impact and wha...

Our bespoke 700ml bottle design, a first look.

Making whisky in 2022 is not just about good liquid, we have a chance to break convention and innovate for a better future. Sustainability is not just a buzz word. Questions we asked about whisky w...

Waiheke Whisky release plans for 2022

  We are proud to introduce “Adventures in New Zealand Peat”. After over a decade of distilling, filling, storing, refilling, marrying and vatting, next week our first Tasting Set will be online f...

Awards for Waiheke Whisky (2022 Update)

 Before we had a logo or a release plan we entered our whisky into some competitions, the first back in 2018 picking up a Silver medal in the SFWS global competition. Since then we have been awar...

Our new stills are on their way from Scotland

We have ordered new 6 metre tall copper stills from the Speyside Copperworks, Speyside, Scotland. These have been handmade to our requirements, including a reference to VITRIOL, the copper sprit st...

To Peat or not to Peat (what is your preference?)

For the first couple of years we distilled unpeated barley (malt) primarily because we hadn't been huge fans of peated whisky. That changed.