Waiheke Island
New Zealand whisky
The distillery was started by Mark Izzard and Richard Evatt in early 2010, Mark is a cancer surgeon, Richard a beekeper. They share a love of whisky and projects, making and sharing. What started as a hobby has developed into a fully grown distillery.
64 Onetangi road
the Waiheke Island distillery
in the Onetangi valley is only 100m from the sea, the maratime climate is excellent for maturation of our spirit.
On our site with The Heke family bar and restaurant the Boilermaker tasting room and the Barrel Room complete our distillery building.
come and visit
the Heke
The distillery is built on an incredible site, we call "The Heke".
Alongside the Onetangi Brewing Company, serving incredible draught beer in the bar and tasting rooms, the Heke kitchen serves up fantastic local food, wood fired and fresh to compliment our whisky.
