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From Bread to Bottle

Our unique process transforms bakery waste into medal winning gin, spirits and liqueurs. The equivalent of roughly four loaves of bread goes into every finished litre of premium spirits.

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Cocktail of the Month -
Flat White Martini

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This was a real surprise, but we couldn't be more proud to be included among Cuisine Aotearoa New Zealand's Most Influential & Inspiring Women in Food & Drink 2025! A huge thank you to all our staff, volunteers, and supporters; we couldn't
We’ve been super busy sending out our Dunedin Dry Gin to all the wonderful pledgers who helped us reach our goal and get the new mash kettle going. Pic of the new mash kettle coming soon!
Many thanks to Richard Emerson for signing tags for the last bottles of gin made with his mash kettle. We’re excited to be getting these special sent off to all the pledgers soon!
Looking for a tasting or where to buy our full range? We’re at the @otagofarmersmarket every Saturday morning. Rain, snow or sunshine. 🌧️❄️☀️ We’d love you to stop by and say hi 👋
We couldn’t be more grateful to be featured in the @nzherald. It’s so important to get the message of how we can reduce food waste, one of the leading contributors of carbon emissions. #foodwastewarriors #upcycledfood #nzgin
Another amazing story on @tvnz.official. Thank you for your support of our mission to reduce food waste! #nzgin #zerowaste #zerowasteliving
Thank you @jessemulligannz and @radionewzealand for sharing our story! Only 9 days left to Pledge 😀. https://pledgeme.co.nz/projects/7877-help-dunedin-craft-distillers-upcycle-bakery-waste-into-premium-spirits
We’re on to something good! Help us take a bigger bite of the NZ food waste problem. We’re almost half way to our Pledge Me goal but we need to get the whole way there or we’ll get nothing. There’s loads of rewards for every
🌟 BIG NEWS! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our PledgeMe campaign! 🚀 This is more than just a fundraiser; it’s a community effort to save more bread ending up in landfill. Your support will help us scale up our mash
Cocktail of the Month: Dunedin Donkey! We reckon this concoction is a cocktail match-winner. Our Cacao Vodka (made with our own alcohol crafted from bakery surplus and ethically sourced Pacific cacao nibs), lime juice and your favourite ginger beer (