Updates

Why We’re Ending Our Whisky Program (And What Comes Next)

We didn’t expect to write this post. When we launched Herrick Creek, the dream was simple: make great moonshine, craft a few gins, and slowly build a whisky program that... Read more...

Herrick Creek wins a trifecta! Gold, Silver, & Bronze

Each year we carefully curate which spirits we want to send away for judging at the New Zealand Spirits Awards and each year since 2021, we've won awards! This year, we... Read more...

Bottle/Jar Returns!

You can now return your jars and bottles to us directly, if you live in Christchurch! This is a great sustainability effort, and you will also get $5 per jar to... Read more...

We are testing shipping with Post Haste

You may see your parcels arrive from either NZ Post or Post Haste as we move forward. This shouldn't affect your overall shipping experience. If you have any questions or... Read more...

Candy Cane & Summer Maple Limited Releases

Introducing two awesome limited release moonshines - Candy Cane & Summer Maple! Candy Cane Moonshine - is bottled at 40%abv and is sweet and pepperminty! It's amazing on its own,... Read more...

Waimak Blue New Zealand Blue Corn Whisky

Grown 100% by hand in 2020/21 by ourselves, here in Canterbury, this Blue Corn Whisky was a first of its kind in New Zealand. 51% Blue Corn and 49% Malted... Read more...

October 2023 Price Increase

Hey everyone, We've done our best to keep prices as low as possible for as long as we can. Unfortunately, two of our Moonshines, being at a whopping 50%abv cost... Read more...

Herrick Creek is a Finalist for The David Awards!

Passion of Fledging Businesses Flies High in 2023 Every year the caliber of entrants of The David Awards impress our judges, and 2023 is no exception. We're excited to announce... Read more...

2023 Dusky Corn Whisky Release

In 2022, we released New Zealand's first ever aged Corn Whisky, called Dusky. After a hugely successful release, and tons of great positive feedback, we're really excited to announce batch... Read more...

2023 Explorer Series Release - American Rye Whisky

2023 Release We're really excited to have recently released our third release of the Explorer Series. For 2023, we have an American-made Rye Whisky, finished in Waipara, NZ Pinot Noir... Read more...

What is Moonshine, and can it be Moonshine if it's taxed?

What is Moonshine? Moonshine has a storied past, steeped in rebellion, resourcefulness, and a good deal of mystery. Originally, the term 'moonshine' referred to illegally produced spirits that... Read more...

We're moving! Herrick Creek moves location to increase production

Since 2019, Herrick Creek has been growing in a single car garage in Christchurch. The space seemed big enough at first, but it quickly became smaller, and smaller. 2022 saw our biggest... Read more...

Smoked South Island Malt Whisky Release - 1 April, 2023

We're proud to announce the release of our inaugural malt whisky - the Smoked South Island Malt Whisky. This limited edition release is a gritty and bold whisky that delivers a strong... Read more...

Moose Lake Gin Production Halt

Hey everyone! After just about a year and half of production, we've decided to halt production on our affordable Classic Gin, Moose Lake. We've had great feedback on it, but... Read more...

Store Closed until 20 January

Owning a small business is a lot of work - even harder is finding any time to take a break. With the world re-open, we've decided to take some time... Read more...

Christmas Shipping Cut Off Dates

Christmas and the Holidays are approaching really fast! That means couriers will be busier than ever and shipping delays can happen. We ship with NZ Post and they have advised us... Read more...

November Barrel Aged Releases

It's hard to knock at the success of our recent Dusky New Zealand Whisky release - it sold out in under two weeks and has had amazing feedback! Thanks to everyone... Read more...

Inaugural Whisky Release - Dusky

It's beyond exciting to finally be releasing our first ever NZ made whisky. This was the very first thing ever made at Herrick Creek. It started with malted corn, malted... Read more...

The future of the Explorer Series

Our first Explorer Series release, the 2021 Pinot Noir finished Bourbon, ES1, was a huge success and there have been a lot of requests for us to do something like... Read more...

Price Increases - 1 July 2022

Unfortunately, we've delayed this as much as possible but to be able to maintain our level of quality, and deal with the increase in costs, we have to increase some... Read more...

2022 NZ Spirits Awards - Trophy, Gold, & Silver

We're not huge on submitting our spirits into competitions. However, for the second year we did decide to enter a couple of spirits into the NZ Spirits Awards, as it's a... Read more...

Moonshine Day - June 5

Every June 5th National Moonshine Day recognizes a beverage with a notorious record of blurring the lines of history and the law, turning ordinary men (and women) into criminals and... Read more...

2021 - A year of firsts

2021 started very quietly. After the initial releases of our Original and Cinnamon Moonshines, alongside our first batch of Nine Fathoms Gin, we went hard on finding a way to... Read more...

Why we use small barrels | A look into Nano Distilling

Our 200L Copper Still "Eddie" A couple of our small barrels What is Nano distilling Most distilleries define themselves a certain way: Micro or Craft are the two... Read more...

Nine Fathoms Canterbury Gin - A close look at our grain-to-glass Gin

Born from an idea that Gin should be hand-made and hand-crafted, and named after a small passage in Dusky Sound where Moose were spotted in the past, Nine Fathoms Canterbury... Read more...

Here's the thing about shipping...

We all expect Free Shipping nowadays - ol' Amazon and other big players have made it the norm. The reality is that shipping, even just within New Zealand, is really... Read more...

Live Events - Selwyn Winter Festival & Christchurch Farmers' Market

I'm really excited that we're going to have our first ever live events coming up. 1. Selwyn Winter Festival 2. Christchurch Farmers' Market Read more...

Canada Day Release - Maple Moonshine

Canada Day is July 1st each year in Canada and it recognises the day that the British North American Act of 1867 came into effect, which united the four provinces... Read more...

Alcohol Licence Renewal 2021 - FAQ

Hello everyone! This week we submitted a renewal of our alcohol licence with the Christchurch City Council to get an off-licence for remote sales. That means our licence would only allow for remote... Read more...

Herrick Creek wins Bronze for Nine Fathoms Gin & Explorer Series Bourbon

Spirits competitions are sometimes considered to be a bit of a waste of time to younger distilleries, but we thought the NZ Spirits Awards was a great chance to get our... Read more...

Why our gin takes so long to make

Since August 2020, we've been working on Batch NF2. It takes a lot of work to make a great Gin base, and we use 100% Canterbury malted Barley for it.... Read more...

April Update

Bourbon, bottles, gin, whisky, corn, and a new still - all of this and more is covered in this big distillery update. Read more...

Bourbon - 2021 Explorer Series Release

The story of Herrick Creek is one of adventure and pushing the boundaries. Importing foreign moose to establish a colony here in New Zealand's southern most, and remotest area is... Read more...

Thank you, 2020

We all have pretty mixed feelings for 2020, ourselves including. However, 2020 for Herrick Creek was a momentous year and we wanted to share those wins with you. Read more...

November Update

We're really excited that our first batches of Nine Fathoms Gin and Smokin' Right Rear Moonshine are available. Our first batch of Original Moonshine will be available soon as well!... Read more...

"Biscuits" Batch 4 - Barrel 2 Malt Grain Whisky

We've named it "Biscuits" because the early records of the young moose calves in Wellington mention their love for the stable worker's biscuits. Batch 4 is New Zealand Malt Grain Whisky,... Read more...

Batch 2 - The "What am I?" batch

Before batch 1 was even in the barrel we had already started mashing in for Batch 2. It's intended to be our first un-aged release and it started life with... Read more...

Barrel 1 Batch 1

Yesterday afternoon we barrelled our first batch of whisky. It's a pretty unique mash bill and I'm glad it came out of the still quite unique as well. Read more...

Alcohol Licence Application - Remote Sales Only

We have applied for a Remote Sales endorsed off-licence with Christchurch City Council. Questions or concerns? Contact me! Let's have a chat tom@herrickcreek.co.nz Read more...

End of May Update

What a great month it's been here! We've been hard at work on Batch #1! In the next few weeks we will run the current batch through the still and... Read more...

Brand Announcement!

Today we're officially announcing the Herrick Creek Distillery brand to the world! It was on this day, 110 year ago, that the tale of New Zealand moose began at Supper... Read more...

Hand Sanitiser and Licences

We are only a couple weeks away from starting production at the distillery. All the papers have been signed and we're just waiting on the final approvals now. With that... Read more...