Updates

Smoked South Island Malt Whisky Release - 1 April, 2023
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 - 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
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...