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Welcome to
Cardrona Distillery
Creating the finest spirits with pure alpine water sourced from the heart of Mount Cardrona, from New Zealand’s Southern Alps, and locally foraged seasonal ingredients to produce an unparalleled signature taste.
From grain to glass
Every aspect of Cardrona’s products is of the highest quality, from the pure Cardrona Valley Alpine water, the rich malted barley and the foraged ingredients to the handpicked oak casks from Spain, America and Central Otago.
The DistilleryOur story
Cardrona Distillery is nestled in the beautiful Cardrona Valley, in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
Brand Story
Tours
Take a tour of the Cardrona Distillery and learn about the entire spirit making process, from grain to glass.
Taking approximately 75 minutes you will discover the secrets to Cardrona’s artisan spirits, starting with our water source, malted barley and water. You will see where the malt is milled, mashed, fermented and distilled and matured before tasting the wares with a tutored spirit tasting of Cardrona spirits.
"The Distillery tour is well worth a visit and the tasting is sure to impress. Highly recommend."
ToursCocktails
Classic cocktails with a Cardrona twist. Simple to make at home to enjoy an elegant tipple with friends.
Rose Rabbit Bellini
Ingredients
15ml Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
15ml Rose Rabbit Elderflower Liqueur
15ml Passionfruit Puree
Top with Prosecco
Method
Glass: Flute
Method: Add the Rose Rabbit liqueurs and passionfruit puree to a glass, stir and top with Prosecco
Garnish with orange
Elderflower Sour
Ingredients
25ml Rose Rabbit Elderflower Liqueur
15ml the reid Single Malt Vodka
20ml Lemon Juice
20ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup
1 egg white
Method
Glass: Coupe
Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker, shake and strain
Garnish: Rose Petals
Bonfire Spritz
Ingredients
20ml Rose Rabbit Elderflower Liqueur
5ml Mezcal
10ml White Cacao Liqueur
Premium quality soda water top
Method
Glass: Highball
Method: Add all ingredients and stir over ice before topping with soda
Garnish: Gypsophila
Cosmo to Go
Ingredients
35ml the reid Single Malt Vodka
10ml Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
40ml *Red Berry and Grapefruit Syrup
*Add 30 grams of red berries and 10 grams of grapefruit zest to a blender with 200 grams of caster sugar and 200 grams of water. Blend and strain. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Method
Glass: Hipflask / Coupe
Method: Add all ingredients over ice to dilute, pour into a hipflask for later, or serve fresh.
Garnish: None / Orange Zest
Otago Nights Sour
Ingredients
35ml Just Hatched Single Malt Whisky
20ml *Manuka Honey Syrup
20ml Fresh Lemon Juice
20ml Egg Whites
Float Central Otago Pinot Noir
*Add 2 parts honey to 1 part water and incorporate on a low heat (do not boil). Cool and store.
Method
Glass: Old Fashioned
Method: Add all ingredients (apart from the wine) to a shaker, add ice and shake hard. Strain over ice and slowly pour the Pinot Noir to float.
Orange & Saffron
Ingredients
25ml Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
25ml *Saffron Dry Vermouth
25ml Suze
*Add 1 gram of Saffron per 100ml Dry Vermouth and leave to infuse in the fridge for 2 hours. Strain and store.
** Turmeric also works for a delicious substitute for Saffron
***Top with Prosecco for a spritz with a twist
Method
Glass: Old fashioned
Method: Add all ingredients to ice and stir
Garnish: Lemon zest
Kiwi & Cardamom Spritz
Ingredients
30ml The Source Pure Cardrona Gin
20ml *Kiwi Fruit & Cardamom Syrup
10ml Fresh Lemon Juice
Prosecco top
*Add the flesh of 2 kiwis and 5 grams of cardamom pods to a blender with 200 grams of sugar and 200 grams of water. Blend and strain. Store in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Method
Glass: Flute
Method: Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice and shake hard. Strain into a flute and top with prosecco.
Garnish: Lemon zest
Halloween Highball
Ingredients
25ml the reid Single Malt Vodka
50ml Half and Half
25ml Cold Brew Coffee
25ml Rose Rabbit Butterscotch Liqueur
Method
Glass: Highball
Method: Add all ingredients (apart from the half and half) to a glass and fill with ice. Give the half and half a quick whisk or shake before pouring slowly into the glass with the other ingredients to layer.
Garnish: Marshmallow Ghost
New Years Eve
Ingredients
35ml Just Hatched Single Malt Whisky
15ml *Champagne Cordial
2 Dashes Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
*Add equal parts sugar and water to a pan with an equal volume of Champagne and stir on a low heat. Allow to cool and store for up to 5 days.
Method
Glass: Old Fashioned
Method: Add all ingredients to ice and stir to desired dilution
Garnish: Orange zest
Cardrona Negroni
Ingredients
25ml The Source Pure Cardrona Gin
25ml Coffee Bean Campari
25ml Sweet Vermouth
2 Dashes Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
Method
Glass: Old Fashioned
Method: Add all ingredients to ice and stir to desired dilution
Garnish: Orange zest
Butterscotch & Cider Highball
Ingredients
30ml Rose Rabbit Butterscotch Liqueur
100ml Aspall Cider
10ml *Vanilla Cinnamon Syrup
* Split 1 vanilla pod : 2 cinnamon sticks, in equal parts sugar and water on a low heat until incorporated and tastes sweet and spicy. Strain and bottle
Method
Glass: Highball
Method: Mix all ingredients together on a low heat for a winter warmer!
Garnish: Cinnamon stick
Bloody Mary – American style
Ingredients
40ml the reid single malt vodka
1 strip bacon (crispy American style)
120ml Big Tom tomato juice
2 dash (to taste) Chipotle Tobasco
Creole Salt Rim – Add a pinch of sea salt, paprika and chipotle flakes to a ramekin and stir together.
Method
Glass: Highball
Method: Add all ingredients to a glass & stir.
Garnish: Bacon strip & Creole rim
Butterscotch Lebowski
Ingredients
45ml Rose Rabbit butterscotch liqueur
30ml shot of espresso
Topped with milk
Garnish with a cinnamon stick
Method
Built over ice
Vodka, soda, lime & thyme!
Ingredients
45ml the reid single malt vodka
Top with premium quality soda water
Garnish with fresh lime & a sprig of thyme
Method
Built over ice
Butterscotch Sublime
Ingredients
45ml Rose Rabbit Butterscotch Liqueur
Freshly squeezed lime quarter
Method
Built over ice
Orange Soda
Ingredients
45mls Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
Top with premium quality soda water
Garnish with fresh mint
Method
Built over ice
Earl’s Iced Tea
Ingredients
45ml Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
Cold Earl Grey Tea (steeped overnight )
Garnish with your choice of mint, fruit or cucumber
Method
Built over ice
Cardroni
Ingredients
10mls Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
30mls The Source Pure Cardrona Gin
30ml Campari
Garnish – High Quality Dark Chocolate garnish (we love Whittakers 62%)
Finish garnish with sprig of thyme
Method
Built
The Reid’s Garden
Ingredients
45mls the reid single malt vodka
100ml cranberry juice
Wasabi
Ginger Beer Top
Garnish with fresh basil or mint
Method
Method: shaken with cranberry juice
Add ginger beer at the end & garnish
Espresso Martini
Ingredients
- 25ml The Reid Single Malt Vodka
- 25ml Fresh Espresso
- 25ml Coffee Liqueur
- Coffee Beans
Method
Shaken & Strained
Gisborne Collins
Ingredients
- 30ml The Source
- 10ml Rose Rabbit Orange
- 10ml Pickle Brine
- Soda
- Thyme
- Orange zest
Method
Built
Angels’ Share
Ingredients
- 45ml The Reid
- 10ml PX Sherry
- 10ml Sweet Vermouth
- Lemon Zest
Method
Stir & Strain
Cherry Bramble
Ingredients
- 30ml The Source
- 1 tsp Black Cherry Jam
- 10ml Dry vermouth
- 5ml Maraschino
- Jack Rudy Cherry
- Mint
Method
Shake & Strain
Valley Reviver
Ingredients
35ml The Source
15ml Rose Rabbit Orange
20ml Lemon
10ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup
1 egg white
Method
Sling
Wild Blossom
Ingredients
- 25ml Rose Rabbit Elderflower
- 15ml The Reid
- 20ml Lemon Juice
- 20ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup
- 1 egg white
- Rose petals
- Mint Leaf
Method
Shake & Strain
Alpine Sour
Ingredients
- 15ml The Source
- 15ml Rose Rabbit Orange
- 15ml Lemon
- 10ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup
- 1 Egg White
Method
Shake & Strain
Garnish with dehydrated
orange/orange zest
Raspberry Cooler
Ingredients
- 40ml The SOURCE
- 20ml Lemon Juice
- 10ml Sugar
- 4 Raspberries
- Mint
Method
muddle raspberries and sugar, add rest and churn
Southern Spritzer
Ingredients
- 30ml Rose Rabbit Orange
- 15ml Sloe Gin
- 20ml Lime
- 10ml 1:1 Simple
- 2dsh Peach bitters
- Soda
- Orange Zest
Method
Built
the reid in Paris
Ingredients
- 35ml the reid single malt vodka
- 15ml Black Raspberry Liqueur
- 40ml Pineapple Juice
- dehydrated pineapple & rose petals
Method
Shake & Strain
Cardrona Old Fashioned
Ingredients
- 25ml Rose Rabbit Orange
- 25ml Bourbon
- 2 dash Chocolate bitters
- Orange zest
Method
Stirred
Apres Ski
Ingredients
- 25ml Rose Rabbit Orange Liqueur
- 150ml Hot Chocolate
- Grated Nutmeg
- Cinnamon Twirl
- Swirly Cream
Method
Built
