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Hiker's Hut started in the mountains of New Zealand.

The kind of place where a drink at the end of a long day feels earned.

It's a contemporary dry gin, softened with apple and local honey and layered with juniper, citrus and a touch of cardamom. Honey on the nose, a clean, structured palate, and a dry finish with just enough warmth to linger.

Best enjoyed somewhere you had to walk to. A kitchen works too.

Hiker's hut apple and honey gin bottle with green label

Hiker's Hut

Apple and Honey Gin
500ml | 44.0% ABV
$79.00

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Such a delicious tasting gin! We made a simple G&T with it, and it was amazing! I also love the recycled bottle, it's such a cute design!
No Nasties
No Nasties
Locally Produced
Locally Produced
Local Victorian Honey
Local Victorian Honey
No added sugar
No added sugar
Rested before bottling
Rested before bottling

Curated details

Every element of Hiker's Hut gin tells part of its story. Explore these features to uncover what makes this spirit unique.

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Recycled glass bottle

It seemed odd to celebrate the outdoors and then bottle it in something wasteful. So every bottle is recycled glass.

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Illustrated label

The artwork follows the Southern Alps of New Zealand, where the gin began. The landscape that shaped the flavours, drawn onto the bottle.

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One verse per bottle

Our Hiker's Hut poem runs across three labels, a verse on each. Collect all three to read the whole thing. (Yes, it's also a tidy way to sell three bottles. We've made our peace with that.)
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A note from the distillers

New Zealand is where our story began. It’s where we met, where we spent years exploring, and where we learned to slow down and take things in properly. Long walks through native bush, quiet mountain huts, the kind of places where a simple drink at the end of the day felt earned.

This gin is tied to those moments. Time spent outdoors, crisp air, warm light and the easy rhythm that comes when effort gives way to rest. Often shared with others, sometimes with people you’ve only just met.

Built on a classic dry gin structure, it’s layered with apple and local honey for a gentle softness, supported by juniper, citrus and subtle spice. It opens aromatic, carries a clean, structured palate and finishes dry, with just enough warmth to linger.

Distilled in Melbourne and shaped by our time in New Zealand, it’s less about recreating a place exactly and more about holding onto what it felt like to be there. An invitation to gather, share something good and stay a little longer.

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The Hiker’s Hut Poem

The poem on each Hiker's Hut label captures the essence of Eve's experience in the Southern Alps. Each bottle features just one verse—a fragment of memory from those evenings when strangers became friends around the warmth of a mountain refuge.

MOUNTAINS BREATHE AND RISE,

LIKE ETHEREAL GIANTS SLEEPING

BENEATH THE EARTH,

SNOW SHIMMERING ON THEIR PEAKS

STARDUST FALLEN

FROM THE GLITTERING NIGHT SKY.

THE SOUND OF AQUA RIBBONS

DANCING IN THE WATER,

RIVERS WHISPERING SECRETS

TO THE MOUNTAINS,

AND IN THEIR REVERIES, WE HEAR

THE TRUTH OF WHO WE ARE.

IN THE WARMTH OF THE HUT

WE MELT AWAY TIME,

SHARING STORIES AND LAUGHTER

HEARD FROM OUTSIDE,

WHERE THE MOUNTAIN BREEZE GATHERS

OUR MEMORIES, HELD FOR NEXT TIME.

Food & Occasions

Food Pairing

  • Cheese boards The honey gets on well with an aged cheddar or goat cheese, and the apple cuts through a soft brie. Add honeycomb if you're feeling fancy.
  • Seafood A G&T with oysters, or grilled prawns with citrus. The cardamom does something quietly clever with lighter seafood.
  • Charcuterie Apple and juniper complement cured meats perfectly especially prosciutto and salami. The gin's complexity stands up to bold flavours without overwhelming delicate ones.
  • Dark Chocolate The bitter-sweet complexity of 70% cocoa matches the gin's depth, while honey notes soften the intensity. A surprisingly perfect match.

Perfect For

  • Summer Garden Parties When the sun's out and the grill's fired up, Hiker's Hut G&Ts are your sophisticated crowd-pleaser. Refreshing and interesting enough to spark conversation.
  • Gift for Spirit Enthusiasts Award-winning, beautifully packaged, and genuinely unique this is the gin that makes gin nerds say "ooh, I haven't tried this one."
  • Celebration Toasts When champagne feels too formal but beer feels too casual, craft cocktails with Hiker's Hut hit the sweet spot.

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