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New Zealand Whisky Company
Founded to look after the remaining casks of Willowbank, this Oamaru-based bottler has released single malt, grain and blended whiskies from New Zealand’s most famous lost distillery.
Spotlight on New Zealand Whisky
New Zealand today is home to one of the most exciting whisky scenes in the world. The number of whisky distilleries across the North and South Islands is growing rapidly, with a new generation of producers exploring the relationship between tradition and innovation. Techniques born in Scotland and Ireland are being adapted to include local flavours and distillers are banding together to protect their nascent whisky culture. Below are some of the leading lights of New Zealand whisky, beginning with a small operation in a brewery on the outskirts of Auckland.
Thomson Whisky
Rachael and Mathew Thomson began their whisky journey in 2009, bottling the remaining casks from Dunedin’s Willowbank distillery, which fell silent in the 1990s. From there, they began to experiment kilning barley on their barbecue, brewing wash and imagining what the character of a Kiwi single malt might be. They launched their own distillery in the back of Riverhead’s Hallertau brewery in 2014 and have since released whiskies made with barley smoked over native manuka wood and South Island peat and explored maturation in New Zealand Pinot Noir casks. After earning a cult following around the world, this emerging brand was named The Whisky Exchange Rising Star 2024.
Discover New Zealand Whisky
Thomson Manuka Wood Smoke Single Malt
£73.95
Thomson Manuka Wood Smoke CaskExclusive To The Whisky Exchange
Out Of Stock
Pokeno Origin New Zealand Single Malt
£50.95
Thomson Saison Yeast Cask #39Exclusive To The Whisky Exchange
Out Of Stock
Cardrona Full Flight Single Cask Sherry
£125
Scapegrace Dimension
Out Of Stock