The Australian gin distilleries making hand sanitiser - Eat Out

Mar 23, 2020

They're taking hygiene into their own hands.

With sanitiser shortages across the country, many distilleries have offered to lend a hand.

Mr Black Coffee Liqueur

Mr Black has jumped on the hand-wagon, with the distillery now producing its own extra-strength sanitiser. Love Thy Neighbour contains 80% ethanol and is made to the World Health Organisation’s specifications. It also comes in a beautiful bottle that you’ll definitely want to keep. The hand sanitiser is priced at $19.95 for a 500ml bottle from mrblack.co, with sales capped at three per person.

Archie Rose.

Archie Rose Distilling Co.

Sydney gin distillery, Archie Rose, has released an aromatic Grapefruit, Cassia, Cardamom and Thyme Hand Sanitiser that smells good enough to drink (but definitely, do not drink). The botanically-scented sanitiser contains 65% ABV and follows the World Health Organisation guidelines for a safe and effective product. It’s priced at $20 per 500ml bottle, with orders taken at archierose.com.au.

Four Pillars hand sanitiser

Four Pillars Gin

Melbourne gin distillery, Four Pillars Gin, is now making its own gin-scented handwash. Made using the ‘heads and tails’ of the gin, a term that refers to the distillation discards, the new aromatic sanitiser also contains aloe vera to make it a little softer on the hands. Heads, Tails and Clean Hands sanitiser is priced at $40 per 1 litre bottle from fourpillarsgin.com.au.

Manly Spirits.

Manly Spirits Co.

Manly Spirits Co. in Sydney’s Northern Beaches is now redistilling some of its high-grade alcohol to make a gin-scented hand sanitiser. The distillery is selling packs of 10 x 100ml bottles for $75 as well as giving away free 50ml bottles with any Manly Spirits purchase. Put in your order at manlyspirits.com.au.

Wise Wines

Wise Wine in Dunsborough, Western Australia has also gone into 24-hour production mode to make its new hand sanitiser. Wise Sanitiser is available to buy from their Eagle Bay Tasting Room for $55 per 700 ml bottle and $65 with delivery. To order, contact the winery on 08 9750 3100.

Sheeps Whey Sanitiser.

Hartshorn Distillery

First, they turned sheep’s whey into vodka, now this Tassie distillery is transforming it into hand sanitiser. delicious. Produce Award winner 2019, Hartshorn Distillery, has just released a lemon myrtle hand sanitiser, made from 68% alcohol. The sanitiser is currently available in a 500ml hand-painted bottle for $30. Purchase a bottle of gin, vodka or whey-sky from the website (over $100) and receive a free 120ml hand sanitiser with your order. To buy, head to hartshorndistillery.com.au.

Prohibition Liquor Co

With the tasing room and bar now shut, South Australia’s Prohibition Liquor Co, has turned its attention to producing hand sanitiser. They’re giving away 100ml bottles with every full-size gin bottle purchase online. Shop the range at prohibitionliquor.co.

Brookie's hand sanitiser.

Brookie’s

Give your digits a do-over with this hand and surface sanitiser from Cape Byron distillery, Brookie’s. The scented sanitiser is made from native rainforest botanicals with the addition of aloe vera and citrus oil. It contains 70% ethanol, which is above the minimum recommended alcohol strength for sanitiser, according to the Centre of Disease Control and Prevention. Brookie’s Hand & Surface Sanitiser is priced at $14.95 per 500ml bottle from capebyrondistillery.com.

Brix Distillers

Sydney-based rum distillery Brix is surprisingly well stocked up on hand sanitisers. Choose from a twin pack of 300ml bottles for $36, a twin pack of 200ml bottles for $28, or a single 700ml bottle for $45, with orders capped at two per person. Put in an order at brixdistillers.com.

SevenZeroEight

In Western Australia, Shane Warne’s gin distillery, SevenZeroEight, is now producing hand sanitiser around the clock, which will be donated to local hospitals. “This is a challenging time for Australians and we all need to do what we can to help our health care system combat this disease and save lives,” Warnie said.

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