MONTHLY RELEASES

Every month we release a new limited release spirit, available until sold out. Try them before they're gone...

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Limecello Gin $95.00
Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery and Crafted Beer Festival are thrilled to introduce their first-ever collaborative spirit: a refreshing Limecello inspired citrus gin.  This unique creation blends the zesty brightness of Limecello with the crisp botanicals of gin, resulting in a spirit that is both vibrant and smooth. Bursting with citrus notes and a subtle sweetness, it’s perfect for the energetic festival setting. This exclusive spirit can only be tasted and enjoyed at the Crafted Beer Festival, or purchased online with us, making it a must-try for festival-goers. Don’t miss the chance to experience this one-of-a-kind collaboration that brings together the craftsmanship of local distillery Granddad Jack's and the festive spirit of the beloved Crafted Festival. The resulting liqueur has a delicious combination of the tangy and sweet Yuzu goodness, making it perfect for a summer cocktail or as an aperitif or digestif after a night of good food and wine. ABV: 37.5% Tasting Notes:Nose: Zesty, sweet viscous, fresh, fragrant, and jammy citrus.  Palate: Creamy & jammy mouth coating citrus, followed by a zesty, verdant, citrusy aftertaste and a slightly piquant finishing on the roof of your palate and throat. A great take on a Limoncello but with a lime base and in a gin form. Ingredients: Lime Peel, Lime Juice, Lemon Myrtle, Juniper, Mr Kipplin Lemon Bakewell Pie, Citric Acid, Sugar Production: At Granddad Jack's, we strive for difference in flavour and a unique twist in the way we make spirits. For this release we not only used lime in the traditional sense but crafted a sprit that included a native lemon myrtle and even some lemon pie which was distilled into the batch for a light pastry note. We doubled down on the lime in our syrup for reducing this batch into a sensational Cello.  Release Date: Orders will be available for pick up, or shipped from the 19th November 2024. Tracking updates will be emailed to you. 
Pavlova Gin 2024 $95.00
Returning for the sixth year, this seasonal release Pavlova Gin is sure to be a welcome guest at the dessert table.  Inspired by a traditional Summer Christmas staple, the classic Pavlova! Think meringue, vanilla, passionfruit, kiwi fruit, strawberries, cream & juniper. Get your friends and family into this Christmas spirit... pour a dash into the cream for a boozy Pavlova or create a jug with fresh fruits & lemonade or soda to share.  We've created the ultimate Christmas Gin and a list of recipes for you to try this festive season. Get amongst it before it's gone. We hope you love this release as much as we loved creating it.  ABV: 37% Tasting Notes: Nose: Sweet vanilla and cream, fresh kiwi fruit peel.  Palate: Creamy vanilla and sugary liquorice with meringue hints, followed by crisp kiwi and passionfruit tangy notes. Rounded with sweet cream and fresh fruit, leaving a lingering juniper dry finish. Ingredients: Meringue, Juniper, Strawberry, Kiwi, Vanilla, Brown Sugar, Liquorice Root, Cream, Passionfruit. Serving Suggestion: Best served with Long Rays Pacific Tonic or simple soda and fresh fruit, or to punch up your favourite sparkling wine as a spritz, with gin, ice, wine, and fresh fruit. Signature Cocktail: Extra Pav Sour (try it at your local tasting room, or at home). Every bottle purchase includes a complimentary tasting card and recipes. 
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Apple Pie
Moonshine Batch #2
$95.00
Re-Introducing our sought-after recipe that you never saw coming back: Apple Pie Moonshine! This product was our first limited release back in 2019, and it vanished off shelves in just one weekend. It was in such high demand from Granddad Jack collectors that to this day, we’ve heard a few deals in the making… Crafted with care, our signature recipe pays homage to how it was done in the 1800s, ensuring every sip is a journey back to the heart of prohibition-era moonshining.Unlock the essence of homemade comfort with every sip. Immerse your senses in the aroma of fresh poached apples, swirling with the sweet tanginess of baked apple pie. Delight in the buttery embrace of shortbread pastry kissed with the warmth of nutmeg and cinnamon. Each taste lingers on the palate, leaving behind a delicious memory of toffee apples. Don't miss your chance to relive the legend that is Apple Pie Moonshine. Grab yours now before it disappears once more. 🍏🥧🌙 Too good you’ll want to steal a piece of the pie and hide it for yourself. We hope you enjoy this release as much as we loved making it.  ABV: 30% Tasting Notes: Nose: Fresh poached apples, toffee spice and the tangy but sweet smell of baked apple pie.Palate: Buttery shortbread pastry with warming notes of comforting nutmeg and spiced cinnamon and a mouth-lingering taste of toffee apples.Ingredients: Sorghum High-Proof Spirit Blended with Fresh Apple Juice, Gala Smith Apples, Apple Cider, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Shortbread Biscuits and Brown Sugar. Serving Suggestion: Enjoy this unique blend on the rocks or with fresh, cloudy apple juice. You can even add a dash to Nanna's Apple Pie for a boozy after-dinner dessert or in an apple puree.  Signature Cocktail: THERE’S NO MOONSHINE WHEN IT’S STORMY Every bottle purchase includes a complimentary tasting card and recipes. You can also enjoy one of our two signature cocktails at the Gold Coast and Brisbane tasting room this weekend, including This Ain’t Texas.  
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Yuzucello 2024 $95.00
  This Granddad Jack’s limited-release liqueur is our twist on the traditional Italian Limoncello. Returning by popular demand and thanks to a good growing season, we introduce our third batch of Yuzucello.  Made with Yuzu, a unique citrus fruit, originally from China but now popular in Japanese cuisine. The Yuzu has a beautiful lemony, mandarin, and bergamot flavour. We were lucky to source ours locally from Buck's Farm, located in the heart of the Tweed Valley. Buck's Farm has been operated for over 40 years by Gerard ‘Buck’ Buchanan, a passionate farmer and all-around good bloke who was the first commercial grower in Australia. We hand-picked a couple of hundred Yuzus and, once back at the distillery, got peeling! The fresh peels sat for several days, macerating with our Penny Vodka. Then the infused spirit was sweetened with a hint of sugar and just the right amount of fresh Yuzu juice to bring out a brilliant tang. The resulting liqueur has a delicious combination of the tangy and sweet Yuzu goodness, making it perfect for a summer cocktail or as an aperitif or digestif after a night of good food and wine. When enjoying Yuzucello straight, serve chilled (but not over ice), with soda or a scoop of coconut ice cream to really savour the flavours.  ABV: 25% Tasting Notes:Nose: Sweet and citrus, yuzu forward. Palate: A beautiful lemony, mandarin and bergamot flavour. Ingredients: Penny Vodka, Yuzu Peel And Fresh Juice, Sugar & Water. Production: At Granddad Jack's, we have always been incredibly passionate about supporting our local communities. We made this liqueur with our Penny Vodka & fresh Yuzu supplied by local producer Bucks Farm. Signature Cocktail Recipes: Try the Yuzu Sorbet Spritz and Calpi-Yuzu Fizz

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On a distillery tour, enjoy a Gin & Tonic on arrival and complimentary tastings of our three flagship gins as we take you through a tour of the distillery and the history of Granddad Jack.

Saturday & Sunday times are available. Bookings are essential.

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Make Your Own Gin

As the first of its kind in South East Queensland, our 4hr distillery experience will guide you as you choose your own botanicals & learn to distil using one of our custom-made 2L copper stills. Includes dinner & drinks & your 500ml bottle of bespoke gin.

Available on selected weeknights. Bookings are essential.

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Welcome to Granddad Jack's

GOLD COAST DISTILLERY

Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery is the Gold Coast's first and only craft Gin, Vodka, Whiskey & Liqueur distillery located just two minutes walk from North Burleigh beach.

We have proudly won over 100 international and national prestigious awards for our spirits and distillery bars since opening in August 2018 and invite you to join us on a distillery tour or casual visit of our distillery bar and tasting room to try for yourself.

Production is on full show to visitors and tours are available over the weekend. We host a private distillery experience each week where you can make your own bottle of gin and enjoy an evening sipping and making gin with our Head Distiller.

We're family-friendly, dog friendly and within walking distance of some amazing local breweries & eateries, so you can make a day of it when you visit our Gold Coast distillery and bar.

Open Thursday to Sunday every week. Walk-ins welcome, bookings recommended.

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BAR EXPERIENCE

Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery presents it's very first Australian Bar Experience located in the heart of Hunter Street, Newcastle.

We invite you to come, sit down and enjoy a drink in your home away from home.

This is a small, city bar with limited seating. Book a table, or chance it with a walk-in.

Open Tuesday to Saturday every week.

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GRANDDAD JACK

Founded by the father and son team, David & Luke Ridden, Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery came about from a trip to the USA. The pair discovered and enjoyed community-centric bars that cultivated a sense of community, uniqueness and belonging. With a passion for craft spirits, the trip cemented the idea of launching a neighbourhood-based distillery in honour of their grandfather, Granddad Jack, a man known for his resilience, loyal friendship, integrity, and hard work.

Granddad Jacks Craft Distillery is inspired by his story and driven by the same old-fashioned values and ethos he went through life with.

With an award-winning craft distillery on the Gold Coast in Queensland, a bar experience in Newcastle, New South Wales and international expansion into New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Japan, China, Malaysia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and North America, our Australian handcrafted spirits are being enjoyed around the world.

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Granddad Jack loved whiskey and enjoyed one 'neat' every day. He believed that "all great spirits should be drunk neat", and we make sure all of our single-barrel whiskey releases meet those standards.

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BAILIFF WHISKEY

Granddad Jack loved whiskey and enjoyed one 'neat' every day. He believed that "all great spirits should be drunk neat", and we make sure all of our single-barrel whiskey releases meet those standards.

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