About Me

"My love of a gin and tonic began in the Adelaide Uni bar a few decades ago"

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After many years of online shopping and distillery visits, my husband Ron thought it a good idea to buy me a still! His clever plan was to save money by me making my own gin and scented candle's.

The plan did not quite work. Being obsessed about education, I enrolled in the Adelaide University Fundamentals of Spirit Production Course – a passion was ignited. After recognising all the legalities involved in producing an alcoholic spirit, I concluded that there was no way of just being a little interested - it was all or nothing.

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Everything I produce is based on what I like, so thankfully I like a lot of things.

Living on a broad acre cereal cropping farm in the heart of the Mallee, a significant agricultural and horticultural food bowl with Adelaide, Barossa Valley, Riverland and Coonawarra within a couple of hours, I have so many ingredients at my doorstep. My garden continues to evolve as I read about so many plants that can bring something special to my spirits.

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Continuing to evolve my distillation skills, work with as many local and regional suppliers as possible, both for our Gin products and cellar door event space. Nearing 60, I have recently called an end to my 37 years in medical imaging, although hard it was time to live permanently with Ron and our beautiful pets, working away during the week since purchasing the farm in 2008 had become too much. I now work part-time for a local farmer, am lucky to be a board member on our Local Health Network, and of course a lot more time to put into Mallee Spirit.