Junipalooza is a festival that has made a name for itself with festivals from London to Melbourne. The aim of the festival is for gin-makers to showcase their product directly to gin-lovers.
The advantage of meeting the makers is learning about tasting notes, flavours and stories behind the gin making process.
Last year was the first time for Sydney and based on that success, it is returning to a larger space at Carriageworks. This year there are 19 more distillers, making 50 in all to choose from.
New producers to Junipalooza:
Darwin Distillery (NT)
Steam Punk Distillery (NSW)
Metcalf Distilleries (TAS)
Ginny Pig Distillery (SA)
Mobius Distilling (NSW)
The Still Co. (SA)
Moontide Distillery (WA)
Bondi Liquor Co. (NSW)
Mrs Baker’s Still House (VIC)
Hillmartin Distillery (VIC)
Beach Tree (QLD)
Banks and Bloom (WA)
Garden Grown Spirits (WA)
Hapusa (India)
Hellfire Bluff (TAS)
Threefold (SA)
North of Eden (NSW)
Antipodes (ACT)
Midnight Mixers tonic water
Returning from previous seasons:
Triple G Gin (VIC)
Old Young’s Distillery (WA)
Melbourne Gin Company (VIC)
Ambleside Distillers (SA)
36 Short (SA)
Poltergeist Gin (TAS)
Tanglin Gin (Singapore)
Brogan’s Way (VIC)
Red Hen (SA)
Karu (NSW)
Naught Distilling (VIC)
Taylor & Smith (TAS)
Patient Wolf (VIC)
Reed & Co (VIC)
Four Pillars (VIC)
Farmer’s Wife Distillery (NSW)
Animus (VIC)
PLC (SA)
5Nines Dave Pearse (SA)
Each festival-goer has the opportunity to taste the gins neat or with a touch of tonic to add a twist. Each guest will receive their own souvenir-tasting glass to use throughout the show.
The Junipalooza team will have a shop on site where attendees can buy their preferred gins to take home.
Following the Sydney event, the show moves to Melbourne on 20 – 22 October 2023 at Town Square Pavilion, Melbourne Showgrounds.
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