Enjoy a day of Gindulgence!

Tauranga

SATURDAY
7th NOVEMBER 2026
12:00NOON - 6:00PM

Soper Reserve
Mt Maunganui

General Admission Tickets
$69 + booking fees

Tauranga's Favourite Gin Festival

New Zealand’s most celebrated boutique gin festival is returning to Mt Maunganui in 2026!

On offer is a fantastic line-up of distillers showcasing a fabulous selection of 90+ gins and other spirits from New Zealand and around the world.

Explore this exceptional range of products with samples from all distillers included in your ticket price.

Delight your senses in discovering the flavours and botanicals, buy a specialty drink or two or just sit back and soak up the atmosphere.

This afternoon experience of gin on the lawn is one not to miss!

Gin Festival Tickets Include

Samples from all distillers
Festival Glass
Festival programme
20+ gin distilleries from around the world
90+ Gins and other spirits on show
Live music

What To Expect

Join us for an afternoon of gin and other spirits on the lawn!

Sample from all distillers throughout the day.

Each vendor will have signature G&Ts and specialty drinks for sale by the glass. Just make your choice then sit back and relax, drink in hand.

Bottles will be available for purchase so you can take home a bottle or two of your favourites at the end of the day.

A great range of local food vendors will be on site to keep you well fed.

Meet the makers, explore the flavours and expand your knowledge while soaking up the atmosphere at this boutique event.

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2026 Gindulgence Tauranga Exhibitors

Gindulgence is very excited to bring an exceptional lineup of premier distilleries from New Zealand and around the world back to Mt Maunganui this November!

Each gin maker offers unique gin expressions crafted with exciting botanicals and innovative flavours.
From fresh, citrus-forward blends to complex herbaceous gins, the festival highlights the creativity and quality of New Zealand’s gin scene.

The festival is held annually at Soper Reserve in Mt Maunganui, where some distillers also delight us with their portfolio of other premium spirits.

Our talented exhibiting team will bring you rum, whisky, vodka, liqueurs and other interesting spirits for you to explore and sample.

Curiosity Gin

Delightfully crafted and brimming with flavour, Curiosity Gin invites you on a journey to redefine your gin experience while uncovering the essence of New Zealand in every sip. This award-winning, small-batch gin is passionately crafted in their Christchurch urban distillery, making each pour an extraordinary experience.

Kaimai Distillery

Distilled at the Waikino Hotel, Eliza's Claim Gold Gin is a Gold Award winning drop. Crafted using pure artisan spring water and botanicals complemented with organic rosemary and manuka honey, this gin glitters with real gold flakes (just like the land it's made on). Check out the spiced rum and Oracle – the world’s first sugar free liqueur range!

Dabblers Gin

Dabblers by Dynamic Distilling is a unique range of gins naturally infused with seasonal ingredients from New Zealand and around the world. Our gins are carefully crafted with natural ingredients and creative flavours to bring a bit of fun to your glass!

1919 Gin Bottle and cocktail with garnish

1919 Distilling

Known for our double gold gins, 1919 is also shaking things up this year with our award winning whisky and rum. Join us at Gindulgence to taste what’s new.

Blush Merchants

Blush Gin and Russell Rum are handcrafted in New Zealand, combining vibrant ingredients with playful, artisanal flair. Blush Gin offers floral, fruity elegance, while Russell Rum brings crisp, spiced coastal character. With eye-catching design and versatile flavours, both spirits embody creativity, celebration which make them favourites for cocktails and special occasions.

Lady H Gin

A Contemporary Modern Gin, smoothly balanced, softly Juniper forward, displaying floral notes with a deep warming spice, vibrancy of fresh citrus with a sweeter finish. Clean, Fresh & Floral, making the smoothest dry martini in town. “A Gin should be two things, Fabulous and Classy” Donna Hemingway - Distiller

Sea Lovers Gin

Sea Lovers Gin is a love letter to the incredible oceans that surround Aotearoa New Zealand. Inspired by it, distilled with botanicals from its depths and committed to preserving its wellbeing. Featuring Waiheke Island Oyster shells, Wild-harvested Kelp and fresh Rosemary, this complex contemporary gin conjures the essence of the ocean into your glass. For every bottle sold, Sea Lovers donates $5 towards ocean conservation.

Awildian Gin

Awildian gins are a combination of imagination and reason, of science and magic – an approach that has contributed to Awildian Coromandel Dry Gin being awarded “World’s Best Classic Gin” at the 2022 World Gin Awards. The gins crafted in the Coromandel Distilling Co’s experimental micro-distillery in Thames are born from the Coromandel’s wildness, from the ancient magic of the land and the sea. Rare drops that are as pure as they are delicious.

Imagination Distilling

Our distillery is nestled in the bush, down a gravel drive, off a single lane road, in the Reikorangi Valley, Kapiti Coast, Aotearoa New Zealand. It's the place where New Zealand's trail-blazing craft brewery, Tuatara, was born and so there's a real sense of 'something in the air' around the place. Spiritual even.

No8 Distillery

Join Julien for four generations of French flair! Celebrate their New Gin on the Block - Founders Classic Gin, a French legacy distilled in Dunedin. While you’re there, sample their Limoncello and a celebratory special edition - Lime-cello.

Parched Garnishes

Parched source the finest quality fruit, treating it with care and precision to create a premium garnish for everyday use. Our stunning garnishes deliver beauty and concentrated flavour to elevate your food and drinks – an easy, mess-free solution to create cocktail-bar quality drinks in your own home.

Juno Spirits

Aotearoa’s goddess of gin. Juno Gin features fresh locally sourced botanicals, pure Taranaki mountain water and distilling artistry that has won awards all over the globe. Juno release a new gin each quarter that captures the unique abundance and essence of that season. From the rich narrative behind each gin to its iconic black bottle and award-winning taste, expect the divine.

Yu Gin

Dreaming of a Cool Refreshing Drink? Yu Gin is the ultimate refreshing gin, based on a unique combination of botanicals: juniper, yuzu, Sichuan pepper, liquorice and many others! With thick skin and many seeds, Yuzu looks rather hostile, but it contains an aromatic richness and unparalleled freshness.

The Winslow Distillery

Family owned and operated, The Winslow Distillery is based in Martinborough, the heart of South Wairarapa wine country, and is known for its innovative and bold approach to gin-making, crafting unique spirits that reflect the creativity and vibrancy of the region. Known for their intriguing flavour combinations and smooth finish they are making a prominent name in New Zealand’s craft gin scene.

Mt Brewing Co

Mount Brewing Co., A second-generation brewery in Mount Maunganui since 1996, crafts award-winning beers inspired by surf, sun, and sea, balancing classic styles with bold, creative brews that celebrate Bay of Plenty life.

Pink and Blue bottles of gin with glasses and seashells as accessories.

Unlikely Companions

Unlikely Companions is a contemporary New Zealand gin brand rooted in unexpected harmony - between flavours, people, and ideas. Inspired by perfume, we play with interesting and unusual flavour pairings to create moments of bliss. Based in Hawke's Bay, Unlikely Companions is new to the gin scene, having just launched in August 2025.

Alchemy & Tonic

Alchemy & Tonic is New Zealand's own premium mixer, crafted in Tauranga, inspired by transformation and discovery. Made with all-natural ingredients, our mixers capture the unique taste of New Zealand and elevate your spirits with a touch of magic in every pour.

Pungent Pukeko Distillery

Nestled in Otorohanga, Pungent Pukeko Distillery crafts award-winning gin using botanicals mostly grown on their lifestyle block. Named after the native birds roaming their property, this small operation has earned serious recognition since launching.

Terane Gin

Terane is where nature meets craft. Six small-batch New Zealand gins. Fermented, distilled and hand-cut from wash to bottle in our boutique Tauranga distillery. Hand-foraged kawakawa, mānuka, rimu and tarata from the Kaimai Ranges. Kelp from the Tauranga Moana. Each batch is only 71 bottles, and that's exactly the point. You may never buy the same gin twice. Bold at the source, clean in the glass. Wildly refined.

Strange Nature Gin

Inspired by experimentation and the discovery of something different, Strange Nature gets its name from its surprising origin and its character; traceable and trusted, born in one of New Zealand's most sustainable vineyards. Naturally flavored and distilled with a single botanical, simplicity is everything.

Dr Beak Gin

Hailing from Martinborough, New Zealand, Dr Beak is an adventurous small-batch gin producer, celebrated for its distinctive mix of locally grown botanicals and its love for nature. It draws inspiration from the incredible biodiversity of Aotearoa to deliver an experience that’s both exciting and rewarding. For every bottle of Dr Beak gin sold 5% of profits are donated to Forest & Bird.

BATCHED

At Batched, we believe that time is precious, moments in life should be savoured, good friends are golden, and great experiences should be treasured. We believe that all of life’s moments should be celebrated. That cocktails aren’t just for parties. And parties aren’t just for weekends. So we have created a range of authentic tasting, ready-made premium cocktails. Simple shake our cocktails over ice, pour and share. We bring the bar to you.

Elite Liqueurs

Introducing Schladerer Brandies (Schnapps) and Gretchen Dry Gin from the Black Forest in Germany. Distilled to Win Hearts, Gretchen Gin is a tribute to the Black Forest and the timeless love story of Alfred Schladerer and his wife Greta, fondly known as "Gretchen." Lovingly crafted to a family recipe dating back to 1947, this spirit exudes elegance with every sip.

Glass Cocoon

Glass Cocoon is a New Zealand-designed fusion of refined glassware and engineered protection. Created for those who value quality without compromise, it lets you enjoy real glass anywhere. Travel-ready, beautifully considered, and precision-crafted, it delivers uncompromised drinking, wherever you are.

The Weekender

Discover our collection of distinctive Christmas gifts, from festive crackers and beautifully presented gift boxes to spirit-filled baubles and keepsake Advent Calendars. Plus you'll find curated botanicals, rim sugars and other beautiful drink adornments.

Bottle of Tommy Cocktail with drink beside it

Victor Gin & Tommy

Heavy botanical style gin, hand crafted at the Thomson distillery, we're also showcasing 'Tommy' - hand crafted with delicious whisky, ginger, bay leaf and pure local honey. Tommy is a smooth liqueur with a bold kick. Every sip brings a balance of sweet and spice.

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Food

Check out the food vendors serving delicious eats to go with your hand-crafted drinks:

Chew Caravan

Sicula Pizza

The Homegrown Kitchen

El Cartel

Black and Orange Catering

Ichiban Poke & Donburi

Live Entertainment

SAM AND JAMES
aka COPPER SKIES

Saturday 2:00pm – 6:00pm

This extremely talented party duo is back for a second year to entertain us. Their legendary high energy and excellent song selection will carry you through the afternoon with your toes tapping!
Getting people to dance is what they do best!

MITCH & CHAN

Saturday 12:00pm – 2:00pm

Mitch & Chan are a new local covers duo with great chemistry, strong vocals and sweet harmonies. Piano is a cool feature of this duo, and you can expect plenty of atmosphere to start your afternoon!

Accommodation Partner

QUEST MT MAUNGANUI

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Use code MOUNTIE for 5% off rates.

Book direct with Quest and enjoy flexible booking conditions, a reduced accommodation rate, and receive Airpoints.

Each of the 40 apartments provide a stylish, open-plan space to unwind and relax. Rooms feature a comfortable king-size bed, apartment-controlled airconditioning, modern bathroom, fully equipped kitchenette, laundry facilities and access to an off-site local gym.

All this alongside picture-postcard beaches and incredible views of Mauao.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will seating be provided?

What should I bring?

Where can I park?

Can I bring my own food?

What time can I buy my last drink?

Can I bring my fur baby?

Can I bring the kids along?

I have bought a bottle of my favourite gin. How do I take it home?

Is the venue wheelchair accessible?

Gindulgence aims to promote responsible drinking to create a festival environment that everyone can enjoy. Plenty of food, tonics and other non-alcoholic beverages will be available. Please don't drink and drive, there are public transport options near our events and taxis or Uber are just a phone call or tap away.

The Gindulgence team will happily assist with phone numbers for safe transport options and information whenever needed.