Discover the Best Gold Coast Distillery Experiences

If you’re searching for the perfect Gold Coast distillery experience, you’re in luck! This region is home to an impressive lineup of artisan spirit makers crafting everything from botanical gins and rich rums to small-batch vodkas and whiskies. Whether you’re a cocktail enthusiast or simply love discovering local flavours, visiting a Gold Coast distillery offers the chance to sip, sample, and learn about the craftsmanship behind each bottle. Here’s where to find the best distilleries on the Gold Coast.

Granddad Jack's Craft Distillery

Nestled in the heart of Miami, Granddad Jack’s is one of the most popular Gold Coast distilleries. The first of its kind on the Coast, the family-run business creates artisan gin (Green House, 65 Miles and Two Pencils are their core range) as well as vodka, coffee liqueur and special, limited-run tipples like Pavlova Gin and Pumpkin Spice Moonshine. 

Stop by on a weekend, pull up a stool and listen to live music while sipping on a signature tipple. The bar staff mix a mean cocktail from spirits distilled on site, and tasting paddles give you the delicious experience of tasting a selection of gins with different mixers and garnishes.

On Saturdays book a behind the scenes tour for insights into the distillation process and the history of this Queensland distillery. You can even book a ‘craft your own gin’ workshop where you make your own bottle to take home.

Sip on this: Greenhouse Gin tastes just like a beachside gin should. Light and clean with refreshing botanical hints of cucumber, rosehip, lemon myrtle, grapefruit peel, and juniper.
Location: 45 Lemana Lane, Miami

Capricorn Distilling Co. 

This small-batch distillery was originally established in Rockhampton, under the well-loved Saleyards Distillery name. Fortunately for us, the masterminds behind it decided to expand production and bless the Gold Coast with their delicious drops. 

On the menu at Capricorn Distilling Co. you’ll find their signature spiced rum (which won the ‘World’s Best Spiced Rum’ at London’s prestigious World Rum Awards), a barrel-aged gin and a signature summer gin infused with 19 different botanicals, including native finger lime, ruby grapefruit and lemon myrtle. 

Their Burleigh Heads cellar door is open from Tuesday - Friday and it's a cool spot to stop by for a cocktail or tasting paddle accompanied by a cheese board. Book in for a free distillery tour led by one of the head distillers. You’ll learn about the distilling process from start to finish, and sample Capricon’s range of award-winning rum and gin. 

Sip on this: Coffee Rum crafted with locally sourced molasses and cold brew coffee, infused with a hint of caramel and vanilla and aged in ex bourbon barrels.
Location: 21 Ern Harley Drive, Burleigh Heads 

Wildflower Gin

Put this award-winning boutique distillery to the top of your must visit list. Originally starting out as a small-batch cellar door, locals begged founder, James Greig, to create an on-site bar and thankfully he listened, so now you can stay and sip Wildflower’s tasty tipples. Come for a cocktail, a G&T or a sample one of the other spirits distilled here in the venue fitted out in industrial chic vibes - think low leather couches, exposed brick and old barrels as tables. Added bonus - there are distillery dogs and it's pet friendly!

Be sure to try their signature Wildflower Gin, made with juniper, lemon myrtle and hints of the distiller’s backyard honey.They also offer cocktail masterclasses where you can perfect your mixology skills and a Gin Masterclass where you can distill your own bottle of handcrafted gin.

Sip on this: Lamington Vodka made with distilled local strawberries, cocoa and coconut, plus pure Australian wheat and water from Tamborine Mountain. 
Location: 2/486 Scottsdale Drive, Varsity Lakes

Miami Booze Traders

For 14 years Miami Marketta has been serving up the Gold Coast an creative array of live music, street food, beverages, art and interactive experiences - and now they’re serving up a range of premium spirits and pre-made cocktails via Miami Booze Traders.

You can sample these delicious drinks distilled on site for yourself at one of the venue’s many vibing bars, but you can also take them home and DIY. Miami Booze Traders is redefining cocktail culture by making it accessible to all. You don’t need a degree in mixology or a long list of complicated ingredients to make an amazing drink - simply bring home a bottle of Espresso Martini, Negroni or Purple Haze Margarita, shake over ice or pour in a glass with a garnish and voila! There are also some premium gins and a lovely limoncello on offer. 

Sip on this: The Art of Gin is a guided tasting experience that invites you to explore the flavour profiles and process behind each pour. Taking place every week on a Thursday night, the session lasts around an hour and is held in the Gin Parlour (pictured) - a dedicated gin bar within the venue. You’ll get to sample four different Australian gins distilled with native botanicals paired perfectly with international cheeses, including their Juniper Queen and Lady Lilly Pilly Gin Each drink is served with a different mixer and garnish to bring out the unique flavours and depth. Perfect for the gin connoisseur or foodie friends. Bookings essential.
Location: 23 Hillcrest Parade, Miami

Six Tricks Distilling Co 

Six Tricks Distilling Co has become the venue and beverage of choice for locals who love quality spirits. The name is a play on the six different spirits they produce from scratch - rum, whisky, vodka, gin, agave and brandy. All in one place - that’s impressive!

Sip on their wide selection of award-winning spirits mixed with house-made sodas and tinctures. Or let the bartender shake you up a creative cocktail, with charcuterie boards and small plates to accompany your drinks. The stylish and spacious Six Tricks tasting room/ bar is tucked away in Mermaid Waters near Pacific Fair. With a sophisticated main bar, Sunset Deck, breezy beer garden and a private lounge, it’s a popular gathering place, especially for after work drinks or weekend celebrations, when talented live musicians play. 

Sip on this: Inspired by the sparkling blue waters of the beach, Coolangatta Gin has been distilled with native sun-dried mandarin, lime, and orange and infused with natural blue botanicals. 
Location: 3 Brightlands Court, Mermaid Beach

Husk Farm Distillery

Technically it’s in New South Wales but since it’s located just 15 minutes drive south of Coolangatta, we’re claiming Husk Farm Distillery as our own. Set on a scenic rural property with sweeping views across green fields and an onsite restaurant, it’s an ideal location for a day trip, long lunch and tasting tour.

It’s Australia’s only single estate rum distillery, and the farm to bottle golden liquor is made using sugar cane grown right there. Book a tasting trail or distillery tour to find out about their unique  sustainable ‘full circle’ distilling practices. All tours include a welcome drink and spirits tastings - the perfect introduction to Husk and the many amazing spirits they produce.

Sip on cocktails crafted with Husk Distillers spirits, take a table in the sunny courtyard, graze on delicious eats from Planter’s Kitchen (open 7 days a week) and raise a toast to the good life.

Sip on this: Try Husk’s infamous Ink Gin. This magical brew changes colour when you add a squeeze of citrus and turns a pretty shade of purple. 
Location: 1152 Dulguigan Road, North Tumbulgum

Panezski Artisan Distillery

This small batch distillery is all about crafting the perfect bottle of Polish vodka and they’ve got the formula down to a tasty tee. Panezski Artisan Distillery are famous for their creamy, warm texture vodka, made with family recipes that have been handed from generation to generation. Not only that, but Panezski is one of only a handful of distillers producing 100% of their spirits from raw ingredients, selecting only the best grains available. 

To truly experience their spirits the right way, head to their 1920s style tasting room and cocktail lounge on the northern Gold Coast to share a meal, quench your thirst and sample some of their rye and wheat vodka or their tasty citrus gin.

Sip on this: Melasa - this molasses vodka has depth and sweetness, with a velvety rich palate and aromas of brown sugar and caramel. 
Location: 2 Sierra Place, Upper Coomera