Local Spirit Medals at Inaugural New Zealand Spirits Awards!
It’s official Lavender Hill is one of the best in class having been awarded two silver medals at the NZ Spirits Awards.
We are just thrilled to be medalled for both our Saffron Gin and Limoncello and really feel this has put us squarely on the map,” said Jason Delamore, owner of Lavender Hill.
Lavender Hill has been operating under the ownership of Jason and Trish Delamore for just over 3 year and has expanded from Auckland’s largest commercial lavender farm and tourism operation to include boutique spirits with a connection to the farm.
The hand crafted Limoncello uses Yen Ben lemons from the farm and Lavender Hill partnered with a farm in Nelson which provides 100% organic NZ saffron for the Saffron Infused Gin. In addition to these two products there is also a very popular Lavender Infused Gin made from Angustifolia Lavender on the farm. All the boutique spirits have earned 93/100 and 5 stars from Wine Orbit.
The inaugural Awards, hosted by industry bodies, Spirits New Zealand and Distilled Spirits Aotearoa, received 254 entries from both local and international distilleries. The Awards saw seven of 13 trophies won by New Zealand distilleries.
41% of overall Awards entries were from New Zealand producers. 221 bronze, silver, gold and double gold medals were won, and 90 of those were awarded to New Zealand distilleries.
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For more information contact Jason Delamore on 021 897 586 or [email protected]
For more information about the Awards contact:
Robert Brewer, Chief Executive - Spirits New Zealand
Phone: 021 505 044
Email: [email protected]
Sue James, Chair – Distilled Spirits Aotearoa
Phone: 021222988
Email: [email protected]
What our other guests have said
Delicious gins! My partner and I have tried the lavender gin, the sloe gin, and the smoked honey gin. I have to say, none of them lasted very long at our house; they are all fantastic. We've also bought a few as gifts and they were well received. We'll be trying any further limited...
Katie
Trish is the most wonderful host! She is so down to earth, genuine and hospitable. My family had the most amazing time with her on the farm. We will definitely sing her praises to people we chat with. Products are beautiful the farm is so relaxing and incredible views. What a place to take the...
Amy Stevens
Beautiful accommodation. Perfect for our girls weekend/hens. Trisha was an awesome host. She did a gin/limoncello tasting with us and farm tour which we all really enjoyed! Trisha was friendly and informative. Would highly recommend staying here. Nov 2022
Gemma
Lavender Hill is a beautiful retreat north of Auckland, and the perfect place for myself and the family to stay. We booked the house for the weekend while attending a wedding in Kaukapakapa and had 3 toddlers with us. Trish made us feel welcome from the word go. The kids loved feeding the...
Rosanna Price
We absolutely loved staying at Lavender Hill! Such a beautiful, big home and surrounding farm, perfect for all of our friends to stay. Trisha was the sweetest host, so helpful and friendly. Looking forward to hopefully staying again in the future. :) Dec 2022
Danielle
A must stop if near Riverhead. Delicious Lavender gin! Next time the Limoncello!
April Humphreys
Lavender Hill is a beautiful retreat north of Auckland, and the perfect place for myself and the family to stay. We booked the house for the weekend while attending a wedding in Kaukapakapa and had 3 toddlers with us. Trish made us feel welcome from the word go. The kids loved feeding the...
Rosanna Price
We did the farm tour, it was a great experience. Learned a lot about the different processes that go on here, fed some cute animals and sampled gin. All in all a lovely time!
Daemon Zito
What a gorgeous, idyllic spot! We enjoyed every minute of the farm tour and the delicious gin samples too. Many thanks.
Carolynne
Enjoyed The Dessert Experience here today. Great to meet Jason & Trish and have a tour of their farm. Then the food pairing with LH ingredients used. Enjoyed our afternoon, thanks to all.
Fiona Sarten