The best distilleries and breweries
Experience the North’s best spirits and beer
The Territory and the Kimberley are home to a unique selection of distilleries and breweries. Each is inspired by their surroundings and have a distinctively different style and taste.
Check out our top picks in the Top End, Red Centre and the Kimberley.
Charlies of Darwin
In the heart of Darwin CBD in 2020, Darwin’s first gin bar was born. Not only is Charlie’s a bar, it’s also a restaurant and a gin distillery.
Charlie’s was founded by Rebecca Bullen, who was inspired to create a gin that uses almost exclusively Territory ingredients. The famous Kakadu Plum is one of the star ingredients. Similarly, the food menu showcases seasonal local produce.
Enjoy a cocktail in the comfort of the chesterfield lounge or relax outside in the alfresco area and look out over beautiful Raintree Park. Charlie’s has a hidden entry, so enter via Austin Lane where the roller door is before taking the lift upstairs.
photo by Mel Brautigam
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Hoochery Distillery
Hoochery Distillery was built on a farm just outside of Kununurra and has a colourful story to tell. Founder Raymond ‘Spike’ Desert was inspired to build the Hoochery after governments told farmers to diversify. And so, he created Western Australia's oldest continuously operating (legal) still.
Hoochery Distillery is foremost a rum distillery but they also offer other spirits and have an outdoor cafe open year round.
“Gin’s a city drink. Whiskey’s made in a cold area. Rum’s made in the warm tropics. Bingo” - Spike: Farmer, Founder and Distiller.
Willing Distillery
In Darwin's unsuspecting industrial area, you can find this family-owned distillery and its cellar door. Willing Distillery produces high quality, traditionally distilled spirits bursting with native Australian flavour. Starting with Gin, Vodka and Whiskey are soon to follow.
This Territory distillery was also the first to use a traditional pot still, single shot distillation process for their Gin.
You can enjoy a tour of the distillery, gin tasting, or relax at the bar and sip on a cocktail. Check out their Facebook page to see when you can catch live music performances too.
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Alice Springs Brewing Co
If you’re in the Red Centre, be sure to make a stop at Alice Springs Brewing Co.
Against all odds, this brewery has managed to successfully brew beer in one of Australia’s most temperamental climates. Alice Springs Brewing Co pride themselves on creating easy drinking beer for when it’s stinking hot or freezing cold.
Chill out with a tap beer and have a bite to eat in this family friendly space in the Alice town centre. The casual dining menu features delicious pizza and a selection of wings.
Moontide Distillery
Moontide Distillery is one of the most isolated distilleries in the world. Moontide uses knowledge of native botanicals across Broome and the Kimberley to curate unique flavours within their spirits.
Moontide gin features botanicals such as Kakadu Plum, White Berry Bush, Tamarind and Mango, as well as using pure monsoonal rainwater in every bottle to capture the essence of the tropics.
Visit the cellar door to sample a range of gins and spirits or experience a guided tasting tour. Moontide Distillery is open six days a week from 12pm to 6pm (closed on Tuesdays).
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One Mile Brewery
One Mile Brewery is where you’ll find some of Darwin’s best craft beer.
Owners Stuart Brown and Brady Bayram began brewing in their Darwin backyard. Stu and Brady were avid home-brewers, experimenting with all different types of beers, ales and stouts before turning their hobby into a business in Winnellie.
This brewery has good beer, a laid back atmosphere and food trucks to keep you well fed. Check it out on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 4pm to 11pm.
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