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
We had a wonderful family stay with Trish . The house was perfect for our needs extremely well equipped and clean . Trish was the perfect host .We would 100% recommend this property and would definitely return . Thank you Trish from us all. Jan 2023
Peter
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
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
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
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
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
A must stop if near Riverhead. Delicious Lavender gin! Next time the Limoncello!
April Humphreys
Wow! What a fantastic place. While we didn't go at a the time of year to see the lavender in bloom, the landscape was great, the Alpaca especially friendly and the owner was absolutely lovely. Great little shop and after a taste of their gin, just had to grab myself a bottle.
Clayton Binns
What an amazing place Trisha has. Our stay was absolutely perfect. A wonderful place for us to get ready for our wedding, a comfortable family home with the most gorgeous outlook. Trisha is an absolute star, the welcome treats were such a lovely touch. Her limoncello and Gin are delicious and...
Lucy
What a great quiet location with great amenities. Hosts thought of everything. We were lucky enough to smell the lavender being processed into oil. This was divine.
Lianne Schade