Reefton Distilling Co.

It specialises in gin, including one named "Little Biddy" after famed West Coast gold miner Bridget Goodwin.

[3] Reefton twin brothers Nigel and Steffan MacKay are "distillery ambassadors", locating nearby pure water sources and foraging for botanicals to flavour the gin.

[1] Native plants used as botanicals include horopito, kahikatea, rimu, tarata, toatoa, and watercress.

In March the company raised $3.35 million in capital towards an expansion project[6] and purchased a larger site on 1.1 ha of land and buildings on State Highway 69 between Reefton and Inangahua, 1.7 km from its Smith Street facility.

[7][5] On 25 September 2020 the distillery received a $938,000 loan from the Provincial Growth Fund towards the project, and relocation was expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2021, adding an additional seven or eight jobs.

Steffan and Nigel MacKay
Shane Thrower, Patsy Bass, and Nick Secker. Behind them is "George", the 1800-litre copper pot still.