It’s time to sit, sip and experience local gin at Black Sheep Geelong with our Signature Gin Tasting Paddle. This line up features seasonal pours from our Chamber of Gin collection, showcasing the unique flavours, stories and gin styles from across our region.
With warming spices, crisp forest aromatics & punchy citrus in the cooler months, our Signature Gin Tasting Paddle offers the perfect way to explore and find your new favourite.
What’s Included?
Your tasting paddle includes five 15ml pours of premium gin, served with ice, garnishes and Fever-Tree tonic. You’ll also receive a tasting card to guide you through each spirit’s story, flavour notes, and suggested pairings.
Meet the local gins…
Melbourne Dry – Patient Wolf Distilling Co.
Distilled just down the road at Patient Wolf Distilling Co. in Southbank, Melbourne, this is a bold, complex and distinctly ‘Melbourne’ gin. Bright ruby grapefruit, orange and juniper are balanced with subtle spice notes of aniseed myrtle and tonka bean, to create a balanced expression of traditional and contemporary styles.
Tasting Notes: Ruby Grapefruit, Orange, Aniseed Myrtle
Trooper & The Roo – Bellarine Distillery
Located only 20 minutes in Drysdale on the Bellarine Peninsula, Bellarine Distillery has named this gin after a legendary chase between the distillers pup Trooper and a local Kangaroo. Trooper & The Roo is a beautifully balanced dessert-style gin. Roasted wattle seed, cacao & almonds lend smooth chocolate notes, brightened with bittersweet grapefruit citrus.
Tasting Notes: Wattleseed, Raw Cacao, Almonds
Oaked & Smoked – Flowstate Brewers & Distillers
This experimental gin style from our friends Flowstate located in Torquay is one of our favourites to sip in cooler months. Craft Gin is rested in charred American Oak barrels for four months, before a process of cold smoking ice with maple wood finishes the gin. Expect sticky vanilla, smoke & spicy citrus notes. We like it neat or mixed into a delicious cocktail.
Tasting Notes: American Oak, Vanilla, Smoked
Split Point Navy Strength Gin – Great Ocean Road Gin
Named after the iconic Aireys Inlet lighthouse & bottled at 57% ABV, this Great Ocean Road Gin is bold, complex and refined. It balances classic juniper driven notes with native botanicals of coastal daisy, peppermint gum, saltbush and kelp, as well as a hint of sweet local honey. The perfect gin to sip with a splash of tonic, it is smooth, warming and captures the essence of the dramatic windswept coastline of the Great Ocean Road.
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Tasting Notes: Juniper, Coastal Daisy, Peppermint Gum
Cherry Gin – Anther Distillery
A labour of love, the Cherry Gin from Anther Distillery is crafted using 70,000+ hand pitted black cherries sourced from Spreyton Farm in Northern Tasmania. The addition of the fruit adds a deep ruby hue, as well as subtly sweet earthy notes to complement a strong juniper kick. Aside from being delicious alone, its versatility shines in cocktails and mixed into a refreshing, contemporary take on a classic gin and tonic.
Tasting Notes: Cherry, Juniper
Ready to Taste?
Whether you’re exploring the region’s best spirits or looking for a memorable lunch or dinner experience, the Chamber of Gin Tasting Paddle offers something truly special. Discover the talent of local distillers and raise your glass to bold botanicals and regional craftsmanship.
Come sip your way through the best of Victoria’s gin scene—right here in the heart of Geelong.
