Kalki Moon Distillery

Kalki Moon Distillery in Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia was founded by Rick Prosser, formerly the Master Distillery at Bundaberg Rum Distillery. The region is known for its agriculture and famous for its ginger which is used as a botanical in Kalki Moon Premium Gin alongside Australian lemon myrtle, cinnamon myrtle and finger limes. The distillery's name was inspired by Rick watching a shimmering sunset and a full moon rising over the cane fields of the Bundaberg suburb of Kalki and calling his wife over to watch it too, saying "The Kalki Moon is rising!". Kalki Moon launched the Classic Gin in 2016 followed by their Premium Gin in 2017.

Kalki Moon Premium Gin

  • ABV: 42% (Base Spirit: Grain)
  • Price Band: £35 - £40. Buy from Nippitaty Liquor (UK) or Kalki Moon (Australia).
  • Botanicals: 10 including juniper, cardamom, ginger, lemon myrtle, cinnamon myrtle, orange peel, finger limes.​
​Tasting Notes: Aromas of fragrant orange citrus, cinnamon spice & piney juniper. Orange and finger lime citrus on the palate, with  juniper, cardamom & cinnamon. A finish of fiery ginger spice and lingering bittersweet citrus notes.
Serving & Garnish Suggestions: Gin & Tonic (with Mediterranean Tonic) and a garnish of Orange Peel and/or a Cinnamon stick, or in a Negroni or Gin-Gin Mule.
The Gin Guide Review
Kalki Moon Premium Gin delivers flavoursome juniper, citrus and spice, with plentiful characteristics of traditional gin but with a contemporary twist of Australian native citrus and local ginger. When Tonic Water is added, cardamom is elevated and it very effectively gives cohesion between the key flavour profiles of juniper, citrus and spice, with soft cinnamon spice providing the transition into the heat of ginger. A characterful and versatile gin, with orange peel making for an ideal G&T garnish starting point. - Paul Jackson, 2020

Kalki Moon Classic Gin

  • ABV: 37.5% (Base Spirit: Grain)
  • Price Band: £30 - £35. Buy from Nippitaty Liquor (UK) or Kalki Moon (Australia).
  • Botanicals: 5 including juniper, coriander seeds, angelica root, cardamom, lemon myrtle.
Tasting Notes: Aromas of citrus and cardamom spice. Juniper, gentle spice, citrus and cardamom on the palate. A finish of coriander seeds and earthy spice.
Serving & Garnish Suggestions: Gin & Tonic with a garnish of Lemon or Cardamom pods, or in a Gin-Gin Mule.

Meet the Makers

"I had been making alcohol for others for 16 years so I thought why not have a go on my own. I’ve always been one to have a go, rather than to sit back and wonder what if – so with that decision it was put into plan to open our own family distillery." - Rick Prosser, Founder
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