Actually a maturation house rather than a distillery, where the whiskies are uniquely aged in red-wine barrels, giving them spicy, cherry-plum, Christmas-cake flavours. There are six whiskies to taste and the selection changes regularly, or try a hot toddy ($10).
New Zealand Whisky Collection
Dunedin & Otago
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