Archie Rose Signature Dry Gin is the gin that announced Australian craft distilling to the world — awarded World’s Best International Contemporary Gin at the American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Awards and World’s Best Spirits Packaging at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London. Copper pot distilled with fourteen botanicals, including native Australian Blood Limes, Dorrigo Pepperleaf, Lemon Myrtle, and ethically grown River Mint, underpinned by a defined juniper backbone, this is a gin of rich character, distinct clarity of flavour, and extraordinary complexity. Perfectly balanced and wonderfully crafted, drawing equally on tradition and innovation.
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Crystal clear with the luminous purity of a gin distilled with exceptional precision and care in Sydney’s Rosebery distillery.
Aroma
Rich and expressive — native Blood Limes, Lemon Myrtle, and Dorrigo Pepperleaf lead a distinctly Australian aromatic profile, with juniper providing a defined and reassuring backbone beneath. Complex, layered, and immediately distinctive.
Palate
Perfectly balanced and wonderfully complex, with the fourteen individually distilled botanicals revealing themselves progressively across a palate of genuine depth and clarity. The native Australian botanicals bring a character that no imported gin can replicate — fresh, aromatic, and unmistakably of this place.
Pairs With
Exceptional with premium tonic and a twist of native lime or lemon myrtle to echo the botanical profile. Outstanding in a classic Martini, where the clarity and complexity of the gin can take centre stage. Equally rewarding in a Negroni or any cocktail that benefits from a gin of genuine depth and Australian character.
Awards
World’s Best International Contemporary Gin — American Distilling Institute Craft Spirits Awards (USA)
World’s Best Spirits Packaging — International Wine & Spirits Competition, London
Best Australian Gin — International Wine & Spirits Competition, London
Best Australian Gin, Platinum Medal — SIP Awards (USA)
Gold Medal — San Francisco World Spirits Competition (USA)
Rather than the conventional one-shot distillation whereby all botanicals are placed in the still at once, Archie Rose painstakingly distils each of the fourteen botanicals individually, in one of three separate infusion points — a process that allows each botanical’s unique character to be captured at its best before the components are brought together in the final blend. The result is a gin of distinct clarity of flavour and extraordinary complexity, where every botanical is given the attention it deserves. Native Australian botanicals — Blood Limes, Dorrigo Pepperleaf, Lemon Myrtle, and ethically grown River Mint — are central to the Signature Dry Gin’s character and its distinctly Australian identity.
Producer History
Archie Rose Distilling Co. was founded in 2014 in Rosebery, Sydney — just a few kilometres south of the city — with a belief that spirits are best shared and a conviction that Australia’s distilling history deserved to be honoured and continued. Guided by the quality and diversity of Australian crops and produce, Archie Rose produces an internationally awarded range of whiskies, gins, vodkas, and rums, as well as one-off collaborations, limited releases, and spirits experiences. The distillery doors are open to all who wish to experience the best that authentic local distilling has to offer — a philosophy that is as much a part of the Archie Rose story as the spirits themselves.
