Duration:
45m
Taste the distilled spirit and infused character of Kangaroo Island with a premium gin tasting
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Kangaroo Island Spirits, South Australia’s first dedicated gin distillery, offers a premium gin tasting experience. You can sample our award-winning gins, learn about the distillation process, and enjoy the beautiful island setting. Kangaroo Island Spirits is a popular destination for gin lovers looking for a unique tasting experience.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Subject to availability at time of booking and minimum numbers being met, in the event that minimum numbers are not reached an alternative date or full refund will be offered. Bookings cancelled within 48 hours of departure, and no-shows will be charged 100% of the experience price. Travel insurance is highly recommended as holiday plans can be disrupted by cancelation of ferries. Please note that Travel Insurance may not cover disruptions caused by mechanical breakdowns or adverse weather conditions so please check your insurance policy.
As alcohol is served, all guests are required to be over 18 years of age. Our experiences involve approximately 2 standard drinks – appropriate transportation should be arranged prior to taking part.
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Spent a very enjoyable gin tasting and education session at Kangaroo Island Spirits in early Jan 2026. The hosts were very informative and good fun and made the experience pleasurable. The setting of both the tasting room and surrounding gardens make this a worthwhile experience for the novice and experienced gin connoisseur alike.
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Michael
12 Jan 2026
Did the gin tasting and it was really great. Perfect for a chill day. Wish we could have gotten more stories and information on the gin and the history of the distillery. The burger shop next to it was Amazing!
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Yuen
17 Oct 2025
Garden looks run down and unloved. , and food was a total disappointment.
No new Gin.
Could not even look at distillery , no fires on. Just so disappointing . Looks like it is staggering along, waiting to die.
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Kylie Bamfield, Owner at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2025-09-30
Thank you for sharing your comments. We take all feedback seriously. Should details of a booking be provided, we would be more than happy to offer a full refund for the experience described.
We would also like to clarify that our Premium Gin Tastings are conducted inside the distillery. The statement in your review that you were unable to view the distillery does not align with how this experience operates.
In relation to food, our current provider has received consistently positive reviews and has been widely welcomed by guests as a significant improvement from a previous external operator. We are proud of the offering now in place and the overwhelming feedback it continues to generate.
Equally, we are proud of our team and the service they provide. We employ people based on their skills, knowledge, and ability to deliver warm hospitality, not their physical appearance. Comments that body-shame our staff are deeply disappointing and do not reflect the respectful values we uphold as a business.
Regarding ambience, our fires are lit throughout the cooler months whenever it is safe to do so. The only occasions when they are not lit are days of high winds or severe weather, where safety must be our priority. As no specific details of your visit were provided, we cannot comment more directly.
Finally, to those reading this review: as many of our other Tripadvisor reviews confirm, Kangaroo Island Spirits is proud to deliver a high-quality experience that celebrates the island’s spirits, food, and hospitality. We warmly invite you to visit our distillery at Cygnet River and experience this for yourself.
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IslanderLocal
22 Sep 2025
I am a big Gin fan and this did not disappoint. KI Spirits Mulberry gin is delicious and was even better with the blood orange juice they provided. It is clear that they make each bottle with a lot of care. If you are looking for food Beasties burger bar has an amazing burger!
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Isabelle
16 Sep 2025
Dropped into Kangaroo Island Spirits today and had an awesome time. The gin is spot on, but what really made it was the service – Jo looked after us and she was a legend. Super friendly, made us feel welcome, and knew her stuff. Definitely worth a visit if you’re on the island!
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Dylan
06 Sep 2025
The Gin tasting flight was unreal. A great experience with super helpful staff. Will be back!
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Ben
18 Jul 2025
We bought gin, vodka and liqueur!
Beasties Burger Bar attached to the distillery is the absolute best!!! Loved our burgers and curly fries.
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818charmainet
04 Jul 2025
Whilst we couldn’t do the gin board for tasting as we were driving, we really enjoyed our gin cocktail and gin and tonic. The burgers and curly fries from Beasties Burger Bar was delicious and the atmosphere was lovely as well. Definitely worth a visit for sure.
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Bishops
18 Jun 2025
Good GIn
Good staffs
Enjoy the yummy burger in Beastie Burger Bar too , just near the Gin shop. The chef is so nice.
You can find the koala there🤗
Good staffs
Enjoy the yummy burger in Beastie Burger Bar too , just near the Gin shop. The chef is so nice.
You can find the koala there🤗
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Mouse221
12 May 2025
Beautiful place to try KI gins
Great for tasting and lunch
Family and kids friendly as it is an open fenced space
Lots of trees, if you are lucky you get to see a few koalas
Would definitely recommend to do the tasting so you get to try the best gins they offer for $25 and try their signature cocktails
Great for tasting and lunch
Family and kids friendly as it is an open fenced space
Lots of trees, if you are lucky you get to see a few koalas
Would definitely recommend to do the tasting so you get to try the best gins they offer for $25 and try their signature cocktails
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S
27 Feb 2025
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Nichole
20 Oct 2024
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swishmishS
10 Aug 2024
We had so much fun doing the tasting paddles! AND the food truck that is set up 7days a week! From their core range with additions of their whisky gin and limited releases, to their liqueurs, we were not disappointed! And Jenny's food truck, the flat bread pizzas were delicious.
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DW
24 Jun 2024
Great friendly service and nice tasting spirits. A really nice relaxing place to stop after a long day of sightseeing. Kids loved the mocktails and we enjoyed a spirit paddle and a cheeky cocktail. Add this place to you kangaroo Island to do list.
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Rob
22 Apr 2024
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2024-03-24
Sincere thanks for your feedback, it is truly appreciated.
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Rhonda
16 Mar 2024
Shared a brilliant Friday afternoon and evening at K.I.S..
We had the pleasure of being taken through an amazing tasting and cocktail making experience by wonderful Ma including tour of distillery and garden.
This was followed by some live music and great pizzas till the sunset.
The whole team were fantastic hosts which ensured our visit to K.I.S. was a great start to a wonderful weekend on the Island.
A must do when visiting Kangaroo Island.
We had the pleasure of being taken through an amazing tasting and cocktail making experience by wonderful Ma including tour of distillery and garden.
This was followed by some live music and great pizzas till the sunset.
The whole team were fantastic hosts which ensured our visit to K.I.S. was a great start to a wonderful weekend on the Island.
A must do when visiting Kangaroo Island.
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Dara
19 Feb 2024
The O-gin is the winner - was a great infusion of the local flora, ask the front of house for a look and smell of this plant so you can find some when hiking the island. Great botanical garden. I rated the Old Tom as the 2nd best. I think if the weather is mild, ask for no ice so you can get the full flavours. We ordered one pallet with tonic and one with sparkling.
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Jayendra
17 Jan 2024
Great atmosphere, just a really lovely setting to sit and enjoy some drinks and food, taste some gorgeous gin and be surrounded by nature. The dogs loved it too.
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Alexa
10 Jan 2024
The setting is just beautiful providing plenty of shade, a food truck to ease those hungry bellies.
The gin tasting paddle is the way to go. Recommend trying it without the tonic first and then add once you have sipped each one.
Allow a couple of hours to enjoy the atmosphere.
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2024-01-18
Thanks for your review, it is greatly appreciated.
We look forward to hosting you again.
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FF1W
09 Jan 2024
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2024-01-18
Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments. We are so glad you had a lovely time during your visit.
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nw05250
09 Jan 2024
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Jodi
01 Jan 2024
What a splendid experience! We did 2 hours of Gin Blending experience class and every minute and cent spent was worth it! Our instructor- Ms. Mar gave us a good background of the distilling industry and the distilling process before diving into the ‘practical’! At the end, we left with a bottle of our own taste of blended gin!! May look a bit expensive but it’s 100% worth it! And yes, the bar, food joint and the garden were just a cherry on the cake! Thank you guys and keep up with the good work.
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Nirmit
23 Dec 2023
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jakedR8193XI
17 Dec 2023
Served in tasting glasses with ice, and a choice of tonic or mineral water, we really liked sampling the differences in flavours among all the gins.
We mostly liked the old-style gin ($134 per bottle) and mulberry gin ($99 per bottle) but we were glad we could taste them as the price per bottle was above our budget!
Lovely gardens, aromatics and botanicals grown on site with descriptions of how they’re used in the gins and a food truck if you’re peckish.
We were there maybe 15 minutes, certainly not something that will take up most of your day but worth stopping by.
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FuudTrip
21 Nov 2023
Not sure if the tonic was the issue, but I actually didn't rate the gins as much as other boutique gins.
Still, overall a worthwhile KI stop.
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Chockey123
20 Nov 2023
We did a premium gin tasting and it was incredibly enjoyable. Our host was knowledgeable and enthusiastic to share her gin knowledge. We learned while we drank ????. Highly recommended.
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Peter
19 Nov 2023
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Resort44648995757
15 Nov 2023
A must do experience! I wasn't a gin fan before visiting but I am now. Hubby loved it also and he is a big gin fan! Great information, very relaxed atmosphere. Would have loved to spend more time. We came away with several bottles
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Kerrilyn
31 Oct 2023
Had a lovely afternoon gin tasting.. which just happened to be my birthday and also the 1st day the sun had come out!!! Highly recommend putting this on your list of places to visit. The staff are knowledgeable and super friendly. The gins and liqueurs are outstanding! So happy you can order online... so i can restock ☺️
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Deborah
24 Oct 2023
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Kylie
03 Oct 2023
Gin was awesome, and even had a food van on offer
A great place to visit as a couple or with a groom friends
Loved it - Let the fun be GIN,
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Michelle
03 Oct 2023
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-09-16
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this beautiful review. Lisa is one of our awesome team members and we are so glad you enjoyed your time with her.
We cant wait to welcome you back to our venue.
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FOOdy77_13
08 Sep 2023
We Had a mid morning premium gin and tonic flight with Lisa as our amazing pilot ! Her knowledge of the product and its History is out of this world ! You Can tell she is very passionate and proud of the glorious gins they bottle ! Very generous with her time and advice on places to visit on this magical island ! A highly recommended way to start any day, especially when on holiday ! We loved meeting Bruce and Olivia as well ! Thanks to all the team at Kangaroo Island Spirits !
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Adriano
01 Sep 2023
I tried their gin flight at the Adelaide Central Market. The experience was amazing, the gins were really good and flavourful. I’d definitely recommend these guys ????
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Anaka
17 Aug 2023
Great gin and spirits to choose from. The gin flight was super tasty. I also enjoyed the spirit flight they offered as well. The staff was super friendly and helpful. The pizza was super tasty as well. The pizza is enough for one person. A couple should probably order two. Highly recommend visiting! Also they had a koala in the tree outside!
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David
01 Aug 2023
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-07-31
Hey Andrew, thanks for your great review. So glad you enjoyed your visit to Kangaroo Island Spirits. You are now almost a local. Don't wait too long till you visit us again.
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Andrew
26 Jul 2023
Well worth the stop and a few bottles bought for souvenirs.
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-07-31
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. We really appreciate it.
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mcarruthers94
04 Jul 2023
Well worth the stop and a few bottles bought for souvenirs.
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-07-27
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide your feedback. We really appreciate it.
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Milton
04 Jul 2023
The flammekueches were super and the staff were knowledgeable and very friendly and helpful
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-06-06
Thanks Annjv2, we really appreciate your feedback.
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annjV2555WO
05 Jun 2023
Simply brilliant Gin distillery. Good selection of Gins and liquors. The Flammekueche meals are fantastic. Service is magnificent, as are the staff. The renovated outdoor area is great to sample the drinks and meals. Expansive new distillery is a boom to this establishment.
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Mi
04 Jun 2023
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eljaney
17 May 2023
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-04-02
Thanks so much for your fantastic feedback, much appreciated.
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Y9976NNdavidw
01 Apr 2023
We had the liqueur & vodka flight and we’re not particularly impressed with any of the tastings. We did however enjoy the mulberry haze cocktail & the raspberry mocktail. Also the sidewinder chips were fantastic!
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-04-02
Hi Goblin, thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Sorry, the tastings were not to your liking.
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goblin54
24 Mar 2023
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-02-12
Hi SueM, thanks so much for this wonderful review, there is nothing we love more than visitors who enjoy their experience with us.
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SueM705
11 Feb 2023
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kangarooislanddistil, General Manager at Kangaroo Island Spirits, responded to this review - 2023-02-12
HI EricaBR11, sincere thanks for taking to provide us with your feedback it is much appreciated. So glad you had a fantastic experience at Kangaroo Island Spirits.
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EricaBR11
04 Feb 2023
Worth a visit. You know, the place is lovely and the gin is alright. The gin is pre bottled in flavours, they pour the serving out and add fruit. The tasting was okay - average amount for the price. Food closes really early - so be aware of that. The staff are pretty friendly. The brewery around the corner just has a better vibe.
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Sam
19 Jan 2023
We shared a tasting paddle. They also have us a sample of their xmas gin that they had. Beautiful garden outside with information on the various plants used in the garden. I think the gin tasting experience could be improved if the ice was instead served in a seperate container rather than in each of the gins so it can be added as you move through the tasting and a garnish the complements each of the different styles of gin would also make this a 5 star experience.
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Melissa
17 Jan 2023
What a superb experience at Kangaroo Island Spirits. Our best distillery experience yet- and we are aficionados ????
Welcomed to the Premium Tasting by the amazing Beck. She was great at story telling to impart her expert knowledge. She was fun and genuinely passionate. Absolutely loved it!
So lovely to have an Irishman, Chris and his little doggie Roo, join our little party . Product is amazing too and now we know exactly how to drink it. Thank you for a fantastic experience.
Welcomed to the Premium Tasting by the amazing Beck. She was great at story telling to impart her expert knowledge. She was fun and genuinely passionate. Absolutely loved it!
So lovely to have an Irishman, Chris and his little doggie Roo, join our little party . Product is amazing too and now we know exactly how to drink it. Thank you for a fantastic experience.
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Janine
15 Jan 2023
What a beautiful colourful and bright venue !
Dragged my partner here . He isn’t a gin fan or liqueur fan. We had a short blast here though ????
Wonderful service , I really enjoyed the gin. The whiskey aged barrel Gin was my favourite and as it happens my partners was the Anisette . Which unfortunately we were told is being discontinued. We grabbed two bottles of this .
Definitely do yourself a favour and spend longer than we did here and have a feed also. Highly recommend
Dragged my partner here . He isn’t a gin fan or liqueur fan. We had a short blast here though ????
Wonderful service , I really enjoyed the gin. The whiskey aged barrel Gin was my favourite and as it happens my partners was the Anisette . Which unfortunately we were told is being discontinued. We grabbed two bottles of this .
Definitely do yourself a favour and spend longer than we did here and have a feed also. Highly recommend
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Fleur
04 Nov 2022
Attended the Gin Blending Masterclass and just wanted to say a massive thank you!! I learned so much and was able to further my appreciation for gin.
Afterwards we were able to relax with some gin and beautiful pizzas in the tranquil garden setting.
Definitely recommend. Excellent gin, excellent setting.
Definitely worth a stop on your KI tour.
Afterwards we were able to relax with some gin and beautiful pizzas in the tranquil garden setting.
Definitely recommend. Excellent gin, excellent setting.
Definitely worth a stop on your KI tour.
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James
31 Oct 2022
Venue, staff and service were all top notch, loved the spicy liqueur. Great garden to walk through with all the gin spices. Tasting paddle prices were reasonable and drinks prices seemed standard too. The bottle prices were very expensive for gins that tasted quite generic.
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Alyssa
25 Sep 2022
This place has amazing atmosphere, beautiful garden seating area. Their cocktails were amazing! The food truck outside serves amazing pizza, very thin and crispy base but so tasty! Definitely a must in KI. We went twice while in KI. Chip wedges was super nice and seasoned well.
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Choc
24 Mar 2022
Delightfully open, modern, green and friendly environment. Educational gin tasting and delicious cocktails available. A great place to sit and relax with a group. No booking required, plenty of seating available and clearly dog friendly in the outside sections.
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Tachy
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