Maria River Distillery

We took the whole family for an afternoon antipasto and gin tasting. Brandon and Jess looked after us so well. The food was incredible (a genuine Italian antipasto spread) and a few well mixed gin and sodas was beautiful on a hot and humid afternoon. Particularly loved the Dry Gin and the Rhubard Gin.

Wow fascinating session with these guys! Lemoncello special and fantastic. What i really liked was to see the distillation rigs and the history of making this gem! Thank you for an unforgettable time and please keep going! Botanical gin was a fav!

We did the antipasto lunch and tasting You would be hard pressed to find better antipasto in Italy, outrageously good 👌 All the spirits Brandon and the team make are excellent. The Gincello in particular was delicious. We’re keen to get back there in summer when the Blood Orange Cello is back in season too..! The tour was really impressive, it’s a great operation they are running. If you’re in the area do yourself a favour and make the trip.

A great experience with Brenden, who’s so passionate and knowledgeable, we tried many of his inventions form Gin to Whisky…. Would def come bak next year and take the boat tour when it’s operating! Go MRD!

Maria Road you have done it again! Love the blood orange 🍊 one I bought at Sutherland Shire Food Markets yesterday. As good as the Mandarinacello and Limoncello 🫶🍋🍋‍🟩🍋🍋‍🟩🍋🍋‍🟩🍋🍋‍🟩🍋

Takes me back to the Isle of Capri... The first time I tasted Limoncello where it was born. My fav is the Gincello "which I had a taste of each" but wifey won and we bought the Madarincello, good thing it's "...... alllllmost just as delicious, as was the original. Highly recommended!

I first purchased their Ginello at their little stand at The Rocks. I ordered again online and they made a special trip just so I could get a wonderful bottle to my friend who was about to leave the country! Cannot thank them enough, and also did I mention it tastes amazing? Highly recommended, and I would love to visit when I'm up that way. Thank you Brandon & team!!

After trying the delicious ginello and Arancello rosso at Bellingen Markets, we decided to book a weekend tasting with some friends. It was wonderful to see the passion and dedication behind the scenes at Maria River Distillery, and the antipasto platter and complimentary drinks made a great afternoon even better. It’s an idyllic spot by the river, with generous hosts who love what they do. Highly recommend if you’re near Cresent Head - and if you see MRD at your local market, grab a bottle - as these small batches don’t last long!