The Rare Orchid Distilling Co.

Home of WHY KNOT

Best Contemporary Gin in Queensland. Award-winning across Australia, honoured in London and at the IWSC.

Decorated across Australia. Recognised around the world.

Australian recognition

Best Contemporary Gin in QLD, 2025

Best Contemporary Gin in QLD, 2025

Gold, Australian Gin Awards 2025

Gold, Australian Gin Awards 2025

Gold, Royal Queensland Awards Distilled Spirits 2026

Gold, Royal Queensland Awards Distilled Spirits 2026

Best Classic Dry Gin in QLD, 2024

Best Classic Dry Gin in QLD, 2024

Silver, Australian Gin Awards 2024

Silver, Australian Gin Awards 2024

Silver, Melbourne Royal Aust. International Spirits Awards 2026

Silver, Melbourne Royal Aust. International Spirits Awards 2026

Silver, Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show 2025

Silver, Sydney Royal Distilled Spirits Show 2025

International recognition

Gold (94 points), London Spirits Competition 2026

Gold (94 points), London Spirits Competition 2026

Silver (91 points), IWSC 2026, WHY KNOT

Silver (91 points), IWSC 2026, WHY KNOT

Recognised by Australian and international judges. WHY KNOT, Best Contemporary Gin in Queensland 2025.

Est. 2023, Landsborough QLD

Est. 2023, Landsborough QLD

A family, two stills named Donald and Daisy, and a stubborn devotion to doing things properly.

Gold and two state trophies in the first three years

Our story

Lady Marquez

Proper gin for improper thoughts.

The muse of the house, and a portrait series all her own, from Mona Lisa Marquez to Viva la Gin Revolución. Limited prints arriving soon.

Lady Marquez

Visit us

The cellar door

Taste the range where it is made. Gin flights and guided tastings poured beside the stills, and a quiet verandah looking onto the nature reserve. Five minutes from Australia Zoo, an hour and a quarter from Brisbane.

Sat 12 to 5pm, Fri + Sun by appointment. Landsborough QLD

Plan your visit
The cellar door

The ritual

The perfect serve


Four steps, no shortcuts. The same pour we teach at the tasting bench.

Ice

More than feels polite. A balloon glass, filled to the brim.

Gin

Thirty millilitres of award-winning gin, poured slowly.

Tonic

A premium tonic, down the side of the glass, never rushed.

Botanicals

One twist of orange. Nothing else. The gin carries the glass.

The way we pour it at the cellar door.

Shop the gins

Word at the cellar door

What our visitors say

★★★★★
If it is gin you are after, then Landsborough is a must visit. Jamie is a top notch guy and his gin has now taken the top spot on my gin list. Thanks for a memorable gin encounter and the speedy delivery!
Faith Hynoski Google review
Fantastic place! I love gin and Rare Orchid has some of the best I have ever had. Even my wife who does not drink gin loved it. We left with a bottle of their award winning gin.
Jesse McMillan Google review
This is a hidden gem on the Sunshine Coast. No detail has been left unattended to. Jamie was a wonderful host with a variety of gins for us to taste, all of which were delicious.
Angela O'Sullivan Google review
Outstanding quality gins, lovely location and friendly, welcoming service. Was fantastic looking out to the wild bush. Will be back for sure.
Tim Garden Google review