Located in the Tamborine Mountains inland from Brisbane and the Gold Coast, you can visit Tamborine Mountain Distillery independently or on a food-and-drink focused tour of the Tamborine Mountain area. As well as distillery tours and tastings in the tasting room, there’s an on-site Rainforest Bar, which serves cocktails. Some of the more unusual and uniquely Australian items produced here include Australian Herbal Liqueur, Eucalyptus Gum Leaf Vodka, and Wattle Toffee Liqueur.
The legal drinking age in Australia is 18, so you must be at least 18 to buy alcoholic drinks at the distillery.
Groups of six or more are encouraged to book tastings and tours to avoid disappointment. Large groups (of 20 or more) can’t be accommodated on the weekends.
The distillery is wheelchair-accessible.
Tamborine Mountain Distillery’s products are available throughout Queensland and New South Wales, at select outlets in other Australian states, and through a couple of distributors in Singapore and China.
Tamborine Mountain Distillery is about an hour’s drive south of Brisbane, and an hour’s drive north-west of the Gold Coast. It’s in the Eagle Heights area of the town named Tamborine Mountain. Unless you’re on a tour, you’ll need your own wheels to get there, but it’s conveniently located beside Macdonnell Road, one of the main roads through the town.
The distillery is open seven days a week, from late morning until early evening. The Rainforest Bar is open during the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. If you’re traveling in a large group (20 or more people), visit mid-week and book in advance.
Travelers on the lookout for more drinks-related activities in Queensland should stop at Bundaberg, a coastal city about 4.5 hours’ drive north of Brisbane. It’s famous for its Bundaberg Rum, and you can tour the distillery. If you’re looking for a refreshing non-alcoholic version, a range of soft drinks are also produced here, including a popular ginger beer.
