March 2025 Update
Welcome to our first WQS update Newsletter!
Distiller's Diary
Welcome to the first edition of Western QLD Spirits’ Distiller’s Diary. A place for all things exciting and upcoming in distilling production at Western QLD Spirit. With Summer coming to an end, the worst of the Outback heat will soon be behind us. This season however has resulted in some exciting harvests for distilling. The team has been harvesting Prickly Pear, Dester Limes and Mulberries.
The mulberries are sweet and richly purple, they will be heroing in our re-released Mulbury Gin. For anyone who missed out on this last year on this Gin you are in for a fruity, jammy sweet Gin treat.
The heat has also been helping mature our whisky in barrel. With a combination of Ollo Rossa, Port and Muscat barrels we are very excited for our first release later this year. The distilling team has some study to do around how to finish this to make a truly Outback Spirit. This includes a short study trip to Scotland this year as well to see how the professionals do it.
We are also excited to be working in conjunction with Opera QLD to release a new floral gin for the arts season. Using locally harvested honey, roses, lavender this is a light delicate tipple perfect to watch a sunset and listen to “Are you Lonesome Tonight” at the WQS cellar door for Mothers day.
- Michael McLaughlin
Head Distiller
WQS Loyalty Program
We're launching our own loyalty program! Simply spend at our Cellar Door and get 1 point for every $1 spent. These points can be used towards discounts on future purchases!
Dan Murphy's Marketplace
We're thrilled to announce that Western Queensland Spirit products will shortly be available to purchase online through Dan Murphy's!
We'll still be shipping direct from our website as well, but this is just another way for people to discover our great regional brand!
Easter at Western Queensland Spirit
Easter is back at the distillery in 2025! With live music, great food and cocktail specials along with some other exciting surprises, its set to be bigger and better than 2045!
Out and About
WQS has already been on the road again this year with a stall at the Chinchilla Watermelon Festival. Last year we attended more than 30 offsite events and 2025 looks set to beat that by a large margin.
You can find us at the following events in the next couple of months:
March 16 | Toowoomba Queen's Park Markets
March 28 | Roma Picnic Ball
March 29 | Roma Picnic Races
April 4 - 6 | Brisbane Gin Festival
New Faces
If you've visited our Cellar Door in 2025, you might have noticed a few new faces behind the bar. Bailey and Kira have joined the team
Bailey, our new Chief Operating Officer comes to us from Brisbane with a background specialising in Food & Beverage and venue management. The mastermind behind our incredibly popular Valentine's Date Night Menu, Bailey has some delicious updates coming to the menu very soon.
Kira joins us as our Brand, Events & Operations Coordinator. Kira will keep WQS running behind the scenes and will be the first point of call for events and suppliers and will be running our socials too.
Make sure you say hello to Bailey and Kira next time you're visiting the Cellar Door!
