Behind the bottle
Stories from behind the bottle. The decisions, the experiments, and the reasons Dancing Sands is made the way it is.
Behind the bottle
Why our pink gin doesn't stay pink
Our Sun-kissed gin starts pink and fades to blush orange. Here's why we let that happen, and the 1,000 litre disaster that taught us how to infuse fruit.
Most wasabi isn't actually wasabi.
Real wasabi is rarely grown outside Japan. Ours comes from the Waitapu River, ten minutes from our distillery in Tākaka. Here's how we ended up making wasabi gin.
Why no two Dancing Sands bottles look the same
Why do Dancing Sands bottles vary in colour? The answer involves Auckland kerbside recycling, a glass plant, and a deliberate choice we made in 2023.
Real ingredients
Flavours and colours that come from nature, not a lab.
Crafted in Golden Bay
Small-batch spirits from one of New Zealand’s most iconic regions.
Award-winning spirits
Recognised internationally for exceptional taste and quality.
Sustainably made
Packaged in recyclable, compostable materials with nothing wasted.