Cellar Door & Bar
Guests are welcomed into the cellar door where they can engage and connect with one another through the creation of an inviting and relaxed community experience.
Come and taste traditionally distilled craft spirits and purchase bottles to take home. The cocktail bar is now open and pouring some great cocktails made with our spirits and unique in-house made syrups, cordials and liqueurs along with cheese platters, toasties and a full selection of other spirits, beer and wine.
Fig 01. — Unknown Author. RAN sailors erect a Hills Hoist clothes line in the aftermath of Cyclone Tracy. Circa 1975. Darwin. National Archives of Australia
Cellar Door & Cocktail Bar Opening hours
Thursday 4pm onward
Friday — Saturday from noon onward
Sunday - Closed during the wet season. Will be open from May 2024
Our Martini Tasting Menu
To showcase our Darwin Dry Gin we have composed a Martini menu of four classic Martini style cocktails followed by 14 cocktails of our own creation all using our Gin and Vodka.
Our Martini menu is strong, rich and intended for true gin lovers
Spirit Tasting Board
$14 for three, $10 for two, $5 for one
(+$4 ea additional spirit)
(+$1 for Navy Strength)
(+$4 for mixer)
Distillery Tour + Tasting
$30
Takeaway Bottle Sales
before 10pm, see price list on “the cage” in the cellar door or ask our friendly staff.
Martinis
Ask our staff to make your Martini your way, or try one of these
Millionaire’s
Gin | Dry Vermouth | Sparkling Wine Float
A light and dry martini with a bubbly side
$18
Smokey
Gin | Scotch Whisky | Orange Bitters
A marriage of Laphroaig and Gin creates a peaty and smokey finish. Perfect for those who love whisky as well as Gin
$18
Perfect
Gin | Dry Vermouth | Sweet Vermouth | Orange Bitters
A sweet and dry balance with a touch of orange to round out the palate
$18
Rolls Royce
Gin | Sweet Vermouth | Dry Vermouth | Benedictine
A classic martini that makes our Darwin Dry Gin shine. Step it up a notch and try it with Sweetheart’s Navy Strength Gin (add $2)
$18
Other drinks in our vault
Tawny Amigo
Vodka | Tequila | Tawny Port | Lime | Orange | Pineapple
A margarita inspired cocktail with a mildly sour taste up front and a subtle sweetness from the port to finish. Jaffa Cake vibes
$17
Bush Negroni
Gin | Campari | Sweet Vermouth | Smoke
Our take on this classic bittersweet Italian drink uses a vermouth made of only native Australian botanicals and infused with paperbark smoke
$20
Drunken Brolga
Port Barrel Gin | Rum | Montenegro | Maple Syrup | Lime
Gold winning Barrel Rested Gin meets Monty and maple giving a complex evolution of flavours
$19
Munted Scot
Gin | Laphroaig | Aperol | Muntries | Lime
Smokey tropical flavours. Scotland meets Mindil!
$19
Rosella Nights
Rosella Liqueur | Montenegro | Lemon | Soda
You asked for it and we delivered ! Straight from the Darwin Festival - a delicate, light and refreshing cocktail for the rosella lovers
$14
My Oh Mai
Port Barrel Gin | Drambuie | Orgeat | Lime | Orange | Angostura Bitters
A new take on an old favourite, results in this fruity party drink
$18
Way of the Willing
Gin | Lemon Curd | Orange Juice
Like drinking a lemon cheese cake. A balance of fresh citrus and our gin makes a creamy, distinctly lemon flavour
$18
Pink Panther
Vodka | Elderflower | Lemon | Pink Coconut Syrup | Mint
Like eating a Lamington while waxing your surf board and pouring reef oil on your body. It doesn’t get more tropical than this!
$17
Salted Caramel Espresso
Vodka | Coffee | Willy’s Coffee Liqueur | Salted Caramel
Classic espresso martini sweetened with our house made salted caramel
$16
Pineapple Express
Vodka | Black Whisky | Cointreau | Disaronno | Pineapple | Falernum | Davidson Plum | Lemon
Light and refreshing classic tiki style cocktail with house made Falernum (Caribbean spiced syrup)
$21
Darwin Sling
Gin | Cherry Liqueur | Cointreau | Benedictine | Rosella | Lime & Orange
A top end take on the classic Singapore Sling
$23
Poppin’ Cherries
KPQ Gin | Peach Liquor | Lemon | Cherry bitters | Kakadu Plum Syrup | Orange
Peach forward with a house made kakadu plum syrup topped off with a cherry. Sure to be a favourite - You might not be able to stop at one!
$19
Jungle Willy
Rum | Campari | Willy’s Coffee Liqueur | Pineapple | Lemon | Angostura Bitters
Willy's coffee liqueur and campari blended with rum gives a unique tropical twist to a jungle bird
$17
Mindil Sunset
Vodka | Bourbon | Cointreau | Chai Syrup | Dark Soda
Sweet like apple pie with a touch of cinnamon. Dark soda with a subtle hint of vanilla gives an added complexity
$17
Gin & Vodka Mixers
Darwin Dry Gin
Fantastic in any Gin based cocktail including Martinis and Negronis. Also great with Long Rays Pacific Tonic with a Lime wedge garnish.
$10
Desert Lime Gin
Citrus forward with liquorice notes; Long Rays Pacific Tonic pairs nicely with a star anise garnish.
$10
Kakadu Plum & Quandong Gin
This delicate Gin is enjoyed as a sipper straight/on ice by many. Is lovely with soda or Long Rays Citrus Tonic and a dehydrated Grapefruit garnish.
$10
Port Barrel Rested Gin
Dry gin has taken on flavours of Port, Oak and a touch of smoke. Wonderful on ice or treat it like a whisky and ask the bar staff about an Old Fashioned.
$10
Darwin Festival Gin
Wonderfully tropical, this gin pairs with Long Rays Pacific Tonic and a simple Lime wedge garnish.
$10
Rosella Gin
With 2-4% sugar, this sweeter Gin is delicious over ice, with Long Rays Dark Soda garnished with Crystallised Ginger.
$10
Sweetheart’s Navy Strength Gin
Big flavours and 58% ABV allow this Distiller’s choice to shine through almost any mixer. Our hardcore gin fans love this with Long Rays Pacific Tonic and a Lime wedge garnish BUT; gin lovers should also try it in a Martini or Negroni.
$12
Top End Mango Vodka
The aroma and flavour of mango lingers on the palate. Best paired with Lemonade and garnished with a Orange wedge.
$10
Willy’s Coffee Liqueur
100% Arabica cold brew and balanced sweetness. On ice or ask for a Black Russian.
$10
Willy’s Rosella Liqueur
This versatile liqueur combines the unique flavour of sweetened Rosella with distilled botanicals, known only to those who make it. Great with lemonade.
$10