We don’t have to remind you that Queenstown is an absolute treasure trove for discovering new tipples.
Between runs down mountain slopes, cosying up around a fire or feeble attempts to line up for *that* burger—fine sips are always at your fingertips.
So, it’s with great delight that we’ve scouted a brand new offering where gin takes centre stage.
Enter The Gin Experience AKA Urban Botanica’s new choose-your-adventure-style sipping session. More than a mere menu addition, it’s an interactive treat—one that’s swift, social and smack-bang in the heart of downtown Queenstown.
A Bespoke, Creative Drink Experience
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the best kinds of drinks are bespoke ones and Urban Botanica’s ‘Craft Your Own Gin & Tonic’ experience is exactly what the label says.
With both local and handpicked international gins on the cards, you’ll start—naturally—with your choice of spirit and mixer.
Then, it’s a pick-and-mix world of opportunities. From bitters, dehydrated botanics and fresh garnishes from Urban Botanica’s very own (and apt) herb garden, this is your chance to channel your inner mixologist and get creative when it comes to crafting your cup of goodness.
It’s an interactive experience to say the least. You’ll be hands-on in choosing everything, and Urban Botanica’s mixologists are just a holla away should you need a pro. With endless combinations and flavour layerings, your creation will be personalised to a tee. Or should we say, to the G&T?
A Hidden Gem, Reborn
For those uninitiated, Urban Botanica has been a place to pause and socialise over a good drink—boozy, caffeinated, or somewhere in between—since it first opened its doors in opened its doors at Eatspace, downstairs in O’Connells Mall.
The Gin Experience marks their relaunch into Eastspace’s breezy, curated offerings—and the inimitable Queenstown’s wining and dining scene. It’s poetic, really. After all, a G&T truly is the perfect welcome (back) drink.
A Space For Every Occasion
Good news for you car-less visitors to Queenstown and locals on a city jaunt, Eastspace, the aforementioned food space that houses Urban Botanica and The Gin Experience, is situated in the always bustling dowtown Queentown. No long-distance drive or grappling with parking needed.
From the perfect start to a date night to after-work wash-downs and big family get-togethers to bringing your picky out-of-towner parents, Urban Botanica—much like their Gin Experience—offers a rather endless array of flavours to discover.
Better yet, Eatspace boasts a range of options for all things tasty bites and is open seven days (hurrah for Monday night nibbles and cocktails). Did we mention it is all under the one roof? Note the operative word roof, Queenstown’s snow days aren’t going to get in the way of a cheeky sesh.
For more on The Gin Experience at Urban Botanica and to find out more on how you can have the ultimate Queenstown sipping session, visit here.
The Details
What: The Gin Experience, an interactive craft-your-own G&T moment
When: Daily
Where: Downstairs in O’Connells Mall 30 Camp Street, Queenstown
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