Ok, technically refilling could be deemed as reusing but let’s just add a 4th “R” anyway shall we?
Known for it’s range of boutique organic gins and liqueurs, Hasting’s Distillers has added a “refill salon” to it’s tasting room at Heretaunga Street in Hastings. Here customers will be able to refill the top three most popular gins from the Hasting’s range and in doing so will qualify for a $10 credit for food or beverages at the venue.
This from Hasting’s Distillers:
New refill salon opens at Hastings Distillers, plus extended hours for summer
Hastings Distillers – highly regarded for its selection of premium organic gins and liqueurs – is encouraging its local clientele to embrace circularity, opening a refill salon at its Heretaunga Street tasting room.
The rear of the tasting room has been transformed into a refill area, where the three most popular of Hastings Distillers’ range can be found for refilling. Co-founder Kate Galloway says she and partner David Ramonteu had always intended to create an opportunity for recycling or reusing their distinctive bottles, and a refilling salon was the ideal solution. “So many of our customers are thoughtful and careful when it comes to choosing circular options, and some had already come in with their empties, asking us if we could reuse them somehow,” says Kate. “We investigated that possibility but customers being able to refill the bottles, rather than us reusing them, just made better sense.”
The Albertine and East Block 200 gin, as well as the L’Opera aperitif can now be refilled during opening hours at the refill salon located at 231 Heretaunga Street, Hastings. And those opening hours have been extended slightly for the busy summer months.
Hasting’s Distillers founders Kate Galloway & David Ramonteu
Hastings Distillers is now open Wednesday and Thursday until 7.30pm and Friday and Saturday until 8pm – allowing for locals and visitors alike to enjoy their delicious gins and liqueurs, small plates of plant-based goodness from the kitchen and delightful ambiance for longer.
Customers who refill their empties are rewarded with a $10 credit to spend on food or beverages in the tasting room during their visit, or at another time.
And for those enjoying the relaxed atmosphere of the Black Barn Growers’ Market this summer, Hastings Distillers are new stallholders for the 22/23 season, bringing bottles of their award-winning range to those shopping the boutique market stalls.
“After the challenges of the past two summers, we’re pleased to be able to share our love of quality, batch-distilled products and biodynamic principles with people from all over the region, and all over the world,” says Kate. “We’re looking forward to a beautiful summer, and meeting lots of new faces at the tasting room.”
For more on opening hours or to shop online 24/7, see www.hastingsdistillers.com