Spooks & Spirits

Mothers Ruined Gin invites you to the historic (and reputedly haunted!) Thistle Inn for a Halloween tasting of international award-winning gins, accompanied by spooky tales from the darker corners of Wellington’s past.

The ‘mothers’ will guide you through a tasting of five delicious and unique gins, all lovingly distilled in nearby Breaker Bay. While you sip fine gin and snack on generous nibbles, you’ll hear spine-tingling stories of Wellington’s ghosts, hauntings and uncanny happenings from local historian Amanda McVitty of Arque Research.

Tickets: $40 per person- includes welcome cocktail, tasting of 5 gins, and antipasto platters.

About your hosts:
Mothers Ruined Gin was co-founded by Helen Gower and Jo Davy, and their award-winning gin is made on Wellington’s south coast. They are the first distillers in Australasia to use a paperboard bottle that’s kinder to the planet than glass. www.mothersruinedgin.com Arque Research provides historical research and heritage marketing services to businesses and cultural organisations around New Zealand and the world. It’s headed by Amanda McVitty, an award-winning professional historian, author, and fan of the paranormal.

www.arqueresearch.com