This Doesn't Suck: Nosferatu Has Opened a Gin Distillery, Bar and Cafe in a Leafy Bowen Hills Warehouse
Get a caffeine fix by day, then sip Nosferatu's blood orange gin by night at the boutique brand's new Brisbane base.
There are many ways to choose which tipple to drink, and being intrigued by the name is as good as any. That might've been how you first discovered Nosferatu Distillery's gins — or how you're coming across them now. A spirits brand that shares its moniker with one of the most influential movies ever made, about vampires or otherwise, was always going to stand out.
The fact that Nosferatu's eponymous gin is a tasty blood orange number was always going to earn attention, too — and, of course, the Count Orlok-shaped silhouette on the bottle's label along with it. Here's another reason for Brisbanites to throw the company some love: its newly opened headquarters in Bowen Hills, which operates as a distillery, bar and cafe.
Get a caffeine fix by day, then sip gin by night: that's on the menu at the boutique brand's new Brisbane base. Located in Jeays Street and welcoming in gin lovers Monday–Saturday, it'll actually celebrate its grand launch on Saturday, October 15; however, it is indeed already trading.
The drinks lineup includes all of the usual coffee options, teas, StrangeLove sodas (keeping the movie theme) and non-alcoholic beers for those keen on a non-boozy beverage. Or, there's wine, beer and the company's range of spirits — Nosferatu Blood Orange Gin, Mandrake Cucumber and Mint Gin, Giselle Pavlova Gin and Bunyip Sticky Gin — including in cocktails and flights.
While the company has taken its cues from a horror great in its title, its new industrial-style warehouse space definitely hasn't. Here, in a light and airy setup, expect leafy plants aplenty around the venue, a retro-style van as a bar, and the distillery's operations in full view.
Bites to eat are served up by a rotating array of food trucks. And Nosferatu's Bowen Hills location is dog-friendly, too, so add it to you and your pooch's next cafe or bar outing.
Find Nosferatu Distillery at 26 Jeays St, Bowen Hills — open 7am–5pm Monday–Wednesday, 7am–9pm Thursday–Friday and 11.30am–9pm Saturdays, with the venue's grand launch set to be celebrated on Saturday, October 15.
