Maroochydore Trip Overview
Enjoy a day of sunshine and sparkle with a visit to four of the Sunshine Coast’s best drinks venues & distilleries. Experience a demo and tasting at a champagne-style cider maker, followed by a tasting at the Sunshine Coast’s amazing meadery (yes, it’s a word) and a delicious locally-sourced lunch at a boutique gin distillery. Finish up a relaxing day with a gin tasting at another of our choice Sunshine Coast’s superstar distilleries.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Maroochydore, Australia
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Enjoy a day of sunshine and sparkle with a visit to four of the Sunshine Coast’s best drinks venues & distilleries. Experience a demo and tasting at a champagne-style cider maker, followed by a tasting at the Sunshine Coast’s amazing meadery (yes, it’s a word) and a delicious locally-sourced lunch at a boutique gin distillery. Finish up a relaxing day with a gin tasting at another of our choice Sunshine Coast’s superstar distilleries.
Itinerary
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Stop At: U 1 4 Conara Rd Sunshine Coast Cider building, Kunda Park, Queensland 4556 Australia
Sunshine Coast Cider’s founder Martin is a fifth-generation cider maker originally from Switzerland, where his family made farmhouse cider in massive barrels underneath their house. Now he’s brought his expertise to the Sunshine Coast, and his specialty is méthode traditionnelle cider, better known as champagne-style cider.
Martin and his team will welcome you with a glass of brut+ cider, and you’ll enjoy a tour of the Cidery, a demo of the making process and, of course, a tasting from Sunshine Coast Cider’s core range of cider and perry.
Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes
Stop At: Amrita Park Meadery, 417 Pomona Kin Kin Rd, Pinbarren QLD 4568, Australia
We’ll stop at the warm and welcoming Amrita Park Meadery, set in beautiful grounds abuzz with honeybees and ablaze with flowers. There are well over 50 species of native plants and it’s part of the Land For Wildlife Program.
Founders Andy and Nicola make award-winning mead from locally sourced ingredients, using the methods passed down to Andy from his late granddad Poppo. And, just a heads up, mead isn’t necessarily sweet – it can be fermented bone dry, too! You’ll discover how mead is made, and the fruits and spices that give each mead its character. And, of course, you’ll enjoy a tasting of Amrita’s most popular meads
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Copperhead Restaurant Brewery, 52 Kauri St, Cooroy QLD 4563, Australia
You’ll have worked up an appetite so we’ll pop you back in the minibus for the short drive to the relaxed, trendy ambience of the Copperhead Brewery, Cooroy or Pier 11, Noosa Marina. Enjoy a delicious lunch and time to rest and digest before it’s back on the bus to head to the afternoon’s delights.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Noosa Heads Distillery, 19 Venture Dr, Noosaville QLD 4566, Australia
After lunch we’ll chivvy you back into the minibus for the scenic drive back to Noosa for your final experience, the Fortune Distillery at Land & Sea Brewery. Well known for its craft beer, the Fortune is the brewery’s little secret.
The Fortune team uses local ingredients to produce a range of fine spirits – vodka and a white malt as well as medal-winning gins and rum.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Noosa Chocolate Factory, U 1 15 Project Ave, Noosaville, Noosa, Queensland 4566 Australia
Noosa Natural Chocolate Company uses only the finest ingredients in all of their Gluten-Free premium chocolate products. Delicious snacks that are filled with real fruit and packed with anti-oxidants then coated in dark, milk or white chocolate. With so many varieties available, you know what that means right? There is something for everyone!
Duration: 20 minutes
