The Rare Orchid Distilling Co brings new rustic charm to Landsborough
By Kirra Livingstone
LANDSBOROUGH is home to a new gin distillery, The Rare Orchid Distilling Co, which opened its doors in early July with limited trading hours.
The distillery is located on Lenco Crescent in Landsborough’s new industrial estate and is already operating on a smaller scale. They are currently offering coffee, juice, and snacks to customers from Monday to Thursday, 7am to 10am.
Glasshouse Country Chamber of Commerce president, Tamara Hazelden, said this new business is expected to boom once it’s fully operational and open to the public.
“I think it’s just going to provide something different,” she said. “I know it’s going to be inundated with people wanting to see it, especially once they know more about it because he’s like a hidden gem. “It brings a bit more diversity and a new flair to the area.” Tamara added that she believes the Lenco Crescent estate will bring a plethora of new business activity to Landsborough.
“There’s a handbag warehouse that I will be going down to see next week, The Spot has moved to the industrial estate and are doing incredibly well,” she said. “That little hub down there is home to a lot of new businesses, and the owners are mostly creatives and entrepreneurs.” This distillery is the first of its kind in the local region; as to date, the Glasshouse Country hinterland has no other local distilleries.
The closest distillery to the Glasshouse Country region would be Beachtree Distilling Co in Caloundra West. As for local breweries, the Sunshine Coast has the most per capita in Australia.
Stay tuned for a future edition when we sit down with The Rare Orchid’s owner, Jamie Jones, who will share his inspiration behind his passion project.
