Old Hokonui Museum & Distillery

The Gore District’s colourful history of illicit whiskey making and consumption is celebrated in this unique museum, located in Gore’s heritage precinct. The Gore Visitor Centre is front-of-house for the museum.

By recreating the scenes from old with static displays, audio, visuals and artefacts, the museum brings to life the characters and key events of the prohibition era that spawned the moonshine industry.

Find out how adventurous many local moonshiners became in the face of police opposition, and how Kiwi ingenuity often foiled the Customs men.

Old Hokonui whiskey, made to the original recipe, is among a range of great local merchandise available.

Visit the Museum & Distillery’s website for opening hours and further information, or call the museum’s front-of-house Visitor Centre staff on (03) 203 9288.