Most distilleries need plenty of space. Yet this 20-seater, in a 19th-century cottage, squeezes in a lot. Sample Little Lon’s small-batch gins at the bar, before checking out the gin still in one room and fermentation tanks in the other. Try its fun cocktails, take a bottle home or take gin masterclass.

Inside a 19th-century pub, Darling Distillery is the work of three mates who are crafting a small range of high-quality gins. It’s open just once a month – which is your chance to drop in for a free tasting and to pick up a bottle (or get a refill) and chat with the distillers.

The father-daughter duo behind Brogan’s Way believe there’s a gin for everyone. Yours may well be the distillery’s Strawberries and Cream gin, served in a Martini or G&T. Watch the distillers in action over plates of crisp, European-style flatbreads and gin-friendly bar snacks.

It’s all about gin, whisky, vodka and rum at the buzzy bluestone outpost for the Mildura distillery of the same name. Both the bar and kitchen are making good use of the house-made hooch. Pair your saltbush Margarita with some spicy wings marinated in a signature rum-infused sauce.

A gleaming 100-litre still sits at the centre of this red-accented bar and restaurant. It’s where distiller (and chef) Carlo Tran makes the gin you’ll find in your Asian-inspired cocktails – most of which are on tap. Pair them with pan-Asian dishes such as chargrilled prawns, beef rendang, deconstructed bao and karaage chicken.

Find out how gin is made in the distillery, then test it out in a classic G&T, Martini or on a tasting flight. If you're feeling more adventurous, go for cocktails that draw on rhubarb, pineapple, pear and cherry. Or learn about the craft in a gin masterclass.

Ales and loaded pizzas are the main game at this San Diego-inspired brewery – but they’re not the only draw. This spot also distills whisky, dark rum and botanical gin in limited batches. Try them neat, on ice, with a mixer or in a basic cocktail.

This massive all-in-one food park, health-food cafe and distillery packs in a lot. Bee-line to the Saint Felix Distillery for its fruit-based gins, which are made in an 18th-century copper still. A mini cocktail paddle is the best way to sample the standouts.

Come to the old Stevedore’s Association building-turned-distillery for gins like the accidentally barrel-aged Mighty Apollo, Negronis infused with smoke, and an assortment of house-made spirits including brandy, whisky and limoncello.

Come for oak, mulberry and pomegranate gins distilled in the former warehouse space. Try riffs on classic cocktails, including an updated Southside and a pomegranate and sumac-infused spin on the Cosmopolitan.