MELBOURNE | St Felix Distillery is a Mordialloc distillery housed in an old brick warehouse that forms part of the Urban Ground complex. It focuses on contemporary takes on fruit-based spirits like gin, vodka, and brandy. Outside, you’ll find live music, events, and food trucks, while inside it’s a quieter affair. It’s the latter where you’ll find the distillery equipment, a bar, retail shelves, and high tables with stools.
A chef by trade, owner and head distillery Xavier Nalty opened St Felix after honing his distilling craft at Calvados Christian Drouin Distillery in France, and Collingwood’s Craft & Co. At St Felix, Xavier brings his experience in food and flavour to the spirits that he distilled. His gin and other spirits are inspired by the multicultural tapestry that makes up Australia.
Wild Forest gin showcases Mediterranean botanicals, with a particular highlight on Greek mastic gum, rosemary, bay leaf, and lemon myrtle. A yuzu and green tea spirit, meanwhile, showcases those two ingredients in a spirit which doesn’t neatly fit into a category. The Bitter Citrus Aperetivo is a great option for those who find Campari too bitter and Aperol too sweet. It features big blood orange notes, along with flavours like bergamot, Australian lemon myrtle, and native rosella flower.
At the distillery, you can enjoy a tasting flight, where you’ll be taken through the core range of St Felix’s spirits, enjoying them both neat, and with tonics and sodas. You can also order spirits and drinks at the bar, and sign up for cocktail making and distilling classes.
St Felix Distillery
1 Lamana Road
Mordialloc
Victoria 3195
Australia
Telephone: n/a
E-mail: [email protected]
Website
Open
Fri: 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Sat: 12:00pm to 8:00pm
Sun: 12:00pm to 6:00pm