The Sunshine Coast became a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2022 — a recognition of a landscape where conservation, community and country are deeply interwoven. Biosphere Gin is our response to that: a collaboration between Sunshine & Sons and the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at the University of the Sunshine Coast, distilled from a place we're proud to call home.
Made on Kabi Kabi Country using reclaimed spirit and botanicals sourced from within the Reserve, the gin is built around elderflower in two expressions — a fresh distillate that delivers bright white blossom and light florals, and a hand-prepared tincture that adds a softer, honeyed depth underneath. Native black myrtle threads through the profile, adding a quietly wild, distinctly Australian edge.
The result is a soft, layered gin with classic juniper structure, natural sweetness and a finish that lingers. Elegant and considered — and unmistakably from here.
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About the Biosphere
The Sunshine Coast Biosphere spans three distinct reserves across the region — a UNESCO-recognised landscape where conservation, community and Country coexist. Learn more about the Sunshine Coast Biosphere About the collaboration
This gin was developed in partnership with the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at the University of the Sunshine Coast — a research group dedicated to the intersection of creativity, ecology and place.
Create these cocktails at home
Biosphere G&T
The classic, done right — with elderflower, black myrtle, and premium tonic.
Elderflower and native black myrtle gin nurtured with love in the UNESCO recognised Biosphere we call home.
Close your eyes. You're in the Biosphere.
This soundscape was recorded across the aquatic environments of the Sunshine Coast Biosphere Reserve by the Creative Ecologies Research Cluster at the University of the Sunshine Coast
The same landscape that inspired this gin.
Press play below on our soundcloud player, pour yourself a glass, and let it take you there.
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