5 Mile Distilling - Scott Forsythe

Taupō

19 Feb

Owner

When Scott founded 5 Mile Distilling in Taupō in April 2022, the goal was to make great craft spirits.

Nearly four years and 27 medals later, including a trophy for Best London Dry Gin at the 2022 NZ Spirits Awards. The goal has grown, we still make great craft spirits, but now it's about helping Taupō prosper too.

5 Mile Distilling operates under the Contribution-Over-Extraction Business Framework, a model Scott developed built on the idea that business should serve People and Planet, with profit as the result of doing the right work, not the reason for it.

That shows up in real ways. A dollar from every bottle sold goes to a local charity: Hospice Taupō, Taupō RSA, Bellyful Taupō, or Greening Taupō, depending on the product. On top of that, 1% of gross revenue goes to Greening Taupō, and we try to get along to planting days whenever we can.

As we grow, we employ locals, pay above the living wage, and invest in training. Some will move on, and that's the point. We train the next ones too.

On the Planet side, the distillery runs entirely on electricity, with a closed-loop cooling system built from repurposed IBCs, tracked energy use aimed at reducing kWh per bottle, and a strict waste hierarchy of refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, recycle.

Our distillery tours are growing in popularity, turning 5 Mile Distilling into a Taupō tourist destination. More visitors means a stronger Taupō for everyone.

Spirits Worth Sharing, in every sense.

Get in touch with Scott,

Scott Forsythe
021 48 67 09
scott@5mile.nz
5mile.nz

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