Popular Spirit Flavours

A white rum style with a distinctive, clean rum character. Light-bodied yet flavoursome, offering subtle sugarcane notes and a smooth finish that makes it an ideal mixer without overpowering other ingredients.

Try this flavour if you enjoy clean white rums such as Bacardi™ Superior

This premium Scottish Whisky blends with any mixer and is excellent with soda water.

With 700 ml of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 10 ml (2 caps) of Edwards Essences
Shake Well !
Makes 710 ml

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

A fresh fruit flavour to turn standard vodka into something very special. Ideal for cocktail mixes, or alcohol free mixed with lemonade or over ice cream

Add to 1 litre of spirit or vodka to make a delicious Nitro Fruit Vodka.

Ingredients: Natural Fruit Extracts, Sugar, Glucose, Citric Acid, Preservative (202,211)

Manufactured in Auckland, New Zealand

Distinctive navy style, full syrup and blackstrap molasses with a straight from the barrel flavour

125ml bottle flavours 2 litres

Mix with 40% spirit or vodka. Bottle age for 14 days.  

Pour over ice to enjoy full flavour

Ingredients: Water, Natural Flovour, Sugar, Caramel, Stabiliser (211)

Manufactured in Auckland NZ

A premium vodka style inspired by classic European grain vodkas. Clean and smooth with subtle grain character, delivering a balanced, refined flavour and a crisp finish.

Try this flavour if you enjoy European-style vodkas such as Absolut™

Turn your vodka into an orange fruit vodka with Spirits Unlimited Orange Fruit Vodka! Fresh, juicy orange flavour with a smooth, clean finish, perfect for mixing with soda, lemonade, or using as a cocktail base.

A cinnamon & cardamom flavouring to build your own gin style spirit. A strong, spicy flavouring with a well-balanced blend of warming cinnamon and fragrant cardamom. A flavouring tailored to allow you to build your own gin taste experience when combined with other flavourings from the Profile Range.

Red Gum Port – Limited Batch Barrel Chunks

There’s a quiet corner of Western Australia where a handful of port barrels are built not from imported oak, but from local red gum — a timber as Australian as the dry earth itself. These casks are rare, used sparingly, and almost never released to the open market. When a tiny allocation becomes available, we grab it. This is one of those moments.

Our Red Gum Port chunks come from that fleeting supply. Once filled with fortified Australian port and left to rest through scorching summers and cool winters, the timber is now cut into home-brew-friendly pieces — ready to hand over every whisper of its past life.

The Scent of the Bush in a Glass

Red gum doesn’t taste or smell like traditional oak. It brings something older, softer, and deeply rooted. From the moment you open the bag, you’ll catch it: a mix of dark fruit leather, sun-baked earth, and a faint prickle of woodsmoke. In spirit, the chunks slowly unravel layers of:

• Jammy dark fruits — think dried muscatels, overripe figs, and black cherry compote, gifted by the port-soaked grain.

• Burnt toffee and brown sugar crust — a rounded sweetness that cushions the edges of young spirit without masking it.

• A breath of native spice — less European baking spice, more like lemon myrtle, wattleseed coffee, and a distant hum of pepper leaf.

• Low, ancient earth — the unmistakable scent of red dirt after light rain; a savoury, grounding note that anchors everything else.

• Colour like an outback sunset — deep garnet, mahogany, and flashes of tawny amber develop quickly, turning heads before the first sip.

Where It Belongs

While these chunks play nicely with many spirits, two paths really let them shine:

• Whiskies — the robust, cereal-forward character marries effortlessly with the dried-fruit sweetness and earthy depth.

• Clean neutral spirit — here the wood takes centre stage, transforming a blank canvas into a complex digestif reminiscent of a fine old tawny.

Don’t be afraid to drop a chunk into a dark rum or a home-brewed strong ale either. Small additions can spark remarkable results.

Guiding the Extraction

Forget rigid rules. Think of this as a rhythm:

1. Start gentle. Place roughly 100 grams of chunks per litre of spirit into a clean glass vessel. You can always add more later, but you can’t take the flavour back out.

2. Visit often. Beginning around day three, pour yourself the smallest taste every day or two. Swirl, sniff, sip. Notice how the sharp edges soften and new notes emerge — sometimes a sudden wave of chocolate and prune, other times a quiet leathery calm.

3. Listen to your liquid. There is no “correct” age here. One batch might hit perfection at 10 days, another at three weeks. The moment it feels round, expressive, and complete to you — stop. Strain or remove the wood.

4. Rest and enjoy. Let the naked spirit rest for a few days to settle, then bottle. Pour with pride.

A Fleeting Offering

Because these barrels aren’t made by the thousands, our stock of Red Gum Port chunks turns over fast and rarely repeats exactly. Each pack is a snapshot of a specific cask, a specific season, a disappearing craft.

When they’re listed, they’re live. When they’re gone, they’re memory. Don’t let this one become a story you almost tasted.

Indulge in the smooth sweetness of Essencia Honey Bourbon — a bold American-style whiskey infused with rich golden honey, soft vanilla, and a touch of toasted oak. Perfectly balanced between warmth and sweetness, it delivers the easy-drinking character fans love in honeyed favourites like Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey.

Enjoy it chilled, over ice, or topped with cola or lemonade for a refreshing twist. Essencia Honey Bourbon offers a smooth, slightly sweet finish that’s approachable, satisfying, and made for sharing. 

Crafting 2.25 litres of authentic-tasting spirit from each 28ml bottle, by adding 1.95L of 40% ABV neutral spirit and 280g Essencia Ezibase Liqueur or 280g of white sugar. Essencia essences deliver an authentic flavour every time. With decades of leadership in quality home distillation, Essencia ensures an unparalleled taste experience. Don't compromise on quality; elevate your spirits with this exceptional essence.

Smell the difference. Essencia Single Malt Whisky Barrel Chunks are made from wet, freshly emptied single malt whisky barrels that have aged premium spirit for 4–10 years.

These chunks offer exceptional quality compared to cheaper dry staves or chips, with careful processing that retains the charred interior to enhance flavour infusion and provide substantial surface area for rapid, genuine aging.

Simply soak up to 2L of 40% ABV spirit for 10 days to achieve authentic barrel-aged character. Unlike dry alternatives, Essencia Barrel Chunks impart the rich, complex single malt whisky flavour that transforms your spirit with the depth of years of maturation.

Essencia Bourbon Barrel Chunks are made from wet, freshly-emptied, bourbon-soaked American White Oak bourbon barrels (not dry barrels like cheaper staves and chips). 

The carefully selected barrels have been aging bourbon for 4-10 years in Kentucky, USA.  The unique chunking process ensures each chunk captures the charred inside of the barreland gently opens up the bourbon-soaked oak.  Each litre of spirit is in contact with a huge surface-area of barrel to enable aging in only seven days.  Unlike dry ‘staves’ or ‘chips’, Essencia Bourbon Barrel Chunks will create genuine bourbon without the need for other flavouring.  

Essencia Bourbon Barrel Chunks can be used in different ways depending on your beverage and taste. Basically it comes down to the original spirit flavour, versus oaking.

 - The more Chunks you use per measure of neutral spirit (or vodka), the more original flavour imparted in a shorter time.

 - The longer the Chunks are in contact with the spirit, the more oak is imparted.

SUGGESTIONS FOR USE

Essencia Bourbon Barrel Chunks can be used to rapidly barrel-age neutral spirit or vodka, bourbon, whiskey or beer.  We recommend a process of soaking, draining and filtering.  You can test along the way, or blend different batches to your own taste.

Soak in 2 Litres of Spirit for 10 days.

A smooth French-style vodka flavour with a soft, rounded profile and gentle grain character. Clean and refined, reflecting the lighter, polished style of French wheat vodkas.

Try this flavour if you enjoy Grey Goose™.

A full-flavoured Australian-style rum profile with rich molasses notes and a warm, rounded character. Bold and familiar, reflecting the classic Aussie dark rum style.

Try this flavour if you enjoy Bundaberg Rum™.

A classic Queensland-style rum with a distinctive reddish colour and a bold sugarcane-driven profile. Strong molasses sweetness with noticeable oak character, delivering a flavour that is instantly recognisable.

Try this flavour if you enjoy classic Australian rums such as Bundaberg™ Rum

A unique blend of coffee and chocolate with Jamaican Rum. Works with spirit to produce that well known Jamaican Liqueur favour.

Makes 1.1 litres

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

Try Edwards Essences Mia Taria if you like:

Turn your vodka into a bright lemon fruit vodka with Spirits Unlimited Lemon Fruit Vodka! 

Zesty lemon character with a clean, refreshing finish, perfect for mixing with soda, lemonade, or using as a cocktail base.

A full flavoured sour mash-style bourbon with a robust grain backbone and restrained aroma. Rich and smooth, delivering depth and warmth without the perfumed or scented notes found in some bourbon styles.

Try this flavour if you enjoy classic sour mash bourbons such as Maker’s Mark™

Based on Bourbon, a smooth whisky liqueur with a hint of apricot. Works well on the rocks and with mixers.

With 1.15 litres of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 50 ml of Edwards Essences
Add 320 grams of white sugar
Shake Well !
Makes 1.4 litres

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A barrel aged rum liqueur with rich, smooth chocolate and vanilla notes. Enjoy straight, on the rocks or with milk.

With 850 ml of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 50 ml of Edwards Essences
Add 350 grams of sugar / sweetener (more or less to taste)
Plus add 260 ml of water
Shake Well !
Makes approximately 1.4 litres

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

Luxuriously indulgent, rich butterscotch with a hint of roasted toffee. Works exceptionally well in both schnapps or cream liqueur, “Toffee Cream”.

With 850 ml of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 50 ml of Edwards Essences
Add 350 grams of white sugar
Plus add 260 ml of water
Shake Well !
Makes 1.4 litres

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

Premium Vodka characterised by fresh, clean, smooth tasting flavor. Produces a spirit that mixes well with most fizzy drinks and fruit juices.

With 700 ml of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 10 ml (2 caps) of Edwards Essences
Shake Well !
Makes 710 ml

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

A great all round Whisky with both malt and Smokey characters. Excellent over ice or blends very well with your favourite mixer.

A traditional rich Brandy with a smooth mature style to excite the palate.

Mixing Instructions:

With 700 ml of Vodka or alcohol base (38%)
Add 10 ml (2 caps) of Edwards Essences
Shake Well !
Makes 710 ml

Product should only be used in accordance with instructions

Try Edwards Essences Brandy if you like:

A crisp, zesty grapefruit flavouring paired with the aromatic complexity of grapefruit and blood orange, and a sweetness that’s expertly balanced. Just add this to a neutral spirit or vodka for a taste experience inspired by a top shelf spirit.