One each of the following three Known Unknown Aperitif aperitifs:
Kōwhai Amber Vermouth (500ml)
Bloody Vermouth (500ml)
Amaro #1 (500ml)

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Kōwhai Amber Vermouth:
"Complex and Interesting" - Cameron Douglas MS
We describe this as a ‘herbal, bittersweet amber vermouth’. Stylistically it sits between herbal Spanish Vermouth and a cinchona-heavy aperitif like Cocchi Americano however we also think it’s ultimately a quintessentially Aotearoan vermouth.

It’s made with a base wine of 4-year-old Hawkes Bay Chardonnay and 6-year-old Hawkes Bay Sauvignon Blanc which was fortified with a combination of grape spirit and botanical spirit distilled at Juno. It is then infused with a range of botanicals including wormwood, lemon, kawakawa, chamomile, cinchona bark, elderflower, borage, dill and fennel before being sweetened with honey and vintage sweet wines. Like all our vermouths going forward, it was made in barrel with as many locally grown botanicals as possible.

Enjoy over ice, in a spritz or in a long drink with tonic. 

Bloody Vermouth: 
"Category Medal Winner" - NZ Spirits Awards 2025
“Satisfyingly full-bodied, with very balanced bitterness,” - Yvonne Lorkin
91/100 - Cameron Douglas MS

Bloody Vermouth is Known Unknown's signature Vermouth made to showcase intense blood orange flavour and is ideal in a Negroni (we recommend switching out the gin for mezcal), Manhattan or over ice to sip.

This is our biggest and best batch and is built on a base of organic Bridge Pa Syrah with intense blood orange, fine bitterness from wormwood and cinchona bark and soft spice fronted by cardamom and a hint of saffron. It is back-sweetened to 40g/l which we found to be the perfect sweetness to heighten the aromatic and citrus punch. It is also now bottled in a more impressive clear glass spirts bottle making it ideal for gifting.

Ingredients: Organic Hawkes Bay Syrah, Imported Blood Oranges, Taranaki Oranges, Bitter Herbs, Spices, Neutral Spirit and Sugar. 15.5% ABV

"Made in Taranaki with a base of organic Hawkes Bay Syrah, local and imported oranges, bitter herbs and spices with adjuncts of spirit and sugar - leads to a bouquet of promised sweetness and dried herbs, some bitter appeal and plenty of intensity - there’s no mistaking this is a vermouth. On the palate, there’s a distinctive and equal measure of fruit, sweetness and bitterness, flavours of orange and spice, dark berries and coffee-like after taste and plenty of spice qualities. Balanced and well made." 91 Points - Cameron Douglas MS

Amaro #1: Orange, Fig and Saffron
A new-world amaro made with organically grown Hawke’s Bay Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay fortified and infused with cinchona bark, rhubarb root and saffron along with oranges and figs from our very own garden.

Enjoy as an aperitif over ice with tonic or soda or as a digestif served neat, ice cold.