June 2026 | Truepenny Australian Indigo Gin

Truepenny sits within Thirsty Group, an independent Australian spirits and hospitality outfit based in Melbourne’s south-east. It’s far from a corporate operation. At its core is a small, tight-knit team where everyone wears multiple hats, and the line between making the spirit and getting it into people’s hands is intentionally blurred.

As they put it, “there’s no daylight between the people who make the spirits and the people who sell them.”

The story begins back in 2017, when founder Dom and his co-founder Jake launched Baxter Vodka. They built the brand from the ground up; knocking on doors, pouring samples, and showing up wherever they could across Melbourne’s bars, venues, and events. It’s a presence that still carries through today, chances are, if you’ve spent time around the local scene, you’ve come across the brand in one form or another.

What started as a way to create a product has grown into something broader; a steadily expanding house of brands, shaped by a team that’s clearly playing the long game.

Exclusive to Garden Street Gin Club and produced just for you, the Truepenny Australian Indigo Gin is designed to captivate from the very first pour.

Despite what its vibrant colour may imply, this gin boasts a classic London Dry foundation – clean, structured, and confidently juniper-led. From the very first sip, however, it’s clear this is no novelty expression. The liquid settles into the glass as a deep, inky indigo that is rich, luminous, and entirely natural.

Then comes the transformation.

As tonic is introduced, the gin begins to shift – slowly, beautifully – from indigo to violet, then into soft lavender and delicate pink. It’s a mesmerising moment that unfolds right in the glass, driven by the natural pH reaction of butterfly pea flower. No artificial colours, no embellishments – just nature performing at its most captivating.

Alongside this exclusive Indigo release, Truepenny’s flagship Australian Gin leans into a more classic, all-rounder style. It’s built to be balanced and easy drinking, with a citrus-led nose, gentle florals, and a clean juniper backbone. Botanicals like thyme, lemon myrtle, chamomile and native pepperberry give it lift, keeping things bright without overworking the profile.

Truepenny sits within the broader Thirsty Group portfolio, which has grown steadily from its early days with Baxter Vodka. 

There’s the Aubrey liqueur range, where things turn more playful with passionfruit, lychee, mango, watermelon, elderflower and coffee offerings among its range built on Australian grain spirit with a focus on natural flavour. Burn City Spiced Rum takes a different direction again, a richer, more grounded spirit that leans into spice and texture, shaped as much by Melbourne’s character as by the liquid itself. Then there’s Southern Spirits Co, a more stripped-back range designed to be accessible without losing that sense of quality.