It had been a dream for John and Susan Elliot for years but yesterday, they finally opened the Lammermoor Distillery.
The Elliots are farmers, through and through, but wanted to bring back whisky production to their farm after well over 100 years without it.
Mr Elliot said whisky was produced illegally on the property in the second half of the 1800s.
Now, it was back in business.
Mr Elliot's wish was simple:
"To produce good single malt whisky, a little bit more boutique, more about quality rather than quantity and a real New Zealand flavour.''
Mr Elliot said construction of the distillery started about 24 months ago.
It still was not completed, but ready enough to start brewing and to invite people in.
Mrs Elliot said they started brewing in spring.
They hoped the gin would be available for sale in two or three months but it would take at least two years for the whisky to be ready.
Mr Elliot hoped his children would run some of the farm so he and his wife could focus more on the distillery.
But he wanted to make it clear - the Elliots are farmers first.
The Elliot family had owned Lammermoor Station for about 90 years.
Stew Francis, of Naseby, opened the distillery with a traditional Scottish haggis ceremony.
About 50 people attended the opening.
