Twelfth Hour Gin Experience

The Twelfth Hour Gin Experience will be an exclusive red carpet marquee event overlooking the racing action. Patrons will be treated to a Twelfth Hour gin cocktail on arrival, their own Twelfth Hour gin glass to keep, a gin, wine & beer EFTPOS bar, live entertainment and a chance to win a best dressed ladies & gents prize package valued in excess of $ 2,000.

The event is being hosted by Ri Ra Events. Event manager Laura Day said, “We’re excited to bring this event to Methven. Methven Racecourse is widely regarded as Aotearoa New Zealand’s finest harness racing venue and we’re working closely with Methven Trotting Club to offer a new choice and customer experience for racing patrons at this meeting. We can’t thank them enough for all their support with this event’.

The Twelfth Hour Distillery is co-owned by Methven local Andrew Shannon and is an exclusive small batch gin. Ri Ra Events have partnered with other local businesses to help produce the event including Silk Estate, The English Garden, Berry Beauty, Sparrows, Tegan Clarke Photography, Fable Terrace Downs, Sabelle Skin Products and Methven’s first brewery Southface Brewing.

“We’re keen to test market demand for this type of fashion/racing event in the region and if our guests enjoy the afternoon and experience we will certainly look to host another in 2024” said Day.

Ri Ra Events is a local event management company whos’ recent events have included the The Ōpuke Beer & Food Truck Friday series, The Ōpuke Gathering cultural festival and the upcoming Battle of the Alps event. They were recent finalists for ‘Best Business Event’ in the national New Zealand Events Association Awards for their production of the district’s ANZ Business of The Year Awards 2022.

Tickets are available via rira.co.nz