We make a promise to honour the local natural environment. We do this in four ways:

Protecting our namesake: Western Australia’s black cockatoos

All purchases of Black Cockatoo gin contribute to protecting the environment and native wildlife of south-west Western Australia. We all have a responsibility to the environment that provides the ingredients for life – and our gin – so future generations can experience the wildlife and forests that we love.

Black Cockatoo Distillery donates 10% of all profits to support Karaakin and their important work in creating a sustainable future for all three native species of endangered black cockatoos in Western Australia.

Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre is a specialist native wildlife centre located in Perth, Western Australia, dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sick and injured wild black cockatoos. Once rehabilitated at Kaarakin, the cockatoos are then released back into the wild.

Organic native ingredients

All of Black Cockatoo’s gins are crafted with native ingredients as part of their recipe. We source these ingredients from Mark and the team at Tucker Bush in the Perth Hills.

Tucker Bush is a local organic grower of Australian native edibles who are passionate about Australian species and helping young people connect to their food and its supply, which has sustained generations of Aboriginal peoples for centuries, and today represents a rich and vibrant history in the culture of this land.

Love the pink colour of our Bush Berry Gin? That’s Tucker Bush rosella flowers at work!

Local ingredients = low food miles

To minimise the environmental impact at all stages of production, we use local ingredients wherever and whenever possible. Citrus products are sourced from our own garden, as is the lavender. We use local suppliers for other ingredients and have a policy to purchase Australian sourced ingredients where available.

Reuse rather than recycle = $5 off your next bottle

Finished a bottle of Black Cockatoo gin? Bring it in to us as community markets to receive $5 off purchasing a fresh full bottle.

Washing and sterilising an existing bottle is much more energy efficient than recycling or producing a new bottle. Let’s make the most of what already exists.