When our founder Kas smashed a case of vodka on a remote campsite, he didn’t just lose the drinks, he lost his dignity, self-respect, dog, car keys, bank cards, vision and, eventually, his girlfriend.

But from that chaos came clarity: why are premium spirits all so cuck? Departed Spirits is the answer - unbreakable spirits, designed to take anywhere, that don't taste like native dishwashing detergent.

We know you are busy. You probably have an investment property but still survive on vegemite toast and narcotics. Life is complicated. Drinking shouldn't be. We take fancy spirits - like column-distilled French wheat vodka - and hide them in pretty a tin with apple juice so you get to be low-key-fancy-as-fuck.

Lemon myrtle and Tasmanian pepperberry are delicious... if you are a small marsupial scouring the forest floor. But for everyone else - life is too short to botanical, so we make drinks that taste good and go down smooth. We are all about the moment, not the method.