Maria Katsikandarakis

After 25 years in the industry, Maria still approaches each work day with exuberance and passion. It’s not just a job, but a space where she can be creative, unleash her innovative spirit and explore unconventional ideas. She loves the vibrant world of the gin industry and revels in the opportunity to connect with a diverse array of individuals. Like the wine industry during its early days, Maria believes the local gin industry is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. The prospect of local gins being elevated to the position of West Australian wines on the global stage is what ignites Maria’s passion to see local distillers become a force to be reckoned with, standing tall, capturing the palates and hearts of gin enthusiasts far and wide with exceptional products.

Specialities: events, creating epic parties, sales. Favourites: LUST (straight up with ice and a splash of water), Lychee Martini, Sin Gin Brand (& Kate, our CEO), Get Him to the Greek (movie), colours of sunrise, summer in Greece, autumn in Scotland, a few nights off-grid to unwind. Favourite music: Oasis, Blur, Pulp, Ocean Colour Scene, Supergrass, The Verve, Travis, Paul Kelly… and all music… Idols: All the women in the world standing up to tyranny. And of course Yotam Ottolenghi!

Maria, who still loves parties and dress-ups, is mum to 3 glorious girls and wife to a glorious husband. The family also includes 4 x chickens, 2 x dogs - Crickey (suffers deeply from small man syndrome and hates most people) and Rosie (an incredible Bull Arab - Australian pig hunter) and some fish.

When life presents seemingly insurmountable challenges, Maria likes to remind herself “even the shitty things that happen in life happen for a reason, sometimes it takes time, you just have to be open to realising what they are”.