The Slight Twist Brewing Co., a New Zealand-based alternative alcohol company, has announced its first international export collaboration, partnering with leading US independent brewery Harland Brewing Co – and is looking to partner with Australian brewers as well.
The collaboration with Harland Brewing Co will see the Californian brewery launch a range of cocktail-inspired seltzers brewed with Slight Twist’s bespoke, all-natural botanical flavourings.
Based in San Diego, Harland Brewing is one of the most respected independent breweries in the US, recognised for its award-winning beers, seltzers, and bold approach to flavour innovation.
This marks the first time a US brewery has used Slight Twist’s proprietary alcohol-free botanical flavourings, developed in New Zealand to deliver the complexity of spirits like gin, rum, and tequila — without the ethanol, sugar, or synthetic additives.
“We’ve experimented with botanical flavouring before, but nothing quite like this,” said Cody Morris, VP of Brewing at Harland.
“Slight Twist Botanicals delivered intensity, nuance, and ease of use in one clean package. The results speak for themselves.”
The first release, Matador Seltzer, is rolling out this month across Southern California. This launch marks the start of a planned series of cocktail-inspired drinks set to roll out over the coming months — each designed to showcase the bold, clean flavour of Slight Twist’s botanicals in innovative, ready-to-drink formats.
“This isn’t just a product launch — it’s our first export win, and part of a global shift in how flavour is created in both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages,” said Alistair Kirk, co-founder of The Slight Twist Brewing Co.
“We’re proving there’s a better way to deliver complex, authentic flavour — cleaner methods, fewer additives, and real ingredients. Harland saw that potential instantly.”
Founded by the makers of Beach Booch Hard Kombucha, Slight Twist is earning a reputation for clean-label innovation — creating naturally low-sugar, low-carb beverages and a suite of proprietary botanical flavourings now being explored by breweries, distillers, and functional beverage producers across New Zealand and overseas.
Slight Twist is now exploring further opportunities with like-minded brewers, blenders, and beverage makers in Australia who are ready to bring bold, clean flavour to the next generation of drinks — with or without alcohol.
