A craft gin distillery in Adelaide: the next batch before the bars pay

From the still to the bar

The business distils small batch craft gin in Adelaide. It sells direct to customers through its online store and at markets and events, where the money comes in with the sale.

It also sells wholesale, to bars, restaurants and independent bottle shops, both for drinking on site and for taking home. Wholesale customers pay on terms, after the invoice.

A long list of new venues

Then the wholesale side took off, and quickly.

When they signed up in October 2024, the owner told the FundTap team the wholesale side had gone from almost nothing to a long list of bars and bottle shops in a matter of months.

Every new venue means another batch to distil and bottle before the first invoice is paid. The owner explained that funding the invoiced wholesale sales was about keeping the venues supplied while that growth ran.

Funding the wholesale invoices

They signed up in October 2024, connected Xero, and funded eight invoices that month.

The owner picks the invoice, sees the fee before committing, and the customer pays the distillery on its usual terms.

Stock on the shelf for the new venues

With the wholesale invoices funded, the next batch could be made while the last one was still being paid for. New venues got their stock, and the business could keep saying yes as the list grew.

In January 2026 their funding limit was raised, and four invoices were funded that month.

Between batches

They have funded 19 invoices since October 2024, 15 of them in 2024 and four in 2026. Nothing was funded through 2025, and no fees came with that.

Nothing has been funded since January 2026. When the next run of wholesale orders outpaces the venues’ payments, the owner has an invoice to fund.

The timeline

1. October 2024 Signed up and connected Xero, with wholesale customers multiplying.
2. October 2024 Funded their first invoices, eight that month, their busiest so far.
3. January 2026 Funding limit raised, and four invoices funded, the most recent in the records.

In numbers

• 19 invoices funded since October 2024, picked as the venues ordered
• 15 invoices funded in 2024, as the list of venues grew
• 8 invoices funded in October 2024, the busiest month
• 1 increase to their funding limit, in January 2026

Sound like your business?

The new bars want stock now and pay on terms, and the still can’t wait. Fund the invoices that are holding up the next batch.

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