Quick summary
- Sydney distiller Archie Rose has released Byron Bay Macadamia Honey Gin, made with honey from co-owner Chris Hemsworth‘s farm, according to The Spirits Business.
- It sells in Australia for AU$89.99 and has an ABV of 40%.
- Hemsworth’s heist film Crime 101 has now spent more than 200 days in Prime Video’s top 10, Collider reports.
- The Australian Childhood Foundation, where Hemsworth is a patron, says it has supported more than 50,000 children over four decades.
The Chris Hemsworth Archie Rose gin is on shelves: Byron Bay Macadamia Honey Gin, built around honey from hives on the actor’s family farm. It is the first gin he has released with the Sydney distillery since joining as co-owner in late August, The Spirits Business reports. It is a busy week for the Thor star, with a streaming milestone and a charity anniversary landing alongside it.
Chris Hemsworth Archie Rose gin: what is in the bottle
Hemsworth said in the release that the gin has “a real taste of home”, and that the bees roam the coastal landscape from the hinterland down to the beach. The honey from his hives is paired with macadamia honey from a neighbouring grower, Australia’s Manuka, in the Northern Rivers region.
The other botanicals are juniper, orris root, coriander seed, orange peel, Roman chamomile, rose and yuzu peel. The gin is part of Archie Rose’s Harvest series, which highlights a different local botanical each year.
Master distiller Dave Withers said the idea was to honour bees and growers, noting that without bees there is no harvest. Buyers of three bottles, or of the full Harvest Trio set, can also get a limited jar of raw honey from Hemsworth’s hives.
It is not his first move with the brand this season. Last month he helped design a new look for Archie Rose’s core whisky range as it launched in the US, and he fronted a global campaign for it.
Crime 101 finds its audience at home
The big screen was less kind to Crime 101. Collider says the film, a heist thriller pitched as a successor to Heat, took about $72 million worldwide against a $90 million budget, short of its estimated break-even point.
Streaming has told a different story. Collider reports it is one of the most-watched films of the year on Prime Video and has now been in the platform’s top 10 for more than 200 days, still charting in several countries months after release.
Hemsworth reunited with his Marvel co-star Mark Ruffalo for the film, which also stars Halle Berry and Nick Nolte, with Barry Keoghan in a small role. Collider adds that Hemsworth returns as Thor in Avengers: Doomsday later this year, and is not yet confirmed for Avengers: Secret Wars, due in 2028. Speculation about Thor’s fate in that film is just that. Our earlier piece covers the Doomsday world tour.
A finished film still waiting for a release
GeekTyrant reports that a Kick-Ass spin-off connected to director Matthew Vaughn‘s plans for a new trilogy has been completed but not released. The Stuntman, according to the site, has Hemsworth and Sam Rockwell playing themselves in a story about stunt performers trying to save their training gym.
The original Kick-Ass earned $96.2 million on a $30 million budget, while the sequel fell to $60.8 million, GeekTyrant says. The site notes that Vaughn has shared no release strategy and that nobody outside the production appears to know why the finished films remain unseen. See our earlier coverage of Hemsworth and Rockwell in Stuntnuts.
Backing children’s recovery
The Times of India reports that Hemsworth is a patron of the Australian Childhood Foundation, which helps children recover from abuse, family violence and neglect. The charity says it has supported more than 50,000 children and young people over 40 years. The paper links his involvement to his parents’ careers in social work.
The Foundation reports that 68% of abused children referred to it are at least two years behind at school, and that 77% reach their age-appropriate level after its help. A 2015 Sydney screening of In the Heart of the Sea, attended by Hemsworth and more than 800 guests, raised $275,000 for a planned Children’s Trauma Recovery Centre, according to the Foundation’s release as cited by the paper.
What happens next
Avengers: Doomsday is the next confirmed Hemsworth release, due later this year according to Collider. Archie Rose’s gin is available now. More of his work is collected under our Chris Hemsworth tag.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Chris Hemsworth gin called?
It is Byron Bay Macadamia Honey Gin, made by Archie Rose, the Sydney distillery where Hemsworth became co-owner in late August.
How much does it cost?
The Spirits Business lists it at AU$89.99 (about US$62) with an ABV of 40%.
Is Crime 101 a box office hit?
No. Collider says it made about $72 million against a $90 million budget, but it has since become one of Prime Video’s most-watched films of the year.
Which charity does Chris Hemsworth support?
He is a patron of the Australian Childhood Foundation, which says it has supported more than 50,000 children and young people in 40 years.
