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Vibrant gin, with notes of African Pineapple. This gin’s story begins on the terrains of West Africa, where palm...
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Our special rose water edition, brings an African floral expression to the range. Bayab African Rose gin combines...
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Our burnt orange and Marula brings an African citrus-forward expression to the range. Bayab Burnt Orange is distilled...
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Pleasant dried spice aromas include nutmeg, cardamom and coriander. The palate echoes the spice notes, leading into a...
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Citrus and juniper paired with nutmeg and cassia that all lead to a blood-orange aftertaste.
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Hints of warm, sweet, creamy caramel. Spicy, almost woody yet full of complexity and flavour.
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Pungent and ripe this complex gin speaks of a place. The aromas of rose petals, lavender and earl grey tea are...
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Spirited, complex and dry. This gin satisfies both palate and perfume with intense notes of ruby grapefruit zest,...
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Inverroche, the confluence of water and rock. This premium gin is a wonderful example of what some South African...
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Six Dogs Blue derives its name from the blue pea flower (Clitoria Ternatea), an antioxidant and alleged aphrodisiac...
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Six Dogs Honey Lime is an irresistible combination of farm honey, home-grown limes and the finest botanical spirit....
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A modern classic gin with a big juniper heart, Six Dogs Karoo is a delicate and balanced gin of twelve select...
Carmenere Gin Sherry South Africa
The deep blue colored grapes of the Carmenere varietal have their origins in France, where they are still listed as one of the elite grape varietals allowed by French law for the use in Bordeaux wines, generally regarded to be the finest in the world. However, the use of Carmenere grapes in France has been dwindling for many decades now, and it has been in several New World countries where they have seen their renaissance. Although still mostly used as a blending grape, single variety Carmenere wines are greatly sought after as a result of their deep, complex aromas, stunning blood red color and the fact that the grapes, when processed at optimum ripeness, carry some fascinating flavors, including chocolate, tobacco, and spicy cherry notes.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.
Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.