This lively one-of-a-kind gin boasts a very well balanced assortment of herbs, spices and zest on the nose. On the palate, it reveals juniper berries, naartjie and Cape Fynbos herbs in stunning complexity. The Fynbos Gin is elegant enough to enjoy neat or in quality tonic water garnished with naartjie peel or cucumber and mint.
Master Distiller Helmut Wilderer, the father of South African craft spirits, personally hand selected 27 indigenous botanicals of which many belong to the Cape Fynbos Floral Kingdom. Flowers, berries, barks, peels, roots, stems and leaves ranging from rose petals to Renosterbos all come together in harmony.
Production Process
Fresh ingredients and flowers are hand-picked from the estate’s gardens, while specialized Fynbos species and other herbs are sustainably harvested and include: the famous Buchu Betulina, which has been used as a traditional South African medicine for hundreds of years and provides a distinctive herbal aroma and taste. Wild Dagga's active ingredient: leonurine has been proven to improve myocardial function and is also used as a recreational remedy for high blood pressure and stress. Honeybush provides further depth and complex flavour to this full-bodied gin.
Awards
Twice awarded with a Gold medal at ISW International Spirits Competition & Premium Selection – Germany 2016
Tasting notes
Outstandingly smooth to the palate, this Fynbos gin boasts an array of unique herbs: The distinctive Buchu aroma and taste provides a pleasant and deep fresh herbal character. Wild Dagga and Honeybush adds to the underlying aroma that can only be described as walking through Fynbos fields of the Western Cape.
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