Have you ever thought of making your own gin and taking it home with you in a bottle?
I joined some friends of mine at Kraft Room for a Gin Crafting Experience which on my invitation I had no idea of what to expect but all I had in mind was our meeting and networking as we were sipping away Gin slow by slow, all I can say is I am glad I accepted the invitation
This is an amazing experience one should truly try out. This is a gin crafting class that takes you on a journey enriching you with great knowledge on Gin making, tasting, to practical class on making your bottle. This is highly recommended for gin lovers and those seeking new knowledge about the art of gin making and Networking. All this magical experience is the effort of Kenyan Originals
In the practical session, the presenters take you on a journey through steps and give you a chance to create your own unique gin using compound with a variety of botanicals climaxing it with your final bottle of gin sealed for you to take home or take time to enjoy your final product I was glad to name a Gin bottle with my own words I called mine *Tongue twister* ( you can guess the reason behind the name😉😉)
This is an amazing experience for friends, workmates, Drinking partners and anyone with interest in Gin.
Did you know that the origin of Gin as a drink runs back to the 16th Century? Yes, it started with people using it for medical effects and disinfectant healing powers of the juniper berries that were consumed to fight against fever and even pests. If you are a gin lover, it’s all because of a Dutch doctor called Franciscus Sylvius De La Boe who made a schnaps distilled with juniper berries called Genever.
Did you also know that in 1733 England’s population consumed on average a staggering 47 million litres of Gin? The first Gin tonic which most of us love was born in India after British occupation when soldiers had to ingest quinine everyday in prevention of malaria and they added water,sugar and lime to cover the bitter taste then later they started to add gin which led to the birth of Tonic Gin. The name Gin originates from a French name for the Juniper berries “Genièvre altered later to Genever with the English people shortening it to Gin (I though it was only our Kikuyu and other Africans shortened names and changed the pronunciation of some words🤣🤣🤣 like Jororoko from Ol Joro Room🤪😜🤓)
Besides this experience, Kenya Originals are into amazing Gins and amazing tonic drinks from friendly gins to “tongue twisting” or “eye twitching” drinks of 50+% my favourite collector drink that I am soon getting for my short sips is one that pays tribute to Masai mara called Mara Edition
There you go now, if you are looking for a new and unique gin experience or you need an experience of spirits journey and making your own personalized bottle of gin this is what you need to try like the day before yesterday because tomorrow you will have been late😜
Happy new Gin experience month of April from the innocent tongue Twister Brewer
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