Gin Tasting
Gin Tasting
Just outside Stilbaai, there is a small Gin distillery, that offers a tour through their facility and also offers some tasting. I am no Gin drinker, but being on vacation and bumping into this place, we decided to go and have a look.
The gin we went to taste was Inverroche as can be seen on the beautiful sign above. Below is the reception area which is very classy.
The distillery itself however looks a bit disorganised!!
The distilling kettle is fired by normal wood. You can see the distilling kettle in the 1st photo.
Below you can see the bottling machine, which can only do 4 bottles at a time.
Below is the sampling area, where you can sample the various gins. They produce 3 types of gin and one rum.
The plants below are used to flavor the gin, these plants grow in the wild in the area (except for the berries at the bottom), thus giving the gin a unique taste.
The photo below, shows one of the gins in the glass. We tasted each gin neat, and then they added a small piece of lime, orange, or lemon peel into the gin, which then changes the taste completely.
Here you can see a orange peel in the gin. After this they added some tonic water, which again alters the taste.
Below you can see the 3 gins in the bottles, they produce, Amber, Verdant and Classic gins.
The gin tasting experience was very nice, but I must admit it is not really to my liking, nevertheless we enjoyed the experience of tasting and seeing the process of gin making. The guide was very knowledgeable and very enthusiastic about the gin, which made the experience all the better.
I however think, I will just stick to my beer!!
I took these photos during my recent vacation to Jongensfontein, Western Cape Province, South Africa, using my iPhone.
I hope you enjoyed the photos as much as I did taking them.
probably when i yake tase on jin its the best.
Apparently this is a real good gin!
Love a Well Craft Gin!!!
But as a rugby fan beer in the end of the day is more my thing :)
Yes, I also love beer much more.
I have never been to the tasting winery. I wish to see some day :)
Yes it is nice, and they explain nicely how it is made, which makes it very interesting.
Hay sir wow you enjoy the making of gin and taste it and it's seem a good new interesting adventure trip.
Yes, it was very interesting, to learn the about the process of making gin.
Awesome. Is there a limit to the amount of samples you can have, else anytime am in need of a free drink, I'll just go there to sample all the bottles till am satisfied. Lol, that was just a joke, I don't drink either.
Yes, they just basically let you sample one of each of the products.
what an experience that would have been simply outstanding....
It was very interesting and enjoyable.
Great post. I have never seen a gin production facility before. I guess you had a lesson or two on gin production. Nice
Yes, they take you through the process and how they do the flavoring, it is very interesting.
Nice one. Do they allow you to buy gin from them directly, otherwise do they just produce and then sell to wholesalers.
You can buy directly from them. They also export to various places, you can see more by clicking Inverroche.
Lol, you'll just stick to your beer. I thiught they both were the same thing, like they tasted the same
The Gin is much stronger than beer, and also has a more strong liquor taste.
I really love your vacation pictures, from bike riding and beer drinking to gin production, you sure having a wonderful time. Thanks for sharing
You are welcome. (I am already back from the vacation which was only for a week in the beginning of October, but I did so much and took so many photos, I am suffering to get it all posted.