{"id":1196919,"date":"2022-09-02T04:34:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T04:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/02\/redhead-friends-inspire-gin-alchemy-for-spring\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T04:34:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T04:34:22","slug":"redhead-friends-inspire-gin-alchemy-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/02\/redhead-friends-inspire-gin-alchemy-for-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Redhead friends inspire gin alchemy for spring"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Up and coming artisanal gin company, Gember Distillery, has launched its new, spring-inspired gin, \u201cLa Primavera\u201d.<\/p>\n
The duo produce the Two Gingers brand.<\/p>\n
Invited guests, media and VIP\u2019s attended the event at an intimate affair at Ginger & Lime food studio on Thursday, 1 September.<\/p>\nLa Primavera, which means spring in Italian, was inspired and organically created using wild jasmine and lemongrass. Picture: Supplied<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Not your average gin distillery, friends and founders Simon Cranswick and Wynand de Vries, who are in fact both gingers and known affectionately as the Engelsman and die Boerseun, have established themselves as mavericks in this space. <\/p>\n
Adopting artisanal craft methodology, but not conforming to conventional gin flavours and nuances and with innovation at their core, their distillery in Muizenberg has crafted, produced and brought four unusual but \u2018super tasty\u2019 gins to market in just under a year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst this completes our range of gin for every season, they can of course all be savoured in one day,\u201d said Cranswick.<\/p>\n
In addition, de Vries added, \u201cWe like to be creative with our recipes. All our gins have a unique and different flavour profile that can be distinguished without the use of a palate cleanser.\u201d<\/p>\nPicture: Vuyile Madwantsi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Invited guests were guided through the gin-making process by head of production Ross Marshall who took note of quantities and aromatic botanicals for mixing into their own gin creations. <\/p>\n
Everyone got a chance to cook alongside \u201cMaster Chef SA\u201d season three finalist Claire Allen from Food by Design using the full range of gins \u2013 Soul Flame, Spice Route, Pink Pomelo and of course La Primavera.<\/p>\nInvited guests making their own gin, Picture: Vuyile Madwantsi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
The afternoon featured a two-course meal and gin on tap. <\/p>\n
Cranswick and de Vries shared tasting notes and their great story, which is still an open chapter.<\/p>\n