Picture a gin that drinks like a grown-up berry sorbet. Gilbey's Mixed Berry pours a soft blush pink, and the first sip is all ripe strawberry and raspberry with juniper holding it steady underneath so it never tips into syrup. It's the bottle you grab when half the table doesn't "do" gin yet, because the bitter pine bite is dialled right down. Pour it long over ice on a Friday, top with tonic, and you've basically made a cocktail without trying.
Crack the cap and it's a punnet of mixed berries: strawberry up front, raspberry and a darker blackberry note right behind it. Underneath sits the proper gin DNA, a gentle hum of juniper and a little citrus lift so it stays a gin and not a cordial. The sip is round and sweet but light on its feet, and it finishes clean rather than sticky. Easy, fruity, and a touch playful.
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Gilbey's is a proper old London name. Brothers Walter and Alfred Gilbey came home from the Crimean War in 1857, set up shop in Soho, and were distilling gin in Camden by the 1870s. Their square sandblasted bottle even became a Prohibition-era trick to fight off American counterfeiters. This Mixed Berry expression is the modern, fruit-forward riff on that English heritage, brewed locally to put a flavoured gin in Kenyan hands and recruit folks who thought they didn't like gin.
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- What is the price of Gilbeys Mixed Berry 750ml?
Gilbeys Mixed Berry 750ml is KSh 1,519 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Gilbey's Mixed Berry 750ml taste like?
Sweet and fruity. Think ripe strawberry and raspberry with a darker blackberry note, sitting on a gentle juniper and citrus base. It's light, smooth and finishes clean rather than sticky.
- What is the ABV of Gilbey's Mixed Berry?
It's 37.7% alcohol by volume, in a 750ml bottle. A touch softer than a standard London Dry, which suits its fruity, mixer-friendly style.
- How do I serve it?
Build it tall over plenty of ice and top with chilled tonic, then garnish with fresh berries or a lemon wedge. It also plays nicely with lemonade, soda or a splash of prosecco.
- What pairs with Gilbey's Mixed Berry?
Cheese boards, fresh berries, dark chocolate and berry desserts all click. It also works alongside grilled chicken or fish and salty bitings while the nyama choma's on.
- Is this a flavoured gin or a real gin?
Both, in a way. It's a flavoured gin: the genuine juniper gin backbone is there, with sweet mixed-berry flavour layered on top, so it drinks fruitier and softer than a classic dry gin.
- Where is Gilbey's from?
Gilbey's is an English gin brand, founded in London back in 1857 by the Gilbey brothers. This Mixed Berry bottling is the modern flavoured take on that heritage.
Gilbeys Mixed Berry 750ml
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Gilbeys Mixed Berry 750ml price in Kenya
Buy Gilbeys Mixed Berry 750ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 1,519. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.