Pour this and you're basically drinking the Spanish coast. Gin Mare goes savoury where most gins go sharp: think green olive, sun-warm rosemary and a whisper of basil sitting over a soft juniper base. It's the gin for when you want a G&T that tastes like food, not perfume. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a fat olive, hand it to a friend, and watch their eyebrows go up.
Crystal clear in the glass, and the nose is where it gets interesting: rosemary, basil and a sort of warm-herb-garden thing, with green olive sitting underneath. On the palate it opens piney and fresh, then turns properly savoury, dry herbs and a brush of cardamom and black pepper on the way out. The juniper is there but soft, never the bossy spike you get in a London Dry. It tastes less like a classic gin and more like the Mediterranean in a glass, which is exactly the point.
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Where it's from
Gin Mare is made in Vilanova i la Geltrú, an old fishing town on the coast near Barcelona, inside an 18th-century chapel. The clever bit is in the method: each botanical is macerated and distilled on its own before being blended, so the olive, rosemary, thyme and basil each get to say their piece. The citrus peels (orange, lemon, mandarin) soak for a whole year, and the Arbequina olives are the same ones that go into top Spanish olive oil. Whose acidity shifts every harvest, so no two batches are ever quite identical.
Quick questions
- What is the price of Gin Mare 1L?
Gin Mare 1L is KSh 6,869 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Gin Mare 1L taste like?
Savoury and herbaceous. Green olive, rosemary, thyme and basil over a soft juniper base, with cardamom and black pepper on the finish. Less floral-citrus, more Mediterranean herb garden.
- What is the ABV of Gin Mare?
42.7%. Enough body to stand up in a Martini or take a splash of tonic without thinning out.
- How do I serve Gin Mare?
Best as a G&T with a light tonic, a sprig of rosemary and a green olive (no lime). It also makes a brilliant savoury or dirty Martini.
- What pairs with Gin Mare?
Anything salty and Mediterranean: olives, manchego, grilled prawns, tomato-basil bruschetta. The savoury, olive-forward character loves food.
- Where is Gin Mare from?
Spain. It's distilled in Vilanova i la Geltrú, a coastal town near Barcelona, in an old chapel using a separate distillation for each botanical.
- Why is Gin Mare different from a normal gin?
It's a Mediterranean gin built around Arbequina olive and fresh herbs rather than the usual juniper-and-citrus formula. That's what gives it the savoury, food-friendly edge.
Gin Mare 1L
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Gin Mare 1L price in Kenya
Buy Gin Mare 1L online in Nairobi, Kenya. Available in 2 sizes — 700 ml at KSh 4,749, 1000 ml at KSh 6,869 — with fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or next-day countrywide.
- 700 mlKSh 4,749
- 1000 mlKSh 6,869