Pour this and the room smells like a citrus grove that went travelling. It's an Irish gin built around gunpowder green tea, so under the bright grapefruit there's this quiet, leafy hum you don't get anywhere else. Crystal clear in the glass, loud on flavour. Build a grapefruit G&T tonight and thank yourself later.
First whiff is all citrus, fresh lemon and a herby, sage-like juniper hiding behind it. Then you sip and the grapefruit takes over, juicy and a little zesty, before green tea slides in across the middle like a smooth jasmine note. The tail goes gently spicy and warm, star anise and cardamom whispering rather than shouting, with a soft honeyed roundness from the meadowsweet. It's aromatic and a touch exotic, but the juniper keeps it honest. Properly gin, just with a passport.
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Where it's from
It comes from The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo, a small town in County Leitrim, one of the more remote and scenic corners of Ireland. Founder PJ Rigney got it going in 2014, hand-distilling slowly in copper pot stills. The clever bit is the gunpowder green tea, those tightly rolled little pellets that look like shot, vapour-infused along with grapefruit, lemon and makrut lime, while the juniper and warm spices get steeped and pot-distilled. Twelve botanicals, one very distinctive gin.
Good to know
- What is the price of Drumshanbo Irish Gin 75cl?
Drumshanbo Irish Gin 75cl is KSh 5,089 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin 70cl taste like?
Bright grapefruit and lemon up front, a smooth green-tea note through the middle, then gentle star anise and cardamom spice on a soft, honeyed finish. Juniper holds it all together.
- What is the ABV of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin?
It's 43% ABV, in a 700ml bottle.
- How do I serve it?
A G&T with a wedge of pink grapefruit (not lemon) is the classic move, ideally with elderflower tonic. It also makes a cracking dry Martini, Negroni or French 75.
- What pairs with it?
Citrusy seafood like prawns, oysters and ceviche, Asian small plates like dumplings and spring rolls, or a grapefruit G&T alongside smoky nyama choma.
- Where is it from?
The Shed Distillery in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland, founded by PJ Rigney in 2014.
- Why is it called Gunpowder?
After the gunpowder green tea used to flavour it. The leaves are rolled into tiny shiny pellets that resemble gunpowder, and they give the gin its signature green, slightly spicy depth.
Drumshanbo Irish Gin 75cl
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Drumshanbo Irish Gin 75cl price in Kenya
Buy Drumshanbo Irish Gin 75cl online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 5,089. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.