KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin 750ml
Pour this and the room leans in. KO Purple Haze is a 57% gin, navy strength, so it hits with proper backbone but the first thing you actually taste is flowers and grapefruit. It is built on Kenyan purple tea, a leaf that grows purple-red up in our highlands, blended with bold African juniper. Translation: this is the gin you crack open when the night deserves something nobody else at the table has tried. Tonic, ice, done. We will have it at your door fast.
First you get the nose: soft rose petal, a squeeze of grapefruit, a little woody vanilla sitting underneath. Then the sip opens up. That floral purple-tea essence comes through, then African juniper plants its feet, then citrusy grapefruit lifts it all back up. Cubeb (a peppery little berry) leaves a gentle warm spice on the way out. The finish is long, smooth and a touch spicy, never harsh for 57%. Big and complex, but it never tips into perfume. It just tastes like a really well-made gin with a Kenyan accent.
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This is a proper Kenyan team-up. The crew at Kenyan Originals (the craft folks behind a whole range of local ciders, gins and tonics) joined forces with Muthaiga Tea Company for a small-batch run built around real purple tea, a leaf indigenous to Kenya and East Africa that grows up in the highlands and turns a deep purple-red. To pull the flavour out properly, they macerate the botanicals for a full week before distilling. That patience is exactly why this drinks the way it does.
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- What is the price of KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin 750ml?
KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin 750ml is KSh 4,489 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for delivery in 30 minutes for most areas in Nairobi, or next day countrywide.
- What does KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin taste like?
Floral and bright. You get rose and grapefruit on the nose, then purple-tea florals, bold African juniper, citrusy grapefruit and a gentle cubeb spice on a long, smooth finish. Big and complex, never perfumey.
- What is the ABV?
It is 57%, which is navy strength. Strong and full-bodied, so a little goes a long way and it stands up brilliantly in a G&T or cocktail.
- How do I serve it?
Over ice with good tonic (1 part gin to 2-3 parts tonic) and a grapefruit wedge. Or sip a small measure neat over one big ice cube to taste the tea and rose properly.
- What makes it purple tea?
It is distilled with real Kenyan purple tea, a leaf indigenous to our highlands that grows with purple-red leaves. The botanicals are macerated for a full week before distillation.
- Where is it from?
Kenya. It is a small-batch collaboration between Kenyan Originals and Muthaiga Tea Company, made with local botanicals including purple tea and African juniper.
- Is it a sweet gin?
No, it is dry with floral character. The grapefruit brings a touch of natural sweetness and the rose and purple tea add the perfume, but it finishes clean and a little spicy.
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KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin 750ml price in Kenya
Buy KO Purple Haze Tea Edition Gin 750ml online in Nairobi, Kenya for KSh 4,489. Order now for fast delivery across Nairobi — usually within 30 minutes — or next-day delivery countrywide.
