Six Dogs Gin
The Gin of the Karoo
Six Dogs Blue derives its name from the Blue Pea flower (Clitoria Ternatea), an antioxidant and aphrodisiac in traditional medicine. The infusion of Blue Pea gives the gin its striking blue colour. The alchemy of this unusual botanical is further revealed when the gin is mixed with a good tonic, changing the colour to light pink.
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The Gin of the Karoo
Six Dogs Gin
The Gin of the Karoo
Origin: Worcester, South africa
Type of Gin: Dry Gin, Blue Gin
Alc.: 43%
Price range: €€€
The Name
Six Dogs Blue derives its name from the Blue Pea flower (Clitoria Ternatea), an antioxidant and aphrodisiac in traditional medicine. As chance would have it, ‘Blue’ is also the name of the smallest dog in our pack of six. The infusion of Blue Pea gives the Gin its striking blue colour. The alchemy of this unusual botanical is further revealed when the Gin is mixed with a good tonic, changing the colour to light pink.
The royal Gin
Six Dogs Blue is the most royal of Gins. A party Gin. A touch of magic. A classic dry Gin with experiences of freshly cut lucerne over hand-picked and morning-harvested Rose Pelargonium. Think of that well known
shaken-not-stirred cocktail and let your imagination run riot. Not for the timid, Blue is a Gin to inspire the novel you never got around to writing, to bring out a little of the sinner and singer in you and to raise in a toast at the end of a hard-fought battle.
The Karoo
No one really knows where the Karoo begins and ends. We do know, however, that in our little valley of De Wet, nestled between the Breede River Valley and the Hex River Valley, the wild things grow! We use some of these wild plants of the Karoo in our Gin, also growing our own botanicals whilst supporting neighbouring farmers who grow specific fruit for us.
Over the destillery
Our distillery was built with a view of the mountains and the greater Karoo, looking up towards the kloof from which we get the purest mountain water ever, and yes, you guessed right – that’s the source of the
water we use to make our Gin. In the evenings, we can just see the lights of Worcester behind us as we take in the beautiful view up the valley and wonder if the Karoo doesn’t actually begin right here at the Distillery.
Creating Gin
To us, creating Gin is not just about the handpicked botanicals, or our custom designed copper still, or the molecular technology we use to protect the delicate flowers used in the Gin. It is about waking up every day and loving what we do. It’s about setting out to make the finest gin we can, one batch at a time. It is about creating something extraordinary. Something to be proud of. That’s who we are.
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