Bayab Classic Dry Gin: The Tree of Life's Sherbet-Sweet Baobab Fruit Distilled in KwaZulu-Natal
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Bayab Classic Dry Gin is a Contemporary gin made by Bayab Distillery in South Africa. ABV: 43% ABV. Key botanicals include juniper, baobab fruit, coriander, rosemary, cinnamon. Our expert rating is 7/10.
Tasting Notes
Nose
Pleasant dried spice — nutmeg, cardamom and coriander, the baobab fruit adding a sherbet-sweet citrus quality, warm and inviting, distinctly African
Palate
Spice notes with mild fruity kumquat character — citrusy baobab providing natural sweetness and tanginess, coriander and cinnamon warmth, rosemary herbal depth, coarse salt adding a savoury mineral quality, juniper providing gin backbone
Finish
Citrusy and clean — the baobab's sherbet quality lingering, cinnamon warmth, rosemary fading, moderate length, the African botanicals providing a character that European gins cannot replicate
Expert Review
7/10Distilled in KwaZulu-Natal with seven African botanicals sourced from across the continent — from Ghana to Zambia. The defining ingredient is baobab fruit from the 'tree of life': enormous, bulbous trees producing oblong fruits that taste sweet and citrusy, almost like sherbet. Gold at the 2022 San Francisco Wine & Spirits Competition. Dried spice nose with kumquat and citrus finish. Africa's subtly tangy tree of life in every glass.
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