Mi Casa Vocalist Launches Own Gin
Monday, October 21, 2019
Jay Something. PIC: MOMPATI TLHANKANE
The former My Kitchen Rules South Africa judge gave Batswana a taste of his product as he sets eyes on the gin industry. Jin Gin is produced in SA and inspired by J’Something’s Portuguese and South African heritage.
The variants within the Jin Gin Collection include rooibos, orange, honey, tomato, sweet piquante, peppers, honey and olives. The orange, rooibos and honey gin is a contemporary gin with strong rooibos and honey notes that wash over the palate, finished off with an underlying caramel sweetness.
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