Brand
Mombasa
Mombasa (commercially known as Mombasa Club) is a gin brand in the London Dry style marketed internationally. It is distributed and managed as a brand by Unesdi Distribuciones S.A., while production and bottling are attributed to UK companies specialized in rectification and gin bottling.
- United Kingdom
The story
The Mombasa Club brand is inspired by the namesake late-19th-century British social club. The recipe and visual identity recall the style of gins consumed in British colonial societies in East Africa; the modern brand is distributed by Unesdi Distribuciones S.A. and bottles for the international market are produced by UK producers/bottlers.
Production philosophy
To evoke the classic flavour of vintage London Dry gins with a spicy, exotic aromatic profile, while offering variants and special editions (e.g. strawberry, lemon, limited editions).
Territory
Distilled and bottled in the United Kingdom; the brand and distribution are managed by Unesdi Distribuciones S.A. (Spain) with commercial presence in various European markets.
Awards and recognition
Award: Silver - The Spirits Artwork and Bottle Design Awards (2018), noted on commercial product sheets.
Production method
According to available sources, the gin is made with neutral grain spirit and botanicals that are macerated/infused in the distillate followed by batch distillation; the alcohol base is distilled multiple times before infusion, according to published commercial information.
Distillation
Maceration of botanicals in neutral spirit followed by batch distillation; the alcohol base is distilled multiple times before infusion (according to commercial information).
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- Categories
- London Dry gin
- flavoured gin (strawberry, lemon editions)
- imported/distributed gin brand
- Raw materials
- neutral grain spirit
- juniper berries
- aromatic herbs and spices
- Representative products
- Gin Mombasa Club 70cl
- Mombasa Club Strawberry Edition
- Mombasa Club Lemon Edition
- Mombasa Colonel's Reserve
What makes it distinctive
- London Dry style with a spicy, exotic aromatic profile
- Common ABV 41.5% for the standard version
- Brand distributed and marketed by Unesdi Distribuciones S.A.
- Produced and bottled by specialized operators in the United Kingdom
Products from Mombasa
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