WITH the growing appetite for gin around the world, gin botanicals have become a trendy and adventurous means of creating new and unique flavours to enjoy. “They are all the flavour. They are an opportunity to tell a story about the place and the way that they grow and, in my case, a journey from events coordinator to pimp-your-gin connoisseur,” laughs Bronwyn.
As her work opportunities were hit hard by Covid, Bronwyn’s initial fun idea soon turned into a fabulous side-hustle that now sees her marketing carefully crafted gin infusion kits.
“The idea sprang from some gifts I bought in 2019 for friends who are avid gin drinkers. I found a small box at the local bottle store that had four different dried ingredients to add to their gins. It was a master stroke as they all wanted more. But I discovered the kits were not being imported any more, so I decided to create some.”
In the initial black box, there were (and still are) eight ingredients that change according to seasons, and over time, Bronwyn’s created a variety of new and different gifting options.
“Each infusion kit comes with a ‘cheat card’ – an explanation of the ingredients for each delicious flavour that guides the aspirant cocktail mixer as to what botanicals go with which types of gin and so you can also choose depending on your mood!”
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