LOCAL BREWS and distilleries
Situated in the coastal town of Swakopmund, Stillhouse Atlantic is a small family distillery owned and run by Pierre and Sandy le Roux with help from their sons Jason and Danyon. The name of their small-batch artisanal distillery originated from their love of the Atlantic Ocean. Stillhouse was established in 2017 and immediately impressed with gin that goes by the same name. This Namibian dry gin is a perfect balance of traditional botanicals with the addition of the endemic !Nara melon, hand-harvested kelp and eight other locally found botanicals. The Umber Coffee Liqueur is the latest addition: fresh-roast cold brew coffee from local coffee roasters Two Beards and a Saint, infused with Stillhouse produced spirits.
& Coal Distillery was founded by husband and wife team, Andries and Marizaan van Schalkwyk. The company also opened its doors in 2017 and currently focuses on gin only. The range consists of Desolate Classic 7 Gin made from a selection of seven botanicals, the Crystal Clear Desolate Devils
COPPER AND COAL DISTILLERY Only 40 km to the south, in Walvis Bay, another small batch distillery called Copper
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Claw Gin that uses the indigenous devil's claw for its main flavour foundation and the Oak Rested Desolate Devils Claw Gin, which is slightly aged in French oak.
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raft spirits and beer have grown in popularity over the last couple of years due to a movement that saw people value authentic, locally produced products that are much more unique in taste and flavour than their mass-produced counterparts. In this regard, Namibia is no different and currently boasts a number of artisanal distilleries and breweries of its own.
