Naute Kristall Distillery’s NamGin tastes of sand dunes, mountains and open plains, and the charm of the Namib Desert. This is how Michael Weder describes the gin he produces on the fringes of one of the largest deserts in the world.
“The desert’s vastness and openness form the perfect backdrop for the fact that the base spirit is made from dates, the iconic fruit of the desert. The gin is infused with 13 botanicals,” says Weder, managing director of the business.
Naute Kristall lies on the C12, the road leading from Keetmanshoop to the Fish River Canyon, near the Naute Dam. The dam supplies potable water to Keetmanshoop and some surrounding farms, but
