Kenyan mixologists face off for best cocktails bragging rights

Bonface Makori, a 26-year-old bartender from Muthaiga Country during a cocktail competition at the Procera Gin company in Industrial Area, Nairobi on December 5, 2024.

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Gin is having its moment, and Kenyan mixologists are upping their mastery to come up with creations that tickle the taste buds of drinkers.

I am at a mixology competition organised by Procera Gin, where six Kenyans are vying for a coveted spot at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail Conference in New Orleans, set for July 2025.

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