African Grown Gin · Distilled in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BAYAB

Takes you somewhere brighter.

B Corp Certified · Award Winning · Ghana to Zambia

Most gins taste like gin. Bayab tastes like Africa. Small batch, distilled in KwaZulu-Natal, crafted with twelve botanicals sourced from seven African countries - baobab at the heart of all of it. Bright, alive, and unlike anything else in your cabinet. Takes you somewhere brighter, every time.

BRIGHTCitrus forward
CLEANBalanced botanicals
ALIVEAfrican baobab
BOLDDistinctly African
The Range

FOUR FLAVOURS.
ONE CONTINENT.

Each expression is a different window into Africa's flavour. All of them bright, none of them ordinary.

The Original

CLASSIC DRY

Your everyday G&T, elevated.

Bright citrus snap, warm coriander spice. Rounded mid-palate sweetness finishing crisp and gently dry with juniper.

CitrusJuniperCoriander

Signature Serve

Bayab Dry + ginger beer + simple syrup + lemon wheel

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The Fan Favourite

PALM & PINEAPPLE

Tropical, juicy. The crowd pleaser.

Juicy pineapple aromatics, dry subtle tropical palate with tangy skin notes. Baobab adds natural citrus backbone.

PineapplePalm SapTropical

Signature Serve

Bayab Palm + fresh lime + grapefruit soda + lime wheel

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The Bold One

ORANGE & MARULA

Elephants travel miles for this fruit.

Orange aromatics up front, tart citrus balanced by marula's ripe stone-fruit roundness. Exceptional in a Negroni.

OrangeMarulaTart

Signature Serve

Bayab Orange + elderflower + prosecco + soda + basil

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The Elegant One

AFRICAN ROSE

Subtle, elegant, perfectly balanced.

Subtle rose with gentle restraint. Never sweet, never perfumed. Soft grapefruit citrus and a warm, dry juniper finish.

Rose PetalsGrapefruitFloral

Signature Serve

Bayab Rose + grapefruit juice + lime + agave + soda

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The Star Ingredient

Every gin needs juniper.
Every Bayab needs baobab.

The baobab fruit, sourced from Ghana and Zambia, is the heart of everything we make. Africa's Tree of Life brings a bright citrus punch found in no other gin. Naturally packed with antioxidants and more Vitamin C than oranges.

32African countries where baobab grows
5,000Years a single baobab can live
1MTrees we're funding in Ghana
Learn more about baobab
Baobab tree or fruit
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Our Botanicals

CRAFTED WITH AFRICAN INGREDIENTS FROM ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

The distinct baobab flavour is complemented by botanicals sustainably sourced from across Africa. Each of our four expressions uses a different combination to create something vibrant and alive.

Explore the gins
Ghana & ZambiaBaobab Fruit
South AfricaSugarcane & Rooibos
EthiopiaJuniper Berries
KenyaCoriander & Cardamom
West AfricaGrains of Selim
MoroccoOrange Peel
Africa botanical map
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What People Are Saying

Baobab brings something genuinely new to the category - bright, citrus-forward, unlike anything in gin before.

The Times

The bottle is beautiful, the story is compelling, and the gin is genuinely delicious.

Stylist

An alluring tropical fruit aroma with richly complex flavour. It will flatter a gimlet, a gin and tonic or a Southside.

Delicious Magazine

A really cracking classic gin: bold, interesting, and versatile. I'd love it in a Martini.

Gin Magazine

A remarkable African gin with genuine terroir

The Spirits Business

Baobab transforms this from a good gin to a great one

Master of Malt

Bright, vibrant and unlike anything else on the shelf

Gin Magazine

Africa in a bottle - truly exceptional

The Gin Guide
As Seen In
The Spirits Business
Gin Magazine
Master of Malt
The Gin Guide
Forbes
BBC
Awards & Recognition
🥇Gold MedalIWSC 2023
🥈Silver MedalSan Francisco 2023
🏆Best African GinGin Magazine 2022
B Corp CertifiedCertified Since 2021
Cocktail Guide

SIMPLE SERVES.
EXTRAORDINARY RESULTS.

Each Bayab gin is designed to shine in a simple serve. The botanicals do the work - all you need is the right partner.

From classic G&Ts to tropical spritzes, every expression has its perfect match.

See All Recipes
BAYAB PALM SPRITZ
150ml Bayab Palm & Pineapple
215ml fresh lime juice
3Top with grapefruit soda
4Garnish with a lime wheel
BAYAB MARULA NEGRONI
130ml Bayab Orange & Marula
2230ml sweet vermouth
330ml Campari
4Stir with ice, garnish with orange peel
Our Commitment

DOING BUSINESS
DIFFERENTLY.

We believe that great gin and doing good are not mutually exclusive. From B Corp certification to funding baobab reforestation, every bottle is a vote for a better Africa.

B Corp Certified Business
1MBaobab trees funded in Ghana
7African countries we source from
100%Carbon offset supply chain
Founders photo
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The People Behind It

Built by two people who believe Africa's story deserves to be tasted.

Spearhead Spirits was founded with one conviction - that the world's most extraordinary botanicals grow in Africa, and that gin is the perfect vehicle to carry them to the world.

Chris FrederickDamola Timeyin
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NEAR YOU.

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Available in Africa, Europe and North America.

Available in: AZ, CA, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NY, LA, SC, TN, TX, WA, WI

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