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  • The Bottle with the Stork - Dutch gin as a Ghanaian tradition

    04/19/2002 4:55:35 PM PDT · by Shermy · 10 replies · 537+ views
    Radio Netherlands ^ | April 18, 2002
    One brand of gin, the Dutch drink par excellence, has fans in an unlikely corner of the world – West Africa. It's especially popular in Ghana, and not only for drinking. Number one in the Ghanaian gin market is the Dutch distiller Bols, from the town of Schiedam. The distillery exports some 63,000 litres of gin annually to Ghana. Bols produces an extra strong blend of gin especially for the West African market, with an alcohol percentage of 42%. The drink is sold under the name Henkes Schnaps, and is so popular that a Bols employee in Ghana has...