A coffee liqueur made with Kenyan arabica, drunk over ice or stirred into coffee. It has been produced in Kenya since the 1980s and is a common base for the Nairobi variations on dawa.
It is a commercial liqueur with a proprietary formulation, built on a distilled spirit that cannot be made without a licence.
What goes into it
- Kenyan arabica coffee extract
- a neutral spirit
- sugar
- vanilla
How it is made
Roasted Kenyan arabica is extracted, and the coffee concentrate blended with neutral spirit, sugar syrup and vanilla, then filtered and bottled. The proportions are the producer’s, and the coffee origin is the selling point.
How long it takes: blended and bottled; no ageing
How it is eaten
Over ice, in coffee, or over ice cream.
History
Produced in Kenya since the 1980s using local coffee, and a common base for the Nairobi dawa variations.
Frequently asked questions
What is Kenya Gold?
Kenya Gold is a wine & spirit from Kenya: coffee liqueur made with Kenyan arabica, drunk over ice or in coffee. Produced in Kenya since the 1980s using local coffee, and a common base for the Nairobi dawa variations.
How is Kenya Gold made?
Roasted Kenyan arabica is extracted, and the coffee concentrate blended with neutral spirit, sugar syrup and vanilla, then filtered and bottled. The proportions are the producer’s, and the coffee origin is the selling point. It takes blended and bottled; no ageing.
Can I make Kenya Gold at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a commercial liqueur with a proprietary formulation, built on a distilled spirit that cannot be made without a licence.
What goes into Kenya Gold?
Kenyan arabica coffee extract, a neutral spirit, sugar, vanilla.
How is Kenya Gold eaten?
Over ice, in coffee, or over ice cream.
