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Since becoming the first woman to obtain a PhD in Oenology from the University of Stellenbosch, Hanneli had been thirsting for a new adventure. This led to the creation of Barker & Quin.
She shares more about Barker & Quin, the tonic water that complements the emerging gin industry in South Africa.
Barker & Quin was born in August 2016. I had this idea to create a natural tonic water for the South African market after enjoying many gin and tonics in Portugal at the end of 2016.
The start was to create a tonic water from scratch in the kitchen. This inspired her colleague Chris Wium so much that he decided to join her and together they started the company Two Green Lemons PTY Ltd, who today owns the brand, Barker and Quin.
The name has three layers to it. Firstly the name is a word play on Bark and Quinine. Quinine is the main ingredient of tonic water and is extracted from the bark of a tree. A story was then built around this name. The story is set around the true story of the sailor John Ross who shipwrecked in Natal on the Eastern Coast of South Africa in the late 1700's.
We embellished a little bit of this story and added that Barker, a fox terrier and Quin, a parrot was his eyes and ears in the jungle. In the true version of the story, John Ross rebuilt his ship with the help of the Zulus that were native in this part of South Africa (also depicted on the label) and sailed back to Scotland.
Our vision is to become South Africa's leading premium tonic water brand or premium mixers brand.
We offer five different tonic water flavours. The Indian and Light at Heart tonic water is the ones to pick when you want to drink a serious classic Gin and Tonic which brings out the flavour of the Gin.
We also offer four other mixers these days, Club Soda, Gingerale, Raspberry and Cape Lemon. Each of these can be mixed with spirits like Rum, Brandy, Whiskey, Gin and Vodka.
We produce locally and we are very happy with all our fantastic suppliers and industry partners.
We are forever tinkering, but on the Barker and Quin products we are very happy with the portfolio. We do create products for other 3rd parties and this never ends.
We have been selling our products for four years and we are forever grateful for the South African market that supports us with such fervor.
Logistics always leave room for improvement but overall there are no constraints on trading in our lovely country.
Barker and Quin can be purchased through all the major retailers and off-consumption stores as well as online through our website and Takealot.