When cocktail hour is back
Friday April 02 2021
By HILARY KIMUYU
Summary
For years, the rattle of the shaker and ice crunching, laughter among friends has been part of bartenders’ lives. But the Covid-19 pandemic has changed it all.
Redempta Muluka, a trainer with Diageo Bartenders Academy says “there is no sugar‐coating the severity of how the pub industry has been hit.”
Ms Muluka had just started to train bartenders last month on how to up their game.
Bartenders have found themselves in unchartered territories.
For years, the rattle of the shaker and ice crunching, laughter among friends has been part of bartenders’ lives. But the Covid-19 pandemic has changed it all.
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March 15th 2021 at 11:52:26 GMT +0300
Listed beer maker, East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), will pay interest to bondholders at the end of this month. The latest payment will be the eighth on EABL’s Tranche two of Sh6 billion fixed-rate notes that were due to mature in 2022.
The brewer, in a statement to the Nairobi Securities Exchange Chief Executive Geoffrey Odundo on a pricing supplement issued, said it will honour its payment on March 29, 2021, at a rate of 14.17 per cent per annum. It will be paid to noteholders whose names appear on the register of the issue at the close of business on March 12, 2021.
KBL officially launches Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla gin in Kenya
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Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has unveiled Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla gin, in the Kenyan market. The Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla launch follows a successful revamp of the gin category by KBL.
The drink taste is zesty seville oranges, which are all balanced by the four botanicals that comes from Seville, Spain. The drink has 41.3% alcohol content.
Speaking at the launch in Nairobi, EABL Managing Director Ms. Jane Karuku said, “The launch of Tanqueray Flor de Sevilla comes at a time, when gin wave is exploding in the country. Last year, we launched two alcoholic gin drinks; Gordon Pink Gin and Chrome Crisp Gin. Consumers are looking for a trusted and quality gin that is easy to choose, and they are also exploring the drink that can be part of their conversations.”