Distillers Distilleries and liquor manufacturers in Eswatini
3 producers listed, including 1 bulk or neutral spirit.
Jackalberry Distillery
Ezulwini, HhohhoJackalberry Distillery is a producer of Gin, Vodka, Rum based in Ezulwini, Hhohho, Eswatini. Products: Imbali Gin, Tatama Premium Vodka, Cosmos Colour Changing Gin, The Spirit of Eswatini Marula Gin, Litchi & Ginger Gin, MacForte 50 Macadamia Rum
Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RES) - Ethanol Distillery / Simunye Beverages is a producer of Rum, Potable Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA) based in Simunye, Lubombo, Eswatini. Products: Spotted Horse Gold Rum, Potable Extra Neutral Ethyl Alcohol (96.4% / 96.5% ABV), Bulk White Rum
USA Distillers is a producer of neutral / bulk spirit (Potable Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA), Potable Spirits) based in Big Bend, Lubombo, Eswatini. Products: Beverage Grade Fermentation Extra Neutral Potable Alcohol (from molasses)
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Eswatini at a glance
- Population
- 1.3 million (2025)
- GDP
- US$5.2 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,108 (2025)
- Capital
- Mbabane (executive); Lobamba (legislative)
- Currency
- Lilangeni (SZL), pegged to the South African rand
- Languages
- Swazi (siSwati), English
- Climate
- Mbabane averages about 13 C in winter (June-August) and about 20 C in summer; Lowveld summers can reach about 40 C. Rain falls mostly December to March, often as thunderstorms; winters are dry.
- Alcohol status
- legal
- Legal drinking age
- 18 (Liquor Licenses Act 1964, s.27, per Wikipedia table)
- Alcohol per adult
- 6.8 litres of pure alcohol a year (2020, WHO)
- Import duty on spirits
- Standard (MFN) rate 2023: whisky specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 0.87%; vodka specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 1.14%; rum specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 1.4%; gin specific/compound duty, WITS AVE estimate about 1.01%
Compiled by Distillers Hub in October 2026 from the World Bank, WHO, UN Comtrade, the WITS tariff database and the sources below. Figures change: check with the regulator or a customs broker before you act.
Sources (9)
- api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SWZ/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&mrv=6
- api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SWZ/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?format=json&mrv=6
- api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SWZ/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?format=json&mrv=6
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini
- ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-alcohol-consumption-per-capita-litres-of-pure-alcohol (da
- wits.worldbank.org/API/V1/SDMX/V21/datasource/TRN/reporter/748/partner/000/product/220830/
- api.worldbank.org/v2/country/SWZ
- ourworldindata.org/grapher/total-alcohol-consumption-per-capita-litres-of-pure-alcohol
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drinking_age
About Eswatini
Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. Its official languages are English and siSwati. The economy is primarily known for agriculture, including sugar production, as well as manufacturing and forestry.
The spirits market
Alcohol is legal in Eswatini for adults aged 18 and older, with local facilities producing rum, gin, vodka, and extra neutral alcohol. Commercial imports require trading licences, permits, and customs registration with the Eswatini Revenue Service, while distribution occurs through licensed retailers. Spirits face 15% VAT, specific excise duties of 21,313c per litre of pure alcohol, and SACU import tariffs up to 136c per LPA. Opportunities exist for premium whisky, gin, and brandy, though suppliers must compete with duty-free South African brands.
Licences, import duty and labelling rules in Eswatini
Who makes liquor in Eswatini? This list covers 3 liquor manufacturers and distilleries — Jackalberry Distillery, Royal Eswatini Sugar Corporation (RES) - Ethanol Distillery / Simunye Beverages, USA Distillers: whisky, rum, gin, vodka, brandy, neutral spirit (ENA) and local spirits producers, with their towns, products and websites. See also how to import or export liquor to Eswatini and the licences needed to make it there.
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