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Wide split-composition: left half shows a weathered 1980s Kumasi street market in sepia — herb sellers, handwritten signs; right half shows a sleek modern Accra supermarket aisle in full colour.
Heritage

How Adonko Became Ghana's #1 Herbal Bitters Brand

From a single batch in Kumasi to shelves across four continents — the story of how Dr. Kwaku Oteng's vision turned eleven herbs into Ghana's most beloved bitters.

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Documentary diptych: aged sepia photograph of a Ghanaian street herbalist at a Kumasi roadside stall on the left, transitioning into a vibrant full-colour shot of a packed stadium crowd in Accra holding green bottles aloft on the right.
Our Story

From Street Herbalist to Industry Icon: The Story of Agya Adonko

Long before the bottle was designed, a herbalist was perfecting his blend on the streets of Kumasi — one sip at a time.

Aerial golden-hour shot of Kumasi's central market from above — dense colourful canopies, crowds, traders — with a subtle double exposure overlay of a European city skyline (London or Amsterdam) fading into the scene.
News

Ghana's Finest Now in 16+ Countries Across Africa and Europe

A milestone in African export: Adonko Bitters crosses into its sixteenth international market, cementing Ghana's place on the global spirits shelf.

Close-up macro photography of West African medicinal herbs and roots — prekese pods split open, sliced ginger root, dried tiger nuts, bark fragments — scattered across a worn wooden mortar in a dimly lit Kumasi apothecary.
Craft

The Eleven Herbs: Inside Adonko's Unchanged Formula

Tiger nut, ginger root, prekese — a closer look at the botanicals that have defined every Adonko blend since the very first batch left Kumasi.