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  • Gin-fuse your Winter with a spiced Hot Gin Cocktail!

    When warm blankets just aren’t doing the trick, there’s only one thing to do – make yourself a hot Cape Town Gin cocktail! If there’s one upside to winter, it’s being able to eat and drink things that you wouldn’t necessarily in summer: hot soups and stews, hot chocolate, but most importantly, hot gin cocktails. […] More

  • Keep your spirits up this World Gin Day with Cape Town Gin!

    Keep your (juniper) spirits high and highball glasses full this World Gin Day with Cape Town Gin! This juniper-based spirit has been around for centuries, shaking, stirring and mixing its way into people’s hearts (and glasses) all around the world – taking on the form of classic martinis, complex cocktails, and the simple G&T, there […] More

  • Avocado Martini Recipe

    Avocados were a key part of America’s Culinary Revolution in the 70s and 80s and are fast becoming ambassadors of the craft cocktail movement. What? Hold my beer. If dreamy, creamy avos have made their way from toast to martinis, we’re here for it. It’s true, the craft cocktail trend is something of a social […] More

  • Frozen Avocado & Pink Grapefruit Margarita Recipe

    Avocados were a key part of America’s Culinary Revolution in the 70s and 80s and are fast becoming ambassadors of the craft cocktail movement. What? Hold my beer. If dreamy, creamy avos have made their way from toast to martinis, we’re here for it. It’s true, the craft cocktail trend is something of a social […] More

  • Avocado Mint Mojito Recipe

    Avocados were a key part of America’s Culinary Revolution in the 70s and 80s and are fast becoming ambassadors of the craft cocktail movement. What? Hold my beer. If dreamy, creamy avos have made their way from toast to martinis, we’re here for it. It’s true, the craft cocktail trend is something of a social […] More

  • Put Roses in Mom’s Glass for Mother’s Day with Cape Town Gin

    When saying it with flowers isn’t quite enough, why not spoil your mom with a bouquet in a bottle! The appealingly hued Cape Town The Pink Lady Gin is a suitably flowery gift for Mother’s Day (or any time of year). Flavoured with a natural array of botanicals, it’s the rose notes you’ll notice first: […] More

  • Keeping it double-oh-classic with The Cape Town Gin Company

    With summer approaching, there is only one thing that will hit the spot just right – and that is a Classic Martini. Whether shaken or stirred, nothing makes you feel more classy than when you have a Martini in your hand (James Bond clearly knew what he was talking about!). That’s why Cape Town Gin […] More

  • Limited Edition Gin by Flowstone out to Snuff the Rest

    Gin collectors, listen up! It is that time of year when Flowstone Gin’s limited edition Snuffbox varietal is in season! The Trees beautiful white and yellow flowers are just starting to bloom and each morning the tree just a few metres from the distillery door is alive with bees from the distilleries’ two hives. The […] More

  • Kick off the Game with the Angostura Rock Shandy

    Be the MVP of your team by stirring up an ultimate drink at your next game meet! Gone are the days of complicated, heavy-handed drinks. Today, it’s all about quality over quantity, and the onside mocktail, the Angostura Rock Shandy, is just the refresher you need to quench your summer thirst at the start of […] More

  • Win 1 of 10 Rugby Home Referee Kits with Angostura Rock Shandy

    Do you hear that? Clinking ice as it hits the bottom of a highball glass – that’s the sound of South Africa’s ultimate summer refreshment being prepared… the Angostura Rock Shandy! Enter the Angostura Summer Rock Shandy competition here! The Angostura Rock Shandy is a classic South African drink, its simple and refreshing taste holding […] More

  • Summer Boozy Milkshake Recipe with Luckybird Drinks

    Welcome to this Sort Of recipe. Why Sort Of? Because we don’t really have quantities for you. It’s more like… inspiration. It really depends on your taste. So mix it up the way you like it and let us know how it goes! Luckybird comes to you from the makers of Sir Fruit, South Africa’s #1 […] More

  • Here’s to a good ‘Old Fashioned’ Classic with Angostura

    Made for slow sipping, this vintage cocktail is perhaps the most well-known cocktail in the world. It’s old yet fashionable, sweet & aromatic, yet spirit forward – It hits all the right notes. Let’s get down to it, the Old Fashioned is a little more than just a slug of whisky, seasoned and sweetened. Yet, […] More