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  • Give your ‘budds’ a taste of Spring with a Flowstone Gin Cocktail

    We are springing to action this season with Flowstone Gin. There are places to be and Buddleja flowers to be harvested! As the days get warmer and the sun gets brighter, South Africa comes to life with the bright orange and yellow fields of floral heaven that grace our dreams all through winter. Now that […] More

  • Spring Cocktails for Heritage Month with Flowstone Gin

    The coming of spring is a time to celebrate new beginnings and at the Flowstone Gin distillery in the Cradle of Humankind, the wild Bushveld botanicals that fragrance and flavour these unique spirits are in full bloom. Sustainably hand harvested, with evocative names including African butterfly bush (Buddleja salviifolia), blinkblaar-wag-‘n-bietjie (Ziziphus mucronata), iNhliziyonkhulu (Dombeya rotundifolia), […] More

  • Celebrate Sip-tember with Angostura mocktails

    Springtime is on our doorstep. It’s time to shake off those winter blues and toast to the finer things with a few choice ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters mocktails. The sweet scent of flowers blooming in the air, leaves changing from gold to bright green, a light breeze on a warm day… It’s starting to look a […] More

  • Cape Town Gin: Saving our Heritage is bigger than us!

    In the spirit of South African pride this Heritage Month, let’s talk about an endangered species close to our hearts, the Black Rhino. Here before us, and together, here long after us. Whilst we have all heard of the atrocities facing the rhino population in the media, not many realise how serious the current climate […] More

  • Negroni Recipe: History in the mixing with ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters

    Once upon a time, in 1919 Florence, there lived the Count Camillo Negroni. One day, the Count ordered himself an Americano cocktail, but, in a moment of spontaneity, he did something that would change the course of history forever. Instead of having the usual soda water in his drink, the Count asked for gin in […] More

  • Warm the Cockles with a hot Martini cocktail by Flowstone Gin

    Move over hot toddies and mulled wine! Hot gin cocktails are the best way to chase away the nip in the air, and Flowstone Gin has some delicious recipes starring their favourite spirit. Did you know that cold temperatures mask certain flavour and compounds in gin? Meanwhile hot temperatures accentuate and add more depth to […] More

  • Celebrating the gentle Giants of the Wild with a Marula Gin Cocktail by Flowstone Gin

    Flowstone Gin is known for its earthy botanical flavours stemming from the soil of Africa, and it is no surprise that their Marula Gin has become a fan favourite. With a distinctive flavour that teasingly dances on the border between sweet passion fruit and tangy lime, this gin certainly knows how to give the tastebuds […] More

  • Ron & Stormy bringing Spice & Sophistication with S.Pellegrino

    A riff on the classic Dark & Stormy Cocktail using Sanpellegrino Italian Sparkling Drinks Ginger Beer as a mixer, this warm and sophisticated cocktail is named after the high proof Ron Colón rum from El Salvador. It is an anytime, anywhere cocktail according to George Hunter, bar manager of Zioux in Johannesburg and owner of […] More

  • How to host the perfect Dinner Party this Winter with ANGOSTURA®

    With a little help from your friend in the yellow cap, create a mouth-watering menu and cocktail pairing to warm up your friends and family this winter. If you don’t already have a bottle of ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters in your home, you should add this versatile hero to your cart now in anticipation of your […] More

  • A Martini for Men’s Month by Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company

    Celebrate Martini Day this June 19th with a local twist on a classic! No gin cocktail is more iconic than the Martini, made famous by the likes of James Bond and Sir Winston Churchill. Shaken or stirred there isn’t much of a difference, unless you’re trying to look cool. Spotting a classic Martini is easy, […] More

  • The Fiery Classic: The Whiskey and Ginger with ANGOSTURA

    Set your spirit on fire this June with the Whiskey and Ginger cocktail; a firm favourite around the world for more than two hundred years. First appearing in an American cocktail book from the late 1800s titled, “The Mixicologist” by C.F. Lawlor, the Whiskey and Ginger is a simple build-and-stir cocktail perfect for the cooler […] More