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  • Creative Summer Season Cocktails with Cape Town Gin

    Add a touch of creativity to your recipes this holiday season! With South Africa being in the height of summer, you have to find creative recipes that celebrate the season, but that are also refreshing. Luckily, you don’t have to look far, because Cape Town Gin has just the recipes for this season! From your […] More

  • The Rock Shandy: Your ultimate Summer Sidekick with Angostura

    Every great story features a reliable sidekick. And this season, the legendary Rock Shandy is here to be your ultimate summer companion. Picture yourself lounging on the beach, the warm sand between your toes – who is there to keep you cool and refreshed in the sizzling heat? Be the main character you want to […] More

  • What your favourite Solento cocktail says about you

    Your choice of cocktail isn’t just about taste – it’s a statement, a declaration of your style and personality. Whether it’s a classic martini, or a pina colada, your go-to drink can reveal more about you than a quick google search. So, let’s delve into what your favourite Solento cocktail says about you this festive […] More

  • Raise the Bar: The Cocktail Glassware Guide with Cape Town Gin

    Hosting a cocktail party, whether it’s your first or hundredth, can be stressful – you want every detail to be just right, from the food down to the napkins. Selecting the right glassware is essential, not only for presentation, but for elevating your guests’ overall drinking experience. So, here’s a simple guide to choosing the […] More

  • The Old Fashioned – a Masterpiece of Simplicity with ANGOSTURA

    The Old Fashioned is reminiscent of a simpler time in cocktail making history – a time when the concept of a cocktail was a lot more straightforward. In the early 19th century, a cocktail was simply a balanced blend of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters – no garnishes, just pure, simplistic enjoyment. As the years […] More

  • Stand in solidarity this Pinktober with Cape Town Gin

    Breast Cancer Awareness has always been a cause that our local brand Cape Town Gin has aligned themselves with. This Pinktober, they are once again standing in solidarity and support of our incredible breast cancer warriors. With every floral sip, The Pink Lady Gin is reminiscent of South African summer, and memorable sundowners with friends. […] More

  • Orange you glad it’s Negroni Week with Angostura?

    Join us on a journey through flavour and time as we celebrate an iconic cocktail – the Negroni! The negroni is a cocktail that has surpassed trends and time for over a century, dating all the way back to the early 20th century Florence. It was born at the hands of Count Camillo Negroni when, […] More

  • Celebrate the Rhino with Black Rhino Gin & Cape Town Gin

    As we fast approach World Rhino Day, September 22nd, we want to celebrate these magnificent and endangered creatures, and do what we can to protect them! The rhino is a species that has been poached for their horns for centuries across Asia and Africa. During the colonial era, the rhino populations in Africa were heavily […] More

  • 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