by Leah van Deventer | Nov 29, 2020 | Portfolio
With summer around the corner, we ask some of SA’s top bartenders for their tips and tricks to create killer jam jar cocktails at home. Jam jars are cheerful cocktails that you make, literally, in jam jars. They’re pretty straightforward, usually involving some booze,...
by Leah van Deventer | Sep 26, 2020 | Portfolio
Rum. It’s not a new spirit, but it’s steadily been growing in popularity in South Africa over the last few years – among hip drinkers, at least. Let’s take a look at the history of rum in the country, and see how it’s evolved. While sugarcane spirit is believed to...
by Leah van Deventer | Sep 26, 2020 | Portfolio
“Change accelerates in volatile times.” These words are among the opening lines of this year’s Bar World 100, and they couldn’t be truer for the global drinks industry, brought to its knees by the pandemic and having to rethink much of its methodology. So what...
by Leah van Deventer | Sep 4, 2020 | Portfolio
On Sunday 30 August, the day after thousands of women took to the streets nationwide to protest against the dizzying rates of GBV and femicide in South Africa – a staggering five times the global average – a new bar announced its launch on Kloof Street in Gardens,...
by Leah van Deventer | Sep 2, 2020 | Portfolio
If you aren’t quite ready to head out to the bar just yet, worry not – you can still imbibe delicious, fruity cocktail this spring. Here are a few places around South Africa that are offering innovative DIY cocktails for you to enjoy at home. Cause | Effect Cocktail...
