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19 Oct 2021 / Leah van Deventer

The birth and boom of the G&T

For International Gin & Tonic Day on 19 October, let’s talk about the G&T. Where was it conceived, and how did it become so popular?
4 Apr 2014 / Leah van Deventer

3 killer wine-tasting experiences close to Cape Town

Looking for a wine tasting with a difference? These farms pair their wines with olives, biltong, chocolate and more!
13 Apr 2014 / Leah van Deventer

SA’s top cocktail bars

Want to enjoy the very best SA has to offer in the way of cocktails? Here’s the World Class roundup of the country’s finest cocktail
20 Jul 2014 / Leah van Deventer

Meet World Class winner Brent Perremore

Capetonian craft bartender Brent Perremore has just been crowned South Africa’s Best Bartender in the Diageo Reserve World Class National Finals. We caught up with
30 Mar 2016 / Leah van Deventer

Q&A with Beer Country’s Greg Gilowey and Karl Tessendorf

Remember Team Rust n Dust from season one of The Ultimate Braai Master? Here’s what they’re doing now.

19 Oct 2021 / Leah van Deventer

The birth and boom of the G&T

For International Gin & Tonic Day on 19 October, let’s talk about the G&T. Where was it conceived, and how did it become so popular?
15 Oct 2021 / Leah van Deventer

The earthly origins of the nectar of the gods

Despite its many pop-culture appearances alongside Vikings and Celts, mead actually hails from Africa. Here's how.
22 Sep 2021 / Leah van Deventer

Do you know your South African drinks?

24 September is Heritage Day! What better way to celebrate than with a local-and-lekker South African drink … but do you know your amasi from
21 Sep 2021 / Leah van Deventer

Cape Town bartender creates cannabis-inspired cocktail technique

If we agree with Mark Twain’s musings in this autobiography, there’s no such thing as a new idea, we simply tweak existing concepts. Recently, a
17 Sep 2021 / Leah van Deventer

Taking cane over the line at Sugar Baron

In 2000, Brad O’Neill, an unassuming sugarcane farmer’s son from the KZN Midlands, packed his kit and headed to the Cape, intent on tackling sports