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  • 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

  • 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 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

  • 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 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

  • 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

  • Summer sipping: the freshest cocktails for the holidays!

    It’s time to wind up the year with poolside entertaining and end of year get-togethers. this year’s best summer drinks are stylish cocktails over ice, brightened up with fresh summer fruit and herbs. Just right for the holiday season are the peachy fresh Bourbon Smash, berrylicious Bramble, tropical island Sage Collins, citrussy Out of this […] 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