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  • Celebrating South African culture with Rooibos Red Gin

    Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company dedicates this Heritage month to South Africa’s First People and the plant they’ve been harvesting for generations, rooibos. During September, South Africans around the country honour the diverse culture and heritage that makes us as a nation so unique. And is there really a plant that is more South […] More

  • Hendrick’s Gin releases a once in a Blue Moon Lunar Gin

    Hendrick’s Lunar Gin is the second limited edition release from Master Distiller, Ms Lesley Gracie’s Cabinet of Curiosities at the Hendrick’s Gin Palace! Hendrick’s Gin unveils Hendrick’s Lunar Gin, a small batch, limited release gin conjured up from the oddities in Ms Lesley Gracie’s Cabinet of Curiosities at the Hendrick’s Gin Palace. This most peculiar and […] More

  • Heritage Day Braai Special at Mozambik

    NOU GAAN ONS BRAAI! 😁🇿🇦 The team at Mozambik are passionate about friends and family coming together over exceptional food and a welcoming experience. One of the best ways to connect is over a braai and Mozambik is offering something truly special to celebrate Heritage Day! Join Mozambik this Friday to celebrate braai day the […] More

  • Order your One-Juice Heritage Day Box

    Raise a juice-box to the rainbow nation! One-Juice crafts the healthiest and tastiest juices available for delivery to your doorstep. This Heritage Day, they have decided to put together a box that reflects the colourful Rainbow Nation. It contains all the necessary nutrients, vitamins, and minerals required for the whole family. A mix of healthy fruit […] More

  • Future Farm: Braai for the Future this Heritage Month with the 2030 Burger

    Heritage Day may be about looking to the past and celebrating the varied cultures we share as South Africans, but we can also start looking to our future. A new heritage is building in the food we eat, and Braai Day just got more inclusive, with the meatless Future Burger 2030. Future Farm have brought […] More

  • Golden Milk Tart Recipe

    It is the sensational story of the union of the sweet, traditional South African girl-next-door, who shared a romance with a sultry, spicy ayurvedic healer. It is the love story. The love child. The golden, aromatic sunset of turmeric, cinnamon and ginger, setting on the shores of a South African Melktert. Vegan & Delicious. What […] More

  • Live Music & Roof Top Views with Radisson Blu Gautrain

    Where else would you rather be on a Friday? Rooftop views & seasonally inspired lunch. Check! Drinks by the pool. Check! And of course, the smooth sounds of deep house music! Join The Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel from 2pm onwards Friday afternoons. It’s all you need to remember. This Sandton pool deck happens to boast […] More

  • How To Braai The Perfect Steak.

    With Braai Day only a few days away, it’s time to brush up on your grill skills. Whether it’s for Braai Day, summer afternoons in the garden with family or a get together with friends, a braai is one of the best ways to bring people together. As the summer days approach and we dust […] More

  • It’s Bourbon Heritage Month! Discover the history of this native American spirit.

    September is officially America’s National Bourbon Heritage Month, celebrating the uniquely American history of the spirit. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS), as part of its “Cheers! Spirits from the U.S.A” campaign; has been introducing South African adult spirits consumers to the diverse range of American spirits, including Bourbons, for several years […] More

  • Urban oasis, The Greenhouse JHB moves to Sandton

    Vibe seekers rejoice, The Greenhouse is coming back bigger, better and greener than ever! Due to its enormous success, the well-loved The Greenhouse JHB has decided to move shop, or should we say garden, from its current location in Rosebank to a bigger space in the heart of Sandton where it will be neighbors with […] More

  • Symmetry Botanical Tonics: A new Season calls for a new Attitude!

    The energy in the air is changing, and whilst the tiny bloomers have started to flower and the sun is feeling a bit warmer, the changes have more to do with attitude. The onset of Spring does that – perhaps the spirit animal in each of us? Nevertheless, with the new attitude, one often feels […] More

  • State of Flow: Glyn French – the Founder of Flowstone Gins

    Benedictine abbess Hildegard of Bingen, in the early 1100s, wrote about the use of hops and barley in brewing, noting that the addition of hops prevented spoilage. Barb-Nicole Ponsardin, better known as the legendary Widow (or “Verve”) Clicquot used astonishing ingenuity to save what is now one of the best-known champagne houses in the world, […] More