{"id":757,"date":"2015-01-21T21:05:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T19:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=757"},"modified":"2026-09-28T18:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T16:13:13","slug":"make-your-own-urban-brandy-cocktails-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/make-your-own-urban-brandy-cocktails-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Make your own Cocktails at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route in Joburg<\/strong><\/a> currently only boasts a few Jo\u2019burg\u00a0venues, but plans are already in motion to extend this route quite significantly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Park Inn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stop by the Lobby Bar to try either one of many brandy-based cocktails. Meet with friends or colleagues in the bar\u2019s stylish d\u00e9cor.<\/p>\n

Radisson Blu Vivace<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two delectable restaurants in Sandton are located at the hotel, providing convenience for guests who are looking for a good meal. The lounge & bar pours creative cocktails, beer and wine.<\/p>\n

[wpgmza id=”13″]<\/p>\n

Urban Brandy Cocktail Recipes<\/h2>\n

In case you want to try your hand in creating your own brandy-based cocktails at home; The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route have made their cocktail recipes available online for everyone. My absolute favourite drink the on the cocktail route has to be\u00a0The Fynbos: Rooibos tea, ginger, honey and 10 year old KWV is just the perfect combination to make one amazing little drink.<\/p>\n

Please do yourself a favour, and go to one of the venues above to try it. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\"fynbos\"<\/a><\/th>\n\n

FYNBOS<\/h3>\n

GLASS:\u00a0Chilled martini<\/p>\n

METHOD:\u00a0Shake and strain<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS:\u00a050ml KWV 10 Year Old
\n50 ml rooibos tea
\n12.5 ml ginger syrup
\n12,5 ml honey syrup
\nA dash of bitters<\/p>\n

GARNISH:\u00a0Twist of lemon peel<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Gold-Julep-Klipdrift\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

KLIPDRIFT GOLD JULEP<\/h3>\n

GLASS:<\/span>\u00a0Tumbler<\/p>\n

METHOD:<\/span>\u00a0Crush, build and churn over crushed ice<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

37.5 ml Klipdrift Gold
\n12.5 ml mint syrup
\nFresh mint leaves<\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/span>\u00a0Mint leaves<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Collisons-Cosmo\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

COLLISON\u2019S COSMO<\/h3>\n

GLASS:<\/span>\u00a0Chilled martini<\/p>\n

METHOD:<\/span>\u00a0Shake and strain<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a037.5 ml Collison\u2019s White Gold
\n12.5 ml Trip Sec
\n75 ml cranberry juice
\n12.5 ml fresh lime juice<\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/span>\u00a0Flaming orange twist<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Oude-Meester-Franklin\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

OUDE MEESTER FRANKLIN<\/h3>\n

GLASS:<\/span>\u00a0Collins<\/p>\n

METHOD:<\/span>\u00a0Build over ice<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

35 ml Oude Meester Demant
\n2 to 3 dashes of bitters
\nTop up with ginger ale<\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/span>\u00a0Twist of lemon peel<\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Mellow-Breeze\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

MELLOW BREEZE<\/h3>\n

GLASS:<\/span>\u00a0Martini<\/p>\n

METHOD:<\/span>\u00a0Muddle coriander with sugar syrup. Add other ingredients. Shake. Strain.<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

30 ml Oude Molen 100 Reserve
\n15 ml sugar syrup
\n4 coriander leaves
\n37.5 ml pineapple juice<\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/span>\u00a0Float coriander leaf<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Fish-Eagle-Rio\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

FISH EAGLE RIO<\/h3>\n

GLASS<\/strong>:\u00a0Tumbler<\/p>\n

METHOD<\/strong>:\u00a0Serve with crushed ice<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n

37.5 ml Fish Eagle
\n18.75 ml honey syrup
\nFresh lime wedges<\/p>\n

GARNISH:\u00a03 lime wedges<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0\"Ama-Lekker-Licious\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

AMA-LEKKER LICIOUS<\/h3>\n

GLASS:<\/span>\u00a0Tumbler<\/p>\n

METHOD:<\/span>\u00a0Wet rim of glass on one side and dip into sherbet to make a sherbet lip. Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into glass.<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/span><\/p>\n

25 ml KWV 3 Year Old
\n12.5 ml Trip Sec
\n15 ml fresh lemon juice
\n12.5ml peach syrup
\n50 ml cranberry juice
\nA dash of bitters<\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/span>\u00a0Flaming orange twist<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"The-Skinny\"<\/a><\/td>\n\n

THE SKINNY<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

GLASS<\/strong>: Tall cocktail <\/span>METHOD:<\/strong> Muddle mint and naartjie in the base of shaker, add ice and rest of ingredients. Stir well. <\/span><\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

25 ml KWV 5 Year Old <\/span><\/p>\n

3 naartjie segments <\/span><\/p>\n

6 mint leaves <\/span><\/p>\n

12,5 ml Agave syrup <\/span><\/p>\n

Top up with Sprite Zero <\/span><\/p>\n

GARNISH:<\/strong> Twist of lemon peel<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Happy Drinking! But please don’t drink and drive – use our Uber Promo Code “FoodBlogJHB” to get a R150 discount on your first ride.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Urban Brandy Cocktail Route in Joburg currently only boasts a few Jo\u2019burg\u00a0venues, but plans are already in motion to extend this route quite significantly. Park Inn Stop by the Lobby Bar to try either one of many brandy-based cocktails. Meet with friends or colleagues in the bar\u2019s stylish d\u00e9cor. Radisson Blu Vivace Two delectable…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":773,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[17,16,19,20,18],"class_list":["post-757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-recipes","tag-cocktail-recipes","tag-cocktails","tag-park-inn","tag-radisson-blu-vivace","tag-urban-brandy-cocktail-route"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":776,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757\/revisions\/776"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}