Inspired by Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Cape Town Gin & Spirits Company is offering FREE Breast Cancer screenings at The Gin Emporium at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront from the 25th to the 27th of October, between 10am and 6pm. No bookings are required, and it only takes 5 minutes for you to have your […] More
Here’s a perfect recipe to celebrate Halloween! Thinking about something spooky and special for this Halloween? Dracula’s Bloody Mary is the spookiest drink for the event…so bloody and so spicy that it is the perfect treat for all vampire chilliheads out there! Dracula’s Bloody Mary Recipe Ingredients: 2 measures of vodka 5 measures of tomato […] More
Cocktails don’t need to be hard work. The trick is to choose a perfectly balanced botanical gin with an interesting flavour and fragrance profile. Abandon the complicated recipes and try these easy-peasy cocktails. The ideal gin for a simple cocktail is to be found in the Flowstone Gin range. Each is infused with wild Bushveld […] More
Who would have thought that the simple combination of soda water, lemonade, and ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters would have everyone talking this summer? The Angostura Rock Shandy is proving that less is more! It looks like boozier isn’t always better as people all over the world are choosing low and no-alcohol drinks. Low-ABV is the buzzword […] More
No matter where you are or who you are with, go with the flow, have a Gin and Tonic. The beauty of a G&T is its simplistic, yet deliciously refreshing flavour. It is a drink that denies the concept of ‘right place, right time’. For any occasion, anywhere with anyone, sometimes all you need is […] More
We are springing to action this season with Flowstone Gin. There are places to be and Buddleja flowers to be harvested! As the days get warmer and the sun gets brighter, South Africa comes to life with the bright orange and yellow fields of floral heaven that grace our dreams all through winter. Now that […] More
The coming of spring is a time to celebrate new beginnings and at the Flowstone Gin distillery in the Cradle of Humankind, the wild Bushveld botanicals that fragrance and flavour these unique spirits are in full bloom. Sustainably hand harvested, with evocative names including African butterfly bush (Buddleja salviifolia), blinkblaar-wag-‘n-bietjie (Ziziphus mucronata), iNhliziyonkhulu (Dombeya rotundifolia), […] More
Cape Town’s Awara restaurant specialises in fusion-style, gourmet Asian grills, spanning Indian, Korean, Thai, Japanese and Chinese cuisine. Their popular Chicken Tikka is extremely flavourful, with a kick of spice. I t is usually cooked inside a traditional tandoor clay oven, but Awara has kindly adapted their recipe so that you can make this delicious […] More
Springtime is on our doorstep. It’s time to shake off those winter blues and toast to the finer things with a few choice ANGOSTURA® aromatic bitters mocktails. The sweet scent of flowers blooming in the air, leaves changing from gold to bright green, a light breeze on a warm day… It’s starting to look a […] More
In the spirit of South African pride this Heritage Month, let’s talk about an endangered species close to our hearts, the Black Rhino. Here before us, and together, here long after us. Whilst we have all heard of the atrocities facing the rhino population in the media, not many realise how serious the current climate […] More
Once upon a time, in 1919 Florence, there lived the Count Camillo Negroni. One day, the Count ordered himself an Americano cocktail, but, in a moment of spontaneity, he did something that would change the course of history forever. Instead of having the usual soda water in his drink, the Count asked for gin in […] More
Celebrate the beginning of spring with a delicious cocktail. A fresh, zesty cocktail ideal for summer sipping, this recipe was created with the Sanpellegrino Italian Sparkling Drinks Tonica Citrus by bartender Joshua Hendricks at Fable in Cape Town. He chose the name to convey a sense of regal elegance that he feels suits the refined, […] More