Festive Gifting & Cocktails

10-Year-Old Brandy Launches a Sophisticated New Look See delicious cocktail recipes below to add to your festive and summer entertainment KWV's celebrated 10-Year-Old Potstill Brandy has entered a new era. Recently awarded Gold at the International Spirits Challenge (ISC) and contributing to KWV being named Producer of the Year, the brandy now arrives dressed in…

BySpice4Life NewsDecember 10, 20250Comments

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The Minimalist’s Cocktail: Why the Old Fashioned is the Ultimate Test of a Bartender’s Skill

In a world of ever-evolving cocktail trends, few serves remain as pure, poised and deceptively simple as the Old Fashioned. With just three ingredients spirit, sugar and bitters. This drink stands as the ultimate expression of restraint and mastery. There's no garnish trickery or elaborate infusion to mask imbalance. The Old Fashioned is unforgiving;…

BySpice4Life NewsNovember 20, 20250Comments

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Love at First Sip: Shake Up Your Valentine’s Day with ANGOSTURA® bitters!

Who says Valentine's Day is just for couples? This year, it's a toast to you—yes, you, contemplating how to spend the day while eyeing your snack stash. Whether you're raising a glass to friendship, basking in your own brilliance, or just enjoying the peace of a solo celebration, ANGOSTURA® bitters is here to make every sip…

BySpice4Life NewsFebruary 11, 20250Comments

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Zero-Proof, Maximum Flavour: 5 Ways to Swizzle Through Dry January

Whether you're aiming for a January that's dry, damp or just hangover-free, with three varieties of ANGOSTURA® bitters in your secret stash, January can be just as festive as December! After the celebrations of December, January can often start on a rather sober note... that's sober-curious for many, who start the new year on a quest…

BySpice4Life NewsJanuary 22, 20250Comments

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A behind-the-bar take on Valentine’s cocktails

A Valentine’s dinner without the perfect cocktail is like a love story missing its plot twist – which is why we are taking a look behind the bar at some of our favourite local experts’ go-to V-day sips. Matthew Cox from Queen’s Bar keeps it simple with an effortlessly elegant Champagne Cocktail – easy to…

BySpice4Life NewsFebruary 14, 20240Comments

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Why Red is the Colour of Valentine’s Day

The colour of red has long been synonymous with love, passion, and romance and with Valentine’s Day almost upon us it’s a colour that will be taking centre stage. But why exactly is red the colour of choice for this occasion? Whitley Neill Gin delves into the captivating history and allure of this colour and finds…

BySpice4Life NewsFebruary 12, 20240Comments

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The Old Fashioned – a masterpiece of simplicity

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 rolled…

BySpice4Life NewsOctober 18, 20230Comments

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Say hello to Angostura’s latest bitters- orange and cocoa

The South African launch of ANGOSTURA® orange bitters and ANGOSTURA® cocoa bitters was a sparkling occasion with liberal dashes of dramatic flair, from the classy cocktails to the cutting-edge laser light show. When a cocktail legend such as the House of Angostura brings not one but two new bitters to the South African cocktail scene, it’s…

BySpice4Life NewsApril 13, 20230Comments

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SPRING COCKTAILS FOR HERITAGE MONTH

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),…

BySpice4Life NewsSeptember 28, 20220Comments

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MUSGRAVE COPPER BRANDY COCKTAIL RECIPES

Holy Smokes Ingredients: Half an Evita Fig Pinch of Thyme 40ml Musgrave Copper Black Honey 20ml Pale Dry Sherry 10ml Chambord Liqueur 2 dashes of saline solution (2-part coarse salt to 1 part boiling water. Blend in a blender till all salt has dissolved) Method: In a rock tumbler glass, add one large clear block of…

BySpice4Life NewsAugust 17, 20210Comments

Tag: cocktail recipes

Festive Gifting & Cocktails

The Minimalist’s Cocktail: Why the Old Fashioned is the Ultimate Test of a Bartender’s Skill

Love at First Sip: Shake Up Your Valentine’s Day with ANGOSTURA® bitters!

Zero-Proof, Maximum Flavour: 5 Ways to Swizzle Through Dry January

A behind-the-bar take on Valentine’s cocktails

Why Red is the Colour of Valentine’s Day

The Old Fashioned – a masterpiece of simplicity

Say hello to Angostura’s latest bitters- orange and cocoa

SPRING COCKTAILS FOR HERITAGE MONTH

MUSGRAVE COPPER BRANDY COCKTAIL RECIPES

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