Cocktails Featured All the 2019 South African B.A.R. Award Winners Written by Jan Laubscher 26 March 201918 February 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Cape Town might be littered with babalaas bartenders this morning, but the Mother City sits pretty with almost all the major awards – from High to New to Best Bar – it’s all down south. A major shift from last year, when Jozi delivered most of the goods.
Cocktails Featured The Bittersweet History of The Cocktail Written by Jan Laubscher 30 November 201818 February 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked To puzzle together the history of the cocktail, which can be as blurry as recalling a boozy night out, one first need to know the history of one of its main ingredients, sugar.
Cocktails Featured This is the entrance to Cape Town`s most secretive speakeasy bar Written by Jan Laubscher 8 October 201810 April 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked You whisper a secret passphrase in a big bearded Cosa Nostra’s ear, and like magic, an unassuming steal door screeches open behind the muscle to reveal a Gotham-City-like alley, eerie enough to make little Bruce Wayne’s palms sweat. But then, from the back a lonesome ceramic water closest glows into focus, signalling a safe passage to […]
Cocktails Featured Travis Kuhn Is South Africa`s Bartender Of The Year Written by drinkspress 28 June 201828 February 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked After an intense week of challenges seasoned professional, Travis Kuhn, shaked-off the competition to be crowned Diageo’s #WorldClass2018 Bartender of the Year in South Africa.
Cocktails Featured Melville Cocktail Bar Under The Top 10 Best In The World Written by drinkspress 18 June 201828 February 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Melville’s mixology stronghold, Mootee Bar, was listed by the Spirited Awards as one of this years top 10 best new cocktail bars in the world.
Cocktails Featured The Complete Timeline Of When Famous Cocktails Were Invented Written by drinkspress 11 April 201828 February 2022 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked From the 1800s in the plantations of North Virginia to the supper clubs of San Francisco in the 1980s, tapsters across the globe have been busy crafting our favourite cocktails over the last 100 years.
