A recent proliferation of craft gins and new distilleries has taken over South Africa’s bar scene. But this is not your average gin, distillers say: South African gin is infused with unique ...

Last December, when that great stoic Neil Pendock first informed us that a "secret" gin bar was opening in the courtyard at the back of the Honest Chocolate Cafe in Wale Street, Cape Town, he ...

Another gin bar to open in Cape Town over the past 18 months, other than TheGin Bar, ... While not all of these fynbos-infused gins are available beyond the borders of South Africa, ...

Thought to have been introduced to South Africa by Dutch colonisers – in the form of Jenever, the crude liquor from which the drink evolved – gin didn’t take off until a few years ago, when ...

The Gin Box, founded by Jean Buckham, is a gin club that aims to introduce South Africans to the multitude of local craft gin brands ...

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. From Cape fynbos to Karoo botanicals, an ever-increasing number of local distillers are ...

While liquor sales in many countries have been deemed essential during these days of social isolation, South Africa has taken the opposite approach. Now, some of the country’s gin distilleries ...

MOSSEL BAY - The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les and Paula Ansley, stumbled ...

Elephant dung gin is one of an increasing number of craft gins in South Africa. At the inaugural South Africa Craft Gin Awards last August, there were over 110 entries, many using local ...