The Hope Distillery’s Rhum Agricole was one of the more popular spirits at the Thirsty Traveler Annual Spirit Tasting in 2021. Most people are familiar
Piennar and Son Distilling Company are located at The Cruise Terminal on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. This bespoke distillery specializes in Vodka and
Brickmakers Distilling Company is located at the bottom of Brickmakers Kloof Road in the fashionable Baakens Valley in Gqeberha. More specifically it can be found
If the Italians have taught us anything, it’s to enjoy life to the full, appreciate beauty in all its forms and to take the time
This year’s Spirit Tasting was hosted by the wonderful Brickmakers Distilling Company in Gqeberha and was the best tasting to date. What made this event
Nestled in the Boland, among Paarl’s endangered fynbos and beautiful proteas, the celebrated and award-winning Druk My Niet Wine Estate combines a boutique winery and
Stoli Group, a leading global Ultra-Premium Spirit and Wine business, has relaunched its presence in South Africa. Proudly imported and distributed by Firebrand Africa, Stoli® Premium Vodka, is
In South Africa we like things that begin with the letter B. Braai’s, Biltong and Beer all at the same time while watching the Bokke
Richmond Hill Brewing company is celebrating after winning one Gold and two Silver medals at the 2021 African Beer Cup. The African Beer Cup is
There’s a cognac for every occasion. For the game-changers amplifying their artistry. For the friends celebrating each other’s success. For the boundary-breakers who Never Stop.
For those of you who have traveled across timezones by plane before, you understand the draining nightmare that is jet lag. You might even be
Thirsty Traveler is all about South African gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and more.
We love to travel and we love to sample the wares of the craft brewer, distiller and wine maker.
In the mid 1900’s, governments worldwide almost killed off the art of distilling and brewing. The thousands of micro, boutique or craft distilleries and breweries that had been handed down from father to son were banned and destroyed and large corporations obtained the sole rights to distill mediocre, mass produced, but well-marketed spirits.
Thankfully laws around the world are being liberalised and craftsmen, with their passion for perfection and their desire to explore are producing amazing gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and other spirits.
Winemaking in South Africa had a terrible reputation until the 1980’s when many farmers decided to establish their own brands and produce their own wine. Competition, inspiration and a hard work ensure that today South African wines are some of the best in the world.
For those of you, who enjoy something special and want to pair their spirits, brew or wine with their food, mood and the atmosphere, there are new delightful, well-crafted and very special products appearing on shelves and more importantly, in on-line stores.
At the Thirsty Traveler, we take our food, brews, wine and spirits very seriously and, at times, light-heartedly too. Thus, in the true spirit of investigative journalism, we embarked on some very careful research into South Africa’s wines, brews and spirits.
We frequently conduct tastings of gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and other well crafted spirits.
Each Heritage Day we invite micro brewers from around the country to send us their wares for a tasting. We and the brewers have had great success with these tastings in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
We also conduct regular tastings of wines, gins and other spirits.
Read on to find out more about what South Africa has to offer those with discerning taste buds.
The Hope Distillery’s Rhum Agricole was one of the more popular spirits at the Thirsty Traveler Annual Spirit Tasting in 2021. Most people are familiar
Piennar and Son Distilling Company are located at The Cruise Terminal on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. This bespoke distillery specializes in Vodka and
Brickmakers Distilling Company is located at the bottom of Brickmakers Kloof Road in the fashionable Baakens Valley in Gqeberha. More specifically it can be found
If the Italians have taught us anything, it’s to enjoy life to the full, appreciate beauty in all its forms and to take the time
This year’s Spirit Tasting was hosted by the wonderful Brickmakers Distilling Company in Gqeberha and was the best tasting to date. What made this event
Nestled in the Boland, among Paarl’s endangered fynbos and beautiful proteas, the celebrated and award-winning Druk My Niet Wine Estate combines a boutique winery and
Stoli Group, a leading global Ultra-Premium Spirit and Wine business, has relaunched its presence in South Africa. Proudly imported and distributed by Firebrand Africa, Stoli® Premium Vodka, is
In South Africa we like things that begin with the letter B. Braai’s, Biltong and Beer all at the same time while watching the Bokke
Richmond Hill Brewing company is celebrating after winning one Gold and two Silver medals at the 2021 African Beer Cup. The African Beer Cup is
There’s a cognac for every occasion. For the game-changers amplifying their artistry. For the friends celebrating each other’s success. For the boundary-breakers who Never Stop.
Thirsty Traveler is all about South African gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and more.
We love to travel and we love to sample the wares of the craft brewer, distiller and wine maker.
In the mid 1900’s, governments worldwide almost killed off the art of distilling and brewing. The thousands of micro, boutique or craft distilleries and breweries that had been handed down from father to son were banned and destroyed and large corporations obtained the sole rights to distill mediocre, mass produced, but well-marketed spirits.
Craft gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and other spirits.
Thankfully laws around the world are being liberalised and craftsmen, with their passion for perfection and their desire to explore are producing amazing gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and other spirits.
Winemaking in South Africa had a terrible reputation until the 1980’s when many farmers decided to establish their own brands and produce their own wine. Competition, inspiration and a hard work ensure that today South African wines are some of the best in the world.
For those of you, who enjoy something special and want to pair their spirits, brew or wine with their food, mood and the atmosphere, there are new delightful, well-crafted and very special products appearing on shelves and more importantly, in on-line stores.
At the Thirsty Traveler, we take our food, brews, wine and spirits very seriously and, at times, light-heartedly too. Thus, in the true spirit of investigative journalism, we embarked on some very careful research into South Africa’s wines, brews and spirits.
Tastings
We frequently conduct tastings of gin, vodka, wine, brandy, beer and other well crafted spirits.
Each Heritage Day we invite micro brewers from around the country to send us their wares for a tasting. We and the brewers have had great success with these tastings in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
We also conduct regular tastings of wines, gins and other spirits.
Read on to find out more about what South Africa has to offer those with discerning taste buds.
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