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Raise your glass to an unforgettable celebration of flavour, music, and magical moments at the Rooftop Gin Festival hosted by Rosebank Mall on Saturday, 14 December 2024. This must-attend event promises an exhilarating mix...

The distillery’s journey began in 2017 when two long-time friends embarked on a new adventure driven by their passion for quality spirits and strong work ethics. Their venture, West Coast...

Deep South Distillery, situated in Kommetjie in the heart of the Cape Peninsula, continues to gain accolades, medals and awards for its innovative range of artisanal spirits. The distillery specialises...

Gin is probably the most versatile of all the spirits and I am always excited to find new distilleries and sample their wares.  The Juniper Lab Distillery has been my...

The Cape Fynbos Wines and Spirits first became famous for their excellent gin and its beautiful packaging and labelling. More recently they have introduced a very funky range of carbonated...

If you’re a connoisseur of superior spirits and have an appreciation of impeccable artistry, you must try West Coast Distillers. Located in the charming seaside town of Langebaan on the...

Deep South Distillery, situated in Kommetjie, is a warm, friendly, and much loved craft distillery with a mission to make the world a better place one sip at a time....

Established in 2015, Cape Town Gin Company produces four different delicious gins. Craig van der Venter, the founder of the company, is proudly South African and has a love for...

Boutique distilleries are all the rage with a fire being lit under a new still every other week. Most of these distillers focus on gin because it can be distilled...

Clarens is one of South Africa’s most picturesque towns thanks to its location in the foothills of the Maluti Mountains and to the town’s neat layout and great attractions. One...

about us

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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