Pienaar & Son – excellent spirits from a mix of science and passion
September 8, 2021
Piennar and Son Distilling Company are located at The Cruise Terminal on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. This bespoke
2021 Annual Spirit Tasting
September 5, 2021
This year’s Spirit Tasting was hosted by the wonderful Brickmakers Distilling Company in Gqeberha and was the best tasting to
Durban’s Distillery 031 has an award-winning range of Gins
April 9, 2021
Distillery 031, named after Durban’s dialling code, has managed to establish itself as South Africa’s most internationally-awarded distillery.
Have you tried Deep South Distillery’s great selection of signature craft spirits?
March 23, 2021
The Deep South Distillery, located in the seaside area of Kommetjie in Cape Town, boasts a great selection
Still-Oaky Distillery produces excellent small batch gins
December 14, 2020
Still-Oaky Distillery comes with one of those great stories of trials and tribulations that are overcome through determination
The 2020 Thirsty Travel Spirit Tasting was virulent!
December 14, 2020
Thirsty Travelers Annual Spirit tasting was held at the Brickmakers Distillery in Port Elizabeth in November 2020 and
Ginato, the essence of Italy!
November 10, 2020
Premium drinks company, Truman & Orange, have launched a beautifully-made premium Italian gin, Ginato, the very essenza dell’
You must try Still 33 Distilling Company’s premium craft gin and rum
March 3, 2020
The world has been making gin and rum for centuries now. While Johannesburg-based craft distillery, Still 33, joined
Enjoy West Coast Distillers’ award-winning craft gins & bitters
February 14, 2020
West Coast Distillers is an amazing craft distillery based in the relaxed, windsurfing town Langebaan, on the West
Amazing spirits to try at Distillery 031 in Durban
November 14, 2019
Distillery 031, Durban Based in the city of Durban, Distillery 031 is a popular craft distillery that has
The story of Distillery Road Gin
November 13, 2019
The third gin launched by Autograph Distillery, Distillery Road Gin draws inspiration from the history of the site
Thirsty Traveler Annual Winter Spirit Tasting 2019
August 21, 2019
Thirsty Traveler held their annual Winter Spirit Tasting at Brickmakers Distillery on 16 August 2019. Participants included Whistler
Triple Three Gin is for the gin connoisseur
July 26, 2019
Distilled at Blaauwklippen Triple Three Gin is distilled on the famous Blaauwklippen Wine Estate by Master Distiller, Rolf
Sophistication and style at the Yellow Door
July 26, 2019
Gin for the tasting Gin, that erstwhile colonial drink that was claimed to frighten away mosquitos and heal
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.
TOP READ ARTICLES
Pienaar & Son – excellent spirits from a mix of science and passion
September 8, 2021
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
2021 Annual Spirit Tasting
September 5, 2021
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
Durban’s Distillery 031 has an award-winning range of Gins
April 9, 2021
Distillery 031, named after Durban’s dialling code, has managed to establish itself as South Africa’s most internationally-awarded distillery. When Andrew Rall founded the company in
Have you tried Deep South Distillery’s great selection of signature craft spirits?
March 23, 2021
The Deep South Distillery, located in the seaside area of Kommetjie in Cape Town, boasts a great selection of spirits. This small, but well-equipped distillery
Still-Oaky Distillery produces excellent small batch gins
December 14, 2020
Still-Oaky Distillery comes with one of those great stories of trials and tribulations that are overcome through determination and hard work. This distillery is the
The 2020 Thirsty Travel Spirit Tasting was virulent!
December 14, 2020
Thirsty Travelers Annual Spirit tasting was held at the Brickmakers Distillery in Port Elizabeth in November 2020 and was a roaring success. This was a
Ginato, the essence of Italy!
November 10, 2020
Premium drinks company, Truman & Orange, have launched a beautifully-made premium Italian gin, Ginato, the very essenza dell’ Italia, with its effortlessly chic, timeless, sunshine-drenched
You must try Still 33 Distilling Company’s premium craft gin and rum
March 3, 2020
The world has been making gin and rum for centuries now. While Johannesburg-based craft distillery, Still 33, joined the game relatively recently (in 2016), they
Enjoy West Coast Distillers’ award-winning craft gins & bitters
February 14, 2020
West Coast Distillers is an amazing craft distillery based in the relaxed, windsurfing town Langebaan, on the West Coast. They are the proud producers of
Amazing spirits to try at Distillery 031 in Durban
November 14, 2019
Distillery 031, Durban Based in the city of Durban, Distillery 031 is a popular craft distillery that has been producing a variety of spirits since
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.
