Uncategorized Vodka Festival Vaporised – @savodkafestival becomes #vodkafestgate 31 Oct 2013 Nearly 24 hours after the organisers of the SA Vodka Festival cancelled the show, 3 hours before the doors were to open, there is no official word from Monyetla, the…
Education… Behind the Whisky Sensorium with #teambrandhouse 29 Oct 2013 Presenting whisky is a lot of fun. It’s the kind of job that isn’t really a job. There are times that are more challenging than others, particularly towards the end…
Uncategorized #5minutes with – Candice Baker – Brand Ambassador, Edrington Portfolio @candicebaker @TheMacallan 29 Oct 2013 Your official job title: Brand Ambassador for Edrington Portfolio ( Incl The Macallan and Highland Park)What is an average week for you? The beauty of this job is that no two weeks…
Events… Soweto Whisky Live Festival. Low numbers in 2013, high hopes for 2014. 29 Oct 2013 25 years ago a couple of pale males driving round Soweto would’ve been rare, unless the males were armed and in military uniform. Thankfully 1994 happened and the miracle that…
Education… #5minutes with – Paul La Cock @aficionados 29 Oct 2013 Your official job title: Owner – Aficionados Premium Brands: Liquor Importer, Distributor and Retailer What is an average week for you? An average week at this time of year is…
Distell… #5minutes with – Marcel Swain SA Brand Manager: Three Ships Range and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky @whiskylivesa @bainswhisky @jsdistillery 28 Oct 2013 Marcel Swain Your official job title: SA Brand Manager: Three Ships Range and Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky What is an average week for you? Quite a bit of travelling and…
Events… 5 minutes with – Triya Govender – Brand Manager Johnnie Walker Red Label #teambrandhouse 25 Oct 201325 Oct 2013 I'm up at Whisky Live in Soweto and will be chatting with some whisky folk - here is the first #5minutes. Triya, what's your official job title: Brand Manager Johnnie…
Beer… The Bascule Whisky Bar @capegrace has collapsed. It’s time to rebuild. #basculegate 22 Oct 201327 Dec 2015 The Bascule used to be the main thread in the whisky fabric of South Africa. Its reputation spread far and as one of the great whisky bars in the world.…
Press Releases… Monkey Shoulder, Rihanna and getting older… @monkeyshoulder 22 Oct 2013 Last Wednesday Rihanna appeared in concert at the Cape Town stadium. My dear daughter went along and I fetched her afterwards. What has that to do with whisky? Not…
South African Whisky… Let’s have a glass of wine and start an affair… 14 Oct 2013 I enjoy this festival. Cosy quality, with some rare whiskies and wines and it takes me back to the way whisky festivals started. I'm working one of the stands, so…