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The World’s 50 Best Bars recently announced their top 100, with Cape Town’s Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen ranking 75th in the list. The awards are globally recognised, celebrating the top [...]

With SA Cocktail Week kicking off recently, Marson Strydom frmom RGBC explores some of the shake-ups we can expect to see in 2020 and beyond.  

Keep up to date with the latest beverage trends we'll see behind the bar this year, as Keegan Smith shares some of his predictions for 2020.

In Keegan Smith's opinion, free pouring, when done by a professional bartender is more accurate, faster and more stylish that any bartender using a jigger.

Gorgeous George Hotel will be wooing locals with newly-opened Gigi Rooftop – an 80-seater indoor/outdoor bar and restaurant on the sixth floor.

It seems as though teetotalism is a growing trend – and it’s not just restricted to periods such as Dry January or OcSober. Whether it’s for religious or health reasons, lifestyle changes, or [...]

I have never seen a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster land at a table without smiles all around, says Keegan Smith.

Using fresh herbs and botanicals sourced from Chef James Diack’s family farm Brightside, Coobs is now offering guests a range of nature-inspired cocktails.

Fitch & Leedes Blue Tonic Water is a vibrant blue colour, flavoured with blueberries and cardamom, designed for pairing with gins and vodkas.

With stints at top Cape Town bars under his belt, Bartender AJ Snetler has joined Tobago's Restaurant, Bar and Terrace at the Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront.

This year, the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail Competition was opened to mixologists from SA, with the regional finals recently held in Cape Town.

For the first time in its five year history, the Opihr World Adventure Cocktail Competition is open to mixologists and bartenders in South Africa. Opihr (pronounced O-Peer) Oriental Spiced Gin is [...]

Following the Diageo World Class bartending competition finals in Cape Town, Travis Kuhn was crowned South Africa’s best bartender 2018.

Showing that gin is not only restricted to summer imbibing, The Light House Boutique Suites in Paarl is offering guests a special opportunity to get up close and personal with award-winning [...]

Hailing all the way from the Northern Cape, the Kgalagadi Lodge has created the perfect way to keep cool in the summer sun - the Kalahari Sunset cocktail.

Usually derived from sugar cane and sugar beet, sugar is a topic of many debates in recent years and has been somewhat ostracised by new-age mixologists as an ingredient that cocktails can do [...]

From the little town of Riebeek Kasteel to the President Hotel in Bantry Bay, Cape Town, Sommelier Job Jovo is the newest family member to the hotel. In 2010, Job began his hospitality career as [...]

Proudly South African Mason's cocktail spritzers are a delicious wine-based take on classic cocktails including the mojito and pina colada.