There are no flies on whisky distillers. With the vineyards of Constantia now panoramic braais, Singleton advertise a new dram called Tailfire.

Talk about insensitive timing! And to make matters worse, the flavours come from the vine in the shape of maturation in old Sherry casks. Pity the brandy distillers are all asleep as the very name brandy means burnt wine, brandewijn. As they say in the classics, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the cellar.