My tiny wine column reaches out to Gin this week as its way more popular with hipsters than the fermented fruit of the vine. Or indeed any fruity concoctions, except perhaps The Donald.

Bottle of the Week: Triple Three 100% Juniper Berry Gin

How much and where? R300; www.triplethree.co.za

Why? Cape Town artist Beezy Bailey’s tribute to David Bowie in January was one of the few memorials that did not big note the memorialiser. When the shoe is on someone else’s foot, Bailey will surely be remembered for his whackiest creation Lee Ping Zing, the Chinese Mickey Mouse.

Another whacky combination in similar rhyming vein was ZinGin, a launch of wines made from Zinfandel grapes and three gins distilled by Blaauwklippen winemaker-cum master distiller Rolf Zeitvogel. Blauwklippen has been fermenting wines for 333 years, hence the name of the spirit brand: Triple Three. Real casino stuff and with Donald Trump rolling the dice, very timeous indeed.

There are three gins in the range, all for the same price: a traditional spirit flavoured with juniper berries, a citrus infusion that was too air freshener for me and one made from African botanicals -rooibos, buchu and galangal root, which pushes geography a bit.

As most tonic water available in SA is “too sweet”, Rolf recommends Fitch & Leedes as it is drier than most. Socialites will speculate whether the Fitch on the bottle is related to Abercrombie & Fitch, purveyors of upscale casual wear. The kind of togs that make G&Ts on the verandah simply super.

Rating: *****

*****: Donald Trump

****: Ted Cruz

***: Marco Rubio

**: John Kasich

*: Ben Carson