Angostura’s taking an in-depth look at the rise of some of SA’s top bartenders – where they’ve come from, where they are now and what it takes to make it in the cocktail industry.

 

Their passion is brandy and telling the stories of South Africa’s award-winning brandy makers.

 

The 12th edition of the Diageo World Class Competition kicked off on Monday the 26th of April 2021: a platform with a vital brand purpose, making people care about what, where and how to drink.

 

ANGOSTURAⓇ aromatic bitters, beloved by bartenders everywhere, has once again proven its alliance with the bar industry with its Dashes at Dinner initiative.

 

On 24 February we celebrate one of the oldest professions… bartending of
course! Though we think of it as a modern age career, bartending can be
traced back to ancient Rome, Greece and Asia. In fact, there is record of a
bartender all the way back to when Julius Caesar ruled Rome. Along popular travel routes, you’d find drinking houses where you could rest your wary feet with a mug of ale and wine. They eventually spread into towns. In the Middle Ages, innkeepers would brew their own beer and wine which they’d serve to their guests. These became taverns and pubs where locals could share a bit of gossip with their tipple.

 

Local brewers and mixologists are capitalising on the opportunity which South Africa’s rich plant life presents by developing unique beverages for local and international markets, enhancing sensory experiences for tourists and locals alike.

 

Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen in Cape Town has been named among the 100 most outstanding bars on the planet in the prestigious The World’s 50 Best Bars list, placing at number 75.

 

What’s that sound? Oh, just the arrival of warmer, longer days filled with cocktails. Now that spring is officially upon us, it’s the perfect excuse to dust off those shakers and get to work whipping up some delicious drinks. And who better to help you on your way than a brand with almost 200 years’ experience? As a staple behind the bar, the House of Angostura’s aromatic bitters is a firm favourite in the industry, adding that extra depth of flavour to every cocktail it encounters. So, we got together with some friends to chat summer trends.

 

Kurt Schlechter, the owner of Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen in Cape Town, has been named among the drinks industry’s most influential figures in Bar World 100, an annual list that celebrates the best in the business, globally.

 

Kurt Schlechter, owner of Cause Effect Cocktail Kitchen in Cape Town, has been named among the drinks industry?s most influential figures in Bar World 100, an annual list that celebrates the best in t