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From Waste to Taste: Repurposing used Gin Botanicals

From Waste to Taste: Repurposing used Gin Botan...

Kristi van der Riet

Traditionally discarded as unusable byproduct, botanical waste holds untapped potential as a flavourful culinary ingredient. Read more to learn how to make Gin spice

From Waste to Taste: Repurposing used Gin Botan...

Kristi van der Riet

Traditionally discarded as unusable byproduct, botanical waste holds untapped potential as a flavourful culinary ingredient. Read more to learn how to make Gin spice

Beginner Home Distiller Series: Understanding Fermentation

Beginner Home Distiller Series: Understanding F...

Annelize Steensma

Welcome to the exciting world of home distillation! In our first instalment of the Beginner Home Distiller series, we'll delve into the fundamental process of fermentation. Understanding fermentation is key...

Beginner Home Distiller Series: Understanding F...

Annelize Steensma

Welcome to the exciting world of home distillation! In our first instalment of the Beginner Home Distiller series, we'll delve into the fundamental process of fermentation. Understanding fermentation is key...

Decoding Millennial Alcohol Consumption Trends

Decoding Millennial Alcohol Consumption Trends

Kristi van der Riet

The alcohol industry is changing, and at the helm of this transformation are the Millennials. With their future purchasing power, Millennials aren't just consumers; they're trendsetters shaping the global and...

Decoding Millennial Alcohol Consumption Trends

Kristi van der Riet

The alcohol industry is changing, and at the helm of this transformation are the Millennials. With their future purchasing power, Millennials aren't just consumers; they're trendsetters shaping the global and...

The History of South African Brandy

The History of South African Brandy

Kristi van der Riet

In 1672 an assistant cook aboard the Dutch ship ‘de Pijl’ anchored at Table Bay discovered the potential of local grapes and transformed 1164 Liters of Cape wine into 126...

The History of South African Brandy

Kristi van der Riet

In 1672 an assistant cook aboard the Dutch ship ‘de Pijl’ anchored at Table Bay discovered the potential of local grapes and transformed 1164 Liters of Cape wine into 126...

How to bend copper pipe and tube make your own condensers.

How to bend copper pipe and tube to make your o...

Gert Bosman

Bending copper tube and pipe is easy - Even if you have to do really tight coils.

How to bend copper pipe and tube to make your o...

Gert Bosman

Bending copper tube and pipe is easy - Even if you have to do really tight coils.

Blue distillate - and how to correct

Blue distillate - and how to correct it

Gert Bosman

First published on Distillique's website in 2015 by GM Bosman If ever you distil your mash and find that you get a blue-ish colour (and perhaps even a copper/metallic taste)...

Blue distillate - and how to correct it

Gert Bosman

First published on Distillique's website in 2015 by GM Bosman If ever you distil your mash and find that you get a blue-ish colour (and perhaps even a copper/metallic taste)...