Van Ryns 15 year Old Fine Cask Reserve

Hood to the Burbs

This past weekend I found myself out ekasi (township) as well as Cubana Greenpoint. There is no big difference between the characters that frequent Cubana and kasi establishments, everybody is about

So this past weekend saw the Yack Master heading to Gugulethu for umcimbi (a family traditional gathering). As it is with imicimbi the alcohol flowed and we had a fair share of moemishes. One such moemish was a guy who arrived

Food and Cognac

There’s a common misconception out there that brandy and cognac are purely dessert aperitifs. I don’t blame the misconstrued masses but fucking hell a great brandy, neat, and a cigar after an awesome meal is a feeling I could

Getting Naked

I’m gonna go naked with this statement; brandy and cognac are simply the best spirits known to man period! I really could not give flying duck or a continental shift as to how or why you would dispute that! We all have our vices and

My Brandy

Today, I feel that special mention must go out to the standard and quality of South African brandies and the success they’ve enjoyed thus far. I’m gonna let my mind digress for a second; consider the stuffiness that fine brandy was

Something Exceptional

Giorgio Armani once said "to create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focussed on the smallest detail". The same can be said in the art of creating brandy and cognac, from choosing only the best grapes for disti

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