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Spirits
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6 bottles: $30.46
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Our burnt orange and Marula brings an African citrus-forward expression to the range. Bayab Burnt Orange is distilled...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $34.01
6 bottles: $30.46
Pleasant dried spice aromas include nutmeg, cardamom and coriander. The palate echoes the spice notes, leading into a...
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Spirits
750ml
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Our special rose water edition, brings an African floral expression to the range. Bayab African Rose gin combines...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.20
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $43.20
12 bottles: $41.04
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.90
Pungent and ripe this complex gin speaks of a place. The aromas of rose petals, lavender and earl grey tea are...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $38.94
Spirited, complex and dry. This gin satisfies both palate and perfume with intense notes of ruby grapefruit zest,...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $39.90
Inverroche, the confluence of water and rock. This premium gin is a wonderful example of what some South African...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.00
Six Dogs Blue derives its name from the blue pea flower (Clitoria Ternatea), an antioxidant and alleged aphrodisiac...
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Spirits
750ml
Bottle: $36.00
Six Dogs Honey Lime is an irresistible combination of farm honey, home-grown limes and the finest botanical spirit....
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A modern classic gin with a big juniper heart, Six Dogs Karoo is a delicate and balanced gin of twelve select...
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Gin Ice Wine Rum South Africa

It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.

Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.

The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.

Situated on the very tip of the African continent, South Africa has proved itself over three centuries to be an ideal location for producing a wide range of wines. Benefiting from something not dissimilar to a Mediterranean climate, with long, hot summers complemented by both Atlantic and Indian Ocean winds, the grapes which grow on the valleys, mountainsides and plains of this fascinating country can ripen to their fullest capacity, producing wines packed full of fruity flavors and an array of interesting and enticing aromas. As a former colony, South Africa has long since been home to a range of different nationalities, who each brought something of their wine culture with them. As such, many European grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling and others have been given time to flourish in South Africa, allowing the country to develop a diverse group of wine types which are proving increasingly popular around the world.