April 8, 2020
Lockdown Virtual Whisky Tasting

March 6, 2020
WhiskyBrother Wins 2020 Whisky Magazine Award!

January 9, 2020
Whisky of the Year 2019!

November 21, 2019
Kavalan at the Beluga Whisky Lounge

EVENTS:

Ardbeg Day 2020 – Quarantine Edition
A quarantine Ardbeg Day tasting, with Ardbeg Blaaack - a pinot noir matured expression of the classic dram - warming our icy bones!
Kavalan at the Beluga Whisky Lounge
We visited the beautifully relaunched Beluga in Cape Town for a vertical tasting of Kavalan, the jewel of Taiwan's burgeoning spirits industry.
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Editions
The Cape Whisky Club cracks open the first bottle of Edition No. 5 in the country, alongside Edition 2, 3 and 4 in an epic blind tasting!
NEWS:

WhiskyBrother Wins 2020 Whisky Magazine Award!
WhiskyBrother has made South African history by snapping up Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky award for “Single Outlet Retailer of the Year”!
Whisky of the Year 2019!
With votes anonymously cast - and without further ado - I bring you the Cape Whisky Club's Favourite Whisky of 2019...
Port Charlotte 10 launches in SA
Port Charlotte - the peaty dram from the fine folks over at Bruichladdich - has relaunched, this time with a shiny new 10-year age statement.
OPINIONS:

Lockdown Virtual Whisky Tasting
Emile took some time out to describe an all-star cast of whiskies he devoured during our first virtual tasting!
Lucky Number 10: Why Peated Whisky is Young Whisky
Why are older peated whiskies so rare, and why does 10 seem to be the age of choice for heavy Islay drams?
Desert Island Drams: Hardy’s Top 5
In my early adult days, I had tried the usual bottom shelf blends, and found them unpleasant at best. Then I discovered Lagavulin 16...
“The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.”
Winston Churchill