Thursday Morning Spice
Brandy from Stellenbosch wins world’s best, Father beaten in Klerksdorp parking lot brawl dies, SARS shuts down Joburg CBD branch after fire, and Charlize Theron joins stars on Global Citizen Festival Stage.
We Found A Spanish Cocktail That’s Actually Perfect For SA Winters
We’ve all dabbled in Irish Coffees but for something different, you can’t go wrong with a ‘Carajillo’.
The Legend Of The Karoo’s Wild-Haired Goddess And Her Brandy
Chances are you don’t associate brandy with women, but there is a connection to be found in the mystical valley between the Swartberg and Langeberg mountain ranges.
Win A R1 000 Bar Tab At Cape Town’s Finest Watering Holes
As part of the #siplocal initiative, here’s your chance to win a R1 000 bar tab voucher at 13 different establishments across Cape Town.
The Perfect Chance To Broaden Your Brandy Horizons
I get it – you chose your favourite brandy many moons ago, and you’re set in your ways. It’s never too late to try something new, though.
Firefighters Battled To Save 90 000 Litres Of Brandy At KWV Bottling Plant [Videos]
Firefighters battled a blaze at the KWV bottling plant in Paarl yesterday, keeping the flames and heat away from 90 000 litres of brandy.
Disguised Brandy Sang On A Subway And No-One Cared [Video]
If there’s one thing worse than being a celebrity constantly hounded by the world’s media, it’s being a celebrity people have forgotten about, as Brandy finds out
Fancy A Brandy At The Nellie?
Looking for something different to do this winter? Whether you’ve been neglecting brandy from your personal drinks menu, or whether you’re an extreme lover of the stuff, The Mount Nelson have created an incredible brandy and tapas pairing to warm up your insides.
Save Your Cash – Here’s A Drone Tour Of The Palace Of Versailles [VIDEO]
If you’ve been to Paris, or are planning to go, Versailles will be on your radar. But the problem with Versailles is that it tends to be rather far away from anywhere you’re likely to be staying. Whether you’ve been, are planning to go, or have elected to give it a miss, we guarantee that you won’t have a view of Versailles like the one on offer in Phoenix’s new drone-shot music video.
North Korea Is Angry At Switzerland For Not Selling Them A Ski Lift
North Korea is extremely angry at Switzerland, because the land of watches, Cuckoo clocks and chocolate refused to sell the tiny nuclear dictatorship a line of ski lifts for a much-publicised ski resort. Here’s the BBC: The equipment – which included chair lifts and cable cars – was for the Masik ski resort project which […]
Brandy Plays To 40 People At FNB Stadium, After 90,000 Uninformed People Depart
American R&B singer Brandy, famous for songs like ‘The Boy is Mine’, was the surprise guest at Mandela Sports and Culture Day in Johannesburg. And the surprise guest got quite a surprise when she came out to perform in front of an audience of about 40 people, with the stadium lights on. No one knew she […]
Zuckerberg Launches Internet.Org To Get The Whole World Online [VIDEO]
A few months ago Google said they will be working towards providing internet connectivity to parts of the world that don’t have it via WiFi-broadcasting balloons. The project bears the appropriate moniker, ‘Project Loon’. On Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg announced that together with Ericsson, MediaTek, Nokia, Opera, Samsung and Qualcomm, they will be founding Internet.org. This project […]
The Similarities Between Michael Jordan And Kobe Bryant Will Blow Your Mind [VIDEO]
Kobe Bryant has been overshadowed in recent times by one Le Bron James, who is currently regarded as the best basketball player on a court today. But what Le Bron doesn’t have is an almost-freakish similarity to the greatest basketball player of all time – Michael Jordan. Check out this incredible video above, detailing the […]
The Top 7 Richest Women In Music In 2013
Sure, you have a handle on who the biggest stars in the world are right now, but you probably have no idea who the wealthiest women in music right now are. No seriously. In this top 7 list you’ll find no Beyonce, no Lady Gaga, no Adele, no Rihanna, no Katy Perry, no Nicki Minaj, no Taylor Swift… So obviously they’re all old-timers, right? Wrong. A youngster tops the list.
South Africa’s Liquid Gold
I always forget about brandy. When I want a spirit straight, I end up choosing whiskey. But after a recent tasting of brandies by Distell, I am going to have to start changing my ordering tactics.