Sam's Distillery Tour: Hope on Hopkins
Part one of my long awaited distillery tour is finally out! We visited and got to chat to the owners of Hope on Hopkins gin which is distilled in Salt River
Hope on Hopkins gin tasting
CueTube speaks to Lucy Beard about her gin distillery Hope on Hopkins that held a gin tasting event during the National Arts Festival 2017. Hope on Hopkins is a small artisinal distillery that was set up by Lucy Beard and her husband Leigh Lisk in Cape Town.
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Meet the Maker - Hope On Hopkins
Hope on Hopkins Distillery is a small artisanal distillery in the heart of Cape Town that prides itself on truly crafting its own spirits.
Unlike many gin distillers Hope on Hopkins don’t buy in the base spirit to flavour, but prefer to make it themselves, so that you know where it comes from. Using South African grown malted barley, they cook, ferment over several days and then triple distil to make their base neutral spirit, a Single Malt Vodka – some of which is bottled for sale. They then go on to distil a fourth time, allowing the alcohol vapours to infuse through select botanicals.
Hope on Hopkins is also proud to be the first stills to be licensed by the City of Cape Town.
NZURI VLOG #6 - CAPE TOWN
NZURI EPISODE 6 – CAPE TOWN
Three years ago, before Nzuri Adventures even began, we decided to have a yearly pilgrimage to the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. Along the way we discovered just how much there is to do in Cape Town, South Africa, share in our experiences.
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30 Things to do in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Guide
Join us as we visit Cape Town, South Africa in this travel guide on a mission to find the best things to do in Cape Town city.
The Mother City is a melting pot of cultures, cuisines, landscapes to tickle your every fancy. From imposing Table Mountain to colorful Bo-Kaap to pristine Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens you'll find Cape Town appeals to the culture vulture, foodie and outdoor enthusiast in ways few other cities can.
Cape Town is one of our favorite cities in the world and we're thrilled to show you why in this travel guide covering 30 things to do in Kaapstad / iKapa.
30 Things to do in Cape Town City Tour | South Africa Travel Guide
Intro - 00:01
1) Table Mountain Aerial Cableway - cable car ride to Table Mountain - 00:38
2) Table Mountain National Park for views of Cape Town - 01:01
3) Rooftop Views of Table Mountain - 01:28
4) Scootour of Signal Hill - 03:01
5) Honest Chocolate for Coffee and Chocolate - 03:30
6) Gin Tasting at Hope on Hopkins Distillery - 03:48
7) Victoria & Alfred Waterfront for eating and shopping - 04:38
8) V&A Waterfront Harbour Cruise - 05:05
9) Silo Hotel + Museum for lunch at The Granary Café - 05:15
10) Bo-Kaap for Cape Malay culture and food - 05:38
11) Cape Malay Food at Biesmiellah Restaurant - 05:56
12) City Sightseeing Cape Town Bus Tour - 08:33
13) Camps Bay for beaches, food and entertainment - 09:08
14) Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens - 09:32
15) Beau Constantia Wine Tasting - 10:11
16) Castle of Good Hope bastion fort - 11:28
17) District Six Museum - 12:27
18) Slave Lodge Museum - 12:57
19) South African National Gallery - 13:10
20) The Company's Garden park & heritage site - 13:22
21) Breakfast Brunch at The Company's Garden Restaurant - 13:50
22) Sidecar Tour of the Cape Peninsula - 15:03
23) Cape Point - Cape of Good Hope - 15:56
24) Penguins at Boulders Beach - 16:10
25) Greenmarket Square shopping in Cape Town - 16:28
26) Gatsby Sandwich at Miriam's Kitchen - 17:11
27) Bunny Chow Curry at the Eastern Food Bazaar - 20:28
28) International Cuisine in Cape Town (Peruvian Food at Charango) - 23:04
29) Street Art Tour of Cape Town with Juma's - 23:15
30) Nightlife on Kloof Street and Long Street - 23:30
Outro - 24:40
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Our visit Cape Town travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (best attractions within the city limits and Western Cape), top adventure recreation and the city by day and night. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Cape Town tourism brochure, Cape Town itinerary or Cape Town, South Africa city tour.
30 Things to do in Cape Town, South Africa Travel Guide Video Transcript:
Today we’re taking you around one of our favourite cities: Cape Town, South Africa.
We first visited Cape Town in 2015 as the final stop on a monthlong trip across South Africa. However, by the time we arrived, we only had a couple of days to spare and the weather was less than ideal, so we didn’t get to see very much.
We knew we had to return to do the city justice and also film a proper Cape Town travel guide for you guys. This time around, we gave ourselves a full week to spare.
Our days were packed with sightseeing, and with visits to restaurants, chocolate shops, wineries and gin distilleries, so without further delay, let us show you 30 things do in Cape Town, South Africa.
And that’s a wrap for our week in Cape Town, South Africa. We hope you enjoyed following along and that this guide gave you a few ideas of things to see, do and eat in Cape Town. As always, if you have any other suggestions for fellow travellers, feel free to share those in the comments below. In the meantime, wishing you happy travels and see you next time!
This is part of our Travel in South Africa video series showcasing South African food, South African culture and South African cuisine.
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CAPE TOWN VLOG - GIN TASTING AT WILDERER GIN DISTILLERY [2019]
Cape Town Vlogger: Join me as I visit Wilderer gin distillery at the Spice route in Paarl, South Africa. I'll show you all the awesome things this place has to offer such as a gin tasting, mixing your own gin, moonshine and of cause, all their amazing gins!
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The Wilderer Story
Wilderer was established by Master Distiller Helmut Wilderer in Stellenbosch in January 1995 and enjoys the distinction of being South Africa’s very first state-of-the-art private grappa distillery.
This is the story about how everything started and where we are now.
South Africa Local distiller exploits growing demand for drink
South Africa has been making quite the splash when it comes to whisky. There's been an increased demand for luxury whiskies in the country, and distillers have been winning awards. Susan Mwongeli has that story
South African gin bars emerge thanks to a unique twist
South African varieties of gin are beginning to make a mark on the global scene. Craft distilleries in the Cape Town area are using flowers and herbs of the surrounding mountains in a bid to make a dent in the habits of the beer-loving nation
Craft gin booming in South Africa
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Gin production in South Africa is booming.
Local producers are experimenting more and more with different botanicals in a bid to create the ultimate drinking experience.
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A gin lover's paradise.
With a history leading back to the middle ages, today this white spirit is enjoying a renaissance in South Africa.
Here at the Mother's Ruin Bar in Cape Town the choice of gins is mind boggling.
We have about 200 different types of gin, which can be a little bit overwhelming when you first arrive, says bartender and co-owner Caitlin Hill.
Some of the ways we try to figure out what you'd like to drink is figuring out what flavour profile you're in the mood for. So if you want to have something sweet, sour, savoury or dry. And then also the country of origin. So whether it be local, or American, European, or maybe another African country. And then also if you're going to have a gin and tonic or if you're going to have a cocktail.
Gin is not only versatile in the flavours that can be produced during distillation, but also in the different ways it can be served – including drinking it neat.
Gin lovers, Karen Frankenfeld and Glenda Eager are enjoying a tipple at the bar.
So this is the Klein Slaaitjie, a really lovely gin cocktail, not too sweet not too bitter. Very refreshing. It's got elderflower, mint and cucumbers. You can really taste the mint which gives it a lovely flavour. I think in terms of gins that are available out there obviously there are a lot more that have come on to the market recently. And I think everybody is really enjoying experimenting with different options, says Eager.
Simone Musgrave is a food and beverages market analyst and refers to Mintel for international market data.
We have hooked onto the trend, the global trend of gin growing. It's definitely the documented fastest growing white spirit in the world. And we've seen that in a year we've gone from three small craft gins to 15 and one popping up every month, a new distillery country-wide. I think what's interesting to see is what makes our gins different from gins in the UK, in the US and Spain, and we really have some amazing stories. We have fynbos – we own that plant kingdom, and the fynbos gins have really jumped out of the woodwork. From beautiful plants with flavours and health benefits to the rooibos, the famous rooibos, she says.
Here at Wilderer, near Paarl, distiller Johan Monnig has already soaked base spirits with a herbal infusion before he begins the distillation process.
The herbal infusion is also added into the still for gin distillation.
While juniper is what all gins have in common, beyond that it's up to the distiller's creativity.
This gin has fynbos botanicals ranging from buchu and honeybush to cancer bush and devil's claw, all local and all with medicinal properties.
Associate Professor Nox Makunga, a medicinal plant biotechnologist from the University of Stellenbosch, elaborates on the extent of the fynbos floral kingdom.
The Cape Floral region is really special because it is one of the world's biodiversity hot spots. And for such a small area it really has a concentration of plants that are endemic to the region. They say there's about 9000 plant species that are actually found in the Cape Flora, and about 500 of these are utilised locally as traditional medicines.
Back at Wilderer, Monnig explains how they make their gin.
The base alcohol we produce is a white wine-derived spirit that's been distilled for about 150 times through column distillation techniques. That base alcohol is then used to soak in 27 different botanicals, which adds a lot more complexity to our gin. It adds to a very herbaceous and very aromatic product.
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PR Drop Unboxing - Jan 18 - Boring Cape Town Chick
Welcome to my PR Drop Unboxing EP2! The PR madness continues during December with LG sending me a WASHING MACHINE! Crazy! But it's awesome and I was spoilt with a few other items even though it was the quiet season.
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As a blogger everyone thinks you get sent a bunch of free stuff. They're right, sometimes we do! I've been VERY fortunate so I thought it would be fun to share how much work goes into PR in South Africa and what's new...
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Cocktail recipe using Madison Park™ gin and Fever-Tree ginger beer. Created by Maximiliano Vallée Valletta of Les Enfants Terribles for 1769 Distillery in Montreal.
BOOZE TRAVELLER: Helmut Wilderer Distillery - Bierschnapps & Gin -
Just outside Cape Town towards Franschhoek you find the little town of Paarl. At the gates of the town in between wineyards you will find the Helmut Wilderer distillery and restaurant.
A german establishment focussed on fine gin and other specialties such as Bierschnapps.
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Honest Chocolate and The Gin Bar
Honest Chocolate is a small artisanal Bean to Bar chocolate company based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Woodstock Gin Company - Behind The Scenes
We recently did a short documentary that will be released for the overseas market. We thought it would be nice to do our own little behind the scenes video.
Celebrating SA Craft Gin
World Gin Day
Mountain flavours carry S.African gin to top of global craze
South African varieties of gin are beginning to make a mark on the global scene. Craft distilleries in the Cape Town area are using flowers and herbs of the surrounding mountains in a bid to make a dent in the habits of the beer-loving nation.
Craft Gin Tasting on Safari
It has arrived: craft gin has followed in the footsteps of South African artisanal beer and become ‘a thing’. We certainly aren’t complaining that the ancient ‘drowner of sorrows’ known in 17th century London as Mother’s Ruin has made a huge comeback over the centuries and is now the latest craze. Here, in the world of safari, the classic gin & tonic (with a slice of lemon) is a firm favourite among khaki clad locals and fashion-forward guests alike. We always say it keeps the mosquitos away, and that gives us all the go-ahead we need to have a second glass (extra precautionary), but now it seems that good old London dry gin has been overshadowed by specially distilled and infused craft gins from our very own South Africa.
Safari Wines is the local supplier of the spiced up variety of gins, and last night, on the eve of Valentine’s Day, the teams set up a craft gin tasting in the Klaserie wilderness as a surprise for guests at Africa on Foot and nThambo Tree Camp. Guides pulled in with their guests just as the sun began to sink, soaking the land in warm golden glow, and glasses of aromatic, fynbos-infused, berry, bubbly G n Ts were handed out to thirsty guests.
Gone is the classic ‘double gin and tonic with lots of ice and a slice of lemon’; the new way to drink gin is with herbs and spices, sprigs of rosemary or thyme, muddled with basil or lime, and stirred with a cinnamon stick for a final pizazz. Blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries bleed in the bottom of the glass, releasing their delicious fruity flavours and infusing the variety of Cape plant aromas present in the gin. It is a performance, visually appealing and appetizing, not to mention refreshingly sumptuous!
Wilderer – one of the most popular South African gin distilleries – has produced the highly acclaimed fynbos gin, and it is infused with (you guessed it) fynbos! Wild dagga and buchu make this gin sing, and when paired with a selection of fruit, and spices, it becomes that essential, Instagrammable, sunset beverage you’re seeing all over the Internet. Our safari craft gin tasting celebrated Musgrave gin, too, which comes from Cape Town and goes ever so well with Fever-Tree tonic water – also a new invention.
It was one memorable (or not so memorable depending on how many cardamom-infused ginger gins were consumed) evening on safari, surrounded by the wild and sipping on the latest gin cocktail combination in South Africa. A truly local and truly special sundowner hour!
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Huguenots (; French: Les huguenots [yɡ(ə)no]) are an ethnoreligious group of French Protestants who follow the Reformed tradition.
The term has its origin in early 16th century France. It was frequently used in reference to those of the Reformed Church of France from the time of the Protestant Reformation. Huguenots were French Protestants who held to the Reformed tradition of Protestantism, while the populations of Alsace, Moselle and Montbéliard were mainly German Lutherans. In his Encyclopedia of Protestantism, Hans Hillerbrand claimed that on the eve of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572, the Huguenot community included as much as 10% of the French population, but it declined to 7–8% by around 1600 and even further after the return of heavy persecution in 1685 with Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau.
Huguenot numbers peaked near an estimated two million by 1562, concentrated mainly in the southern and western parts of the Kingdom of France. As Huguenots gained influence and more openly displayed their faith, Catholic hostility grew. A series of religious conflicts followed, known as the French Wars of Religion, fought intermittently from 1562 to 1598. The Huguenots were led by Jeanne d'Albret, her son, the future Henry IV (who would later convert to Catholicism to become king) and the princes of Condé. The wars ended with the Edict of Nantes, which granted the Huguenots substantial religious, political and military autonomy.
Huguenot rebellions in the 1620s prompted the abolition of their political and military privileges. They retained the religious provisions of the Edict of Nantes until the rule of Louis XIV, who gradually increased persecution of Protestantism until he issued the Edict of Fontainebleau (1685), ultimately ending any legal recognition of Protestantism in France and forcing the Huguenots to either convert or flee in a wave of violent dragonnades. Louis XIV laid claim that the French Huguenot population was reduced from about 800,000 to 900,000 adherents down to just 1,000 to 1,500; although he overexaggerated the reduction, the dragonnades certainly were devastating for the French Protestant community. Nevertheless, the remaining Huguenots faced continued persecution under Louis XV. At the time of Louis XV's death in 1774, Calvinism had been nearly eliminated from France. Persecution of Protestants officially ended with the Edict of Versailles, signed by Louis XVI in 1787. Two years later, with the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen of 1789, Protestants gained equal rights as citizens.The bulk of Huguenot émigrés relocated to Protestant states such as England and Wales, the Channel Islands, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, the Dutch Republic, the Electorate of Brandenburg and Electorate of the Palatinate in the Holy Roman Empire, the Duchy of Prussia, as well as majority Catholic but Protestant-controlled Ireland. They also fled to the Dutch Cape Colony in South Africa, the Dutch East Indies, the Caribbean, New Netherland and several of the English colonies in North America. A few families also went to Orthodox Russia and Catholic Quebec.
By now, most Huguenots have been assimilated into various societies and cultures, but remnant communities of Camisards in the Cévennes, most Reformed members of the United Protestant Church of France, French members of the largely German Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine and the Huguenot diaspora in England and Australia all still retain their beliefs and Huguenot designation.