10. Suited for sipping: autumnal spirits add sweetness to the season
When the first hints of autumn arrive, we’re stocking up on after-dinner sipping spirits that combine smooth taste with subtle sophistication – and a dash of much-needed sweetness, too.
1. JACK DANIEL’S TENNESSEE HONEY Combining Jack Daniel’s whiskey with the unique honey liqueur also made by the Tennessee distillery, this smooth, honey-infused blend is at its best served simply, on the rocks. It’s the ideal post-dinner tipple for Jack fans.
From R280 | jackdaniels.com
2. SUNCAMINO FLORAL RUM Suncamino means “journey to the sun”, and was the inspiration for three South African friends who worked with a Barbados distiller to develop this eight-year-old rum blend. Back in Cape Town, a bouquet of floral botanicals was added.
R319 | suncaminorum.com
3. ELEPHANTOM AFRICAN DARK RUM It’s named aer the fabled bull elephant of the Knysna Forest, known to appear to those who seek the last remaining elephants (and then magically disappear again). Just as magically, Elephantom’s initial caramel notes fade to reveal cooked peach, light spice, vanilla and hints of apple.
R399 | capebrewing.co.za
4. KARO BRANDY Double distilled in copper pots, matured in French oak barrels for 13 years and blended by master distiller Kobus Gelderblom, Karo is smooth, with an aertaste of vanilla and apricot that lingers aer the initial flavours of dried peach, litchi and a hint of Karoo herbs.
R499 | capebrewing.co.za
5. LADISMITH CAPE BRANDY This award-winning, limited-edition, eight-year-old brandy is produced from Klein Karoo grapes. Expect a nose of dried fruit, apricot and citrus, with flavours of tropical fruit on the palate, subtle floral notes and a hint of red berries.
R559 | ladismithcapebrandy.co.za