brandy on the grandy beach

15 Apr 2010, Posted by Cape Town Girl in beach, brandy, cape town, lifestyle, south africa, 0 Comments

Attended an Alchemy of Gold brandy tasting this evening at The Grand. We were taken through 5 different brandies, and their various tasting notes. My favs were the Uitkyk and Klipdrift Gold. Klipdrift came out a winner, generally. Actually, brandy came out a winner. It was all a far cry from the usual brandy-and-coke vibe. It was more Ritz than Rugby, I must say. The food was pretty good, too. It was chilly on the beach, but in a pleasant way. Besides the brandy warmed us up.

It was pretty interesting to learn about brandy. My extensive background in whisky (and dabbling in wine) prepared me in terms of accessing the subtleties of my palate. The fact that I just wrote that sentence actually drives me wild. A big thank you to Distell and the Alchemy of Gold guys for hosting us. I’d do it again!