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Beer drinking is deeply ingrained in South African culture since many centuries. It’s a must-have drink for all kinds of ceremonies, celebrations and social gatherings. Traditional beer brewing is considered a form of art and has remained popular to this day even after the advent of commercial beer breweries. Beer accounts for about 56% of the total alcohol consumption in South Africa , out of which a significant number of people prefer to buy alcohol online.   Being the largest producer and consumer of beer on the African continent, South Africa has a huge variety of great tasting beer to choose from. While lager beer is the most popular beer type in South Africa, many small breweries are experimenting and producing different types of beer, particularly in the past 2-3 decades. Some breweries offer beer tours too that showcase the uniqueness of their brewing process and allow people to try out their beer samples.   Other than imported beer brands like Heineken and Gu...

Planning for an event can be a lot of fun when you know how to go about it and prepare for it well in advance. Planning for drinks is one of the important aspects to make an event successful. At The Grand Store , we offer a variety of drinks which you can choose and customise according to your event and events and the type of guests you are expecting. Here, we have drawn up a basic and general checklist of the 5 must-have drinks that you should have for your event so that all your guests are kept happy.   1.   Wine: Wine is a versatile drink that is served at almost all kinds of events and is enjoyed universally by most people. Keep at least one red wine like Shiraz and one white wine like Sauvignon Blanc at your event. Conventionally, red wines go well with robust dishes like roast beef, braised venison and other game meats etc. and white wine pairs well with light meat like frilled fish and chicken, lobster, roasted vegetables etc. Choose dessert wines like Madeira whi...

Whiskey must be aged for a minimum of three years. Because of this, you'll see a number on bottles of Chivas Regal, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, or even the well-known Johnnie Walker, frequently starting at three years. Similar to wine, whiskey increases in price with age. There are certain ways in which whiskey is enjoyed better, especially if it is fine and aged. However, if you have a fine bottle of aged whiskey, here are five traditional ways to sip it:   1.     Have it neat Purchase a Glencairn whiskey glass if you want to do it right. It has a substantial base and a lovely curved shaped.  Because the mouth is smaller than the base, you can smell the notes of the whiskey before taking a sip. Before you taste the smooth smokiness on your tongue, enjoy it. Have your whiskey neat if possible. Choose between 30 ml and 60 ml. But avoid downing it whole. It's too pricey to rush through a drink.  Finish your 30 ml in no less than 30 minutes. Th...

Tamadhu currently has a very respectable foothold in the single malt market after spending decades in the whiskey wilderness, known only to blowers and the industry. Only Scotch comes to mind when we think about whiskey. In particular, we frequently consider Speyside, a heartbreakingly beautiful valley in northeastern Scotland. The undisputed whiskey capital of Scotland is this sparsely populated region of hills, glens, and barley fields. The most renowned distilleries are located there, including Macallan, Glenlivet, and Glenfiddich, among numerous others. Additionally, it is home to a limited number of distilleries that are content to maintain a low profile and are relatively unknown. Tamdhu is one such distillery. Its unspoiled setting is strengthened with protection by a deep forest that stretches down the banks of Scotland's greatest Salmon River. It is situated on a broad bank of the River Spee. The creators of Tamdhu were very clear about the type of Scotch they wanted...