Say the words Louboutin, Jimmy Choo and Manolo Blahnik and any woman the world over will know exactly what you’re talking about* — and probably swoon. But Bruno Magli, John Lobb and Edward Green hardly evoke the same sort of rapture and ecstasy from those who possess the X and Y chromosomes. Fiona McDonald investigates [...]
Our friend Bernard Gutman is behind this event at Bascule. Here are some details taken from his blog: Greetings from the foot of Africa, where we are eagerly awaiting the World Whisky Day celebrations. The Bascule Whisky Bar at the Cape Grace Hotel together with Waterfront Whisky are hosting an evening of whisky, traditional South [...]
This is not a story about why one shouldn’t drink and drive. Clifford Roberts simply wanted to find out what happens when one does. three 25ml tots of whisky 60 minutes 2 people Drinking and driving ad campaigns are a hard sell in South Africa. As a nation of independent and rugged individualists we have [...]
Exprience the most sought-aftert Single Malt Whiskies and Fine Wines under one roof. From PR release: Join us on the Montecasino Piazza as twenty five of South Africa’s premier wine estates, including Bouchard Finlayson, Cape Point, Thelema, Rust en Vrede and Paul Cluver, will be showcasing their wines, alongside twenty Single Malt Whisky Distillers at [...]
With apologies to Carrie and her triumvirate of sassy New York galpals for stealing a march on their title, Steve Adams of Wild About Whisky takes an irreverent look at X&Y chromosomes and their reaction to whisky. Isn’t it amazing how a word such as “malt” can really catch your eye? (Like that’s the one [...]
Flirting with her Scottish heritage – and still trying to figure which of the many versions of the McDonald tartan she should be wearing, Fiona McDonald reports on the topic of tartans and kilts. There’s something quite seductive about the gentle sway of a kilt. And when it’s worn with a formal black jacket, bow [...]
It was medical doctor James Hensall who waxed lyrical about the allure of fly fishing way back in 1855. “Fly-fishers are usually brain-workers in society. Along the banks of purling streams, beneath the shadows of umbrageous trees, or in the secluded nooks of charming lakes, they have ever been found, drinking deep of the invigorating [...]
