Discovery is everything. - Makro
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04<br />
BRANDY & COGNAC SUPPLEMENT<br />
Brandy<br />
Rocks<br />
August 2012<br />
COURTESY OF THE<br />
Th e word <strong>is</strong> out. South African brandy <strong>is</strong> now. It’s the best on the planet and<br />
it’s rocking. Its world-class quality commands attention and its richness and<br />
versatility continues to accommod ate ever-new trends in lifestyle and taste.<br />
South Africa’s top-selling spirit has emerged<br />
from its traditional cocoon, off ering you a<br />
joy ride of taste sensations. Th e evolution<br />
of brandy in South Africa encompasses a<br />
proud heritage and a future full of growth<br />
and development. Our brandy h<strong>is</strong>tory<br />
began centuries ago in the 1650s, when<br />
it was fi rst made in the Cape by early<br />
European settlers. Together, brandy and<br />
wine have marched through our culture<br />
hand-in-hand, both born of the vine,<br />
with the amber sibling r<strong>is</strong>ing to become a<br />
globally iconic drink.<br />
From its rough beginnings as the tipple<br />
of sailors, pioneer farmers and miners,<br />
brandy in th<strong>is</strong> country underwent two<br />
watershed developments. At the beginning<br />
of the 1900s, a French émigré called René
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