have you seen me lately? We may have been a bit quiet on here, but we share lots of cocktails, recipes and pretty pictures from all over the world on our Instagram page. Follow our journey on there and keep asking every bar you visit for some Caperitif, you may be surprised to see where [...]
Cacophony The extended Badenhorst Family re-launched the Ghost Ingredient on the 5th of November this year on the farm on the Paardeberg. As you should know by now, Caperitif – a golden elixir – had been in slumber for almost 90 years when Danish mixologist Lars Erik Lyndgaard Schmidt met Swartland winemaker Adi Badenhorst and the [...]
We have landed in the USA! Adi (and Caperitif) has hit the US. Pictured here with our States’ side importer Bartholomew Broadbent (of Broadbent Selections) and The Country Vintner’s great William Holby. Says Broadbent: “Look out for Adi in a city near you, his CAPERITIF is surely the coolest new product launch in a decade. [...]
Where to buy the dief and the Swaan: So you love the stuff and want to get your hands on more. Here is a list of our Cape Town and Johannesburg retail and restaurant clients. Go get ’em! You can also order Swaan by the case or three packs of Caperitif directly from Denise (@) wineadmin dot [...]
Kyk so ‘n mooi doos… We love our 3pack box, province style… unfortunately we cannot use this for much longer because of that old Soet Vermoed debate. But, that doesn’t mean it isn’t pretty!
Happy Birthday Jan Smuts! Today in 1870 Jan Smuts was born in at the family farm, Bovenplaats, near Malmesbury, which is also the closest town to our farm where we make Caperitif. We created the Jan Smuts cocktail ourselves and we hope you can enjoy one tonight to celebrate this interesting human being. Read more about Jan [...]
February has not been short on exciting mentions and ventures for Caperitif. It seems Vermouth is all the rage right now and we spotted our Kaapse Dief in a few trend reports for 2016: Marie Claire SA’s Jan/Feb issue House & Leisure Feb issue: Then, on 24 February Caperitif popped up on the menu [...]
Getaway gets it We were featured in a full page article in the February issue of Getaway Magazine!
Innovative! Late last year we (as AA Badenhorst Family Wines) won Explore Sideways‘ Marketing Innovation Award thanks to the development of the Caperitif! They just published a nice blog post with interesting inside information on Caperitif, the Swaan Tonic Water, the SpeakEasy Bar and some future plans. Read the article here.
2016 is out of the blocks! Aaaand we’re back! We’ve been quietly drinking Caperitif (and Swaan) in interesting, beautiful places all over the country… From the Weskus to the Transkei and a few stops in the middle. We hope you (too) have had a stress-free, relaxing festive season with good people and great drinks. May you be [...]