Nangoza Jebe Hall, formerly Centenary Hall, in New Brighton will be transformed into a 1950s-style Sophiatown dance hall as jazz aficionados soak up the smooth sounds of national afro-jazz act The Muffinz and local bands Ricochet and Take Note. Oenophiles will be able to sample wines from over 400 different cultivars and 30 wine estates, while whiskey drinkers will have their choice of more than 10 classic brands. According to TOPS senior retail operations manager Deon Schnetler, the aim … [Read more...] about Dress in a retro-inspired Sophiatown style
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Hoots Laddie, Whiskey in a Can?
Regular readers will know of my reverence for a good whiskey. NOT, the so called good whiskey blend as preferred by our tenderpreneur buddies and politicians with quarter million rand watches ("My good friends gave dis watch to me expecting no favours" - Yea right!). In fact it has been exactly a year today since I received a bottle of Springbank (whisky of the millennium in 2000) from my in-laws. This was a birthday present and I still have a quarter of a bottle left (with one more waiting … [Read more...] about Hoots Laddie, Whiskey in a Can?
