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Ever tried Monin Blue Curacao? It's got a mild, perfectly-sweet orange flavour that gives tropical island vaaibs. Here are three easy, show-stopping cocktail ideas you can use it in.

January is here and (hopefully) so too are your goals of treating your body to high-quality, nutrient-dense snacks. Here are our top ten healthy snack ideas for busy people who have only a little time but A LOT of love for delicious flavours!

Super easy, super fast. Only three ingredients and it's aesthetic AF. Let the festivities beGIN with our Sipsmith London Dry Gin Watermelon Smash. It makes for the ideal summer cocktail cooler or New Year's Eve entertainer. 

So much to do, so little time, and often on a limited budget, don't let analysis paralysis kill your vibe this festive season. Instead, take our advice and check out our top five most beloved and (relatively) affordable things to do in Cape Town this summer.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but we bet you haven't busted out the brannas basting yet. Never tried it? If you love pork, you have to get your teeth into our KWV Brandy & Coke Christmas Gammon.

What's better than a braai? A braai outdoors in Cape Town's sweet summer... minus the inevitable crowds 😩 Don't worry though – we got the sauce. Herewith a list of Cape Town's best, less-busy braai spots, because no one likes shouldering a heavy cooler bag in the heat, while searching in vain for a spot to flame your vleis!

Christmas cooks, this one's for you! Trade your tired choc-chip cookie recipe for our gooey, chewy, chocolatey Buttery Brandy Christmas Cookies to experience a festive flavour affair made possible by the star ingredient: Sugarbird XO Cape Fynbos Brandy.

If you're looking for an easy but original way to hydrate your party guests, you have to try our silly-easy Caribbean Twist Party Punch Two Ways – Pina Colada and Tropical Punch. Fast, delicious, and definitely able to get the job done, this is the punch you'll be whipping all summer long.

Negroni Sbagliato is Italian for you "you broke the Negroni – but in a good way".  The best news? We broke it even more. Say howzit to your new favourite summer sip: Campari, Martini Fiero, Roku Gin, AND Prosecco. So easy. So delicious.

Beers, brewskies, bezzas, zamalekkers – whatever you call the liquid gold, you need to know that right here in Cape Town are some of the finest craft beer breweries a beer lover could hop to encounter! Here are four of our favourite local brewery experiences with legit beer recommendations to boot.