Holger’s Imported Beer Report 2021
With all the challenges of 2020 and 2021 we talk to a number of beer importers in South Africa to find out what beers are available to the trade. One of my contacts who is active on the continent says…
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Charles Withington, The Darling Wine Shop
Charles Witingthon, the curator of the “Darling Brand” talks to us about his career with some of the top estates in the South African wine industry, about his experiences introducing South African wines to the export markets and about Darling…
Hylton Smith, The Beverage Emporium
Hylton Smith was part of the team that first introduced Windhoek beers to the Botswana market, he then moved to Durban and joined Ian and Peter Hoyer at Team Liquor Distributors to head up sales of Windhoek beers. Hylton recalls…
Jason Neal, Nicholson Smith
Today’s Guest is Jason Neal, owner of the Gauteng-based drinks distributor, Nicholson Smith, and creator of award-winning brands like Pandora’s Box wine range. Jason “grew” up in the liquor industry following in his father’s footsteps, who was Mr Ballantines Whiskey…
Reinhardt Paulsen, TheGinGuy.co.za
In 2016 Reinhardt Paulsen discovered gin and his restaurant, Carbon Bistro, soon became the top gin bar in the Capital. After exiting the bistro, Reinhardt started TheGinGuy.co.za an online gin and speciality spirits site, which lists about 180 gins. The…
Simone Musgrave, Musgrave Spirits
We reconnect with Simone Musgrave, innovative craft gin pioneer, at the recent launch of the Jasmine Jagger limited edition Musgrave 11 event at Hillcrest Tops. In this episode Simone shares how this colab came about and how she is reviving…
Rob Heyns, League of Beers
In this episode, Rob Heyns shares the news that they have bought League of Beers, the popular craft beer subscription business, back from Yuppiechef.com.
Glenn Bryant, Six Dogs Gin
In this episode, our guest is Craft Gin’s favourite son, Glenn Bryant, co-owner of the Six Dog Distillery. Glenn shares his 5+ year journey with us. I have watched Glenn and his team closely over the last 5 years…
Carl Grossmann, Brackenhill Distillery
Carl Grossmann from Brackenhill Distillery in Waterfall, KwaZulu-Natal is our guest in this episode. I first met Carl when he was working on a project to import Malawi Gin. Carl fell in love with Malawi (Gin) when he was on…
Elzette Kirstein, Majamela Distillery
Welcome to Drinksworld, a beverage industry podcast. Our guest is Elzette Marais owner and distiller of Majamela Distilleries in Polokwane. Polokwane is about 2 hours drive north of Tswane and about 2 hours drive from the Zimbabwe border. Polokwane is…
Ryan Williams – Gydo.app
A Beverage Industry Podcast with Holger Meier Today’s guest is Ryan Williams the founder of Gydo.app Gydo is an app the enables you to buy a friend a beer at his favourite brewery or winery.
Robert Greaves Mhoba Rum
The bulk of the Mhoba Rum is now exported to France. La Maison du Whisky, Mhoba’s partner is also the sole distributor of major whisky brands such as The Dalmore, Jura, Compass Box and Nikka.
Tanya Cruse – Gin & Co
A Beverage Industry Podcast with Holger Meier Holger visits Tanya Cruse at her new concept store, Gin & Co in the Casterbridge Centre in White River. Gin & Co is the home of Dollie Gin and Rottcher Winery. Gin &…
Dario Scilipoti – Bluebird Coffee Roastery
Bluebird Coffee Roastery was awarded the coveted Best New Roastery award at the prestigious FNB Coffee Magazine gala event recently.
Rob Heyns – Puts cool craft stuff in a box and then ships it!
Rob Heyns is back, and explains to us how he is helping retailers find interesting solutions for their problems. We talk about getting funding and raising capital. Rob shares his vision about creating a canning “ecosystem” for his latest business,…