With December finally here, there is much to celebrate, and whatever your drink of choice, there are plenty of delicious tipples to toast with this festive season. Here are just a few of our favourites.
Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum
Crafted by the world’s first female Master Blender, Joy Spence, Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum should ideally be enjoyed neat or on the rocks. The smooth, spirited Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year Old (R350) and Appleton Estate 21 Year Old (R1,400) are both presented in beautiful canisters. Appleton Estate 12 Year Old has woody, fruity, and nutty notes such as delicate molasses, vibrant orange peel, rich vanilla, subtle coffee and cocoa, and toasted oak with a hint of almond. Appleton Estate 21 Year Old has powerful, yet delicate citrus, spice, nutty and woody notes such as mellow orange peel, deep vanilla, rich nutmeg and almond, and warm coffee and cocoa notes. 
Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky Gift Sets
Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky gift sets (R220) include a bottle of Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky together with a variety of gifts, including glassware, ice buckets, water carafes and ice rocks, all beautifully packaged in a bespoke box. Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky owes its exceptional smoothness and distinctive flavour profile to a double maturation process in carefully selected oak barrels previously used for maturing bourbon. The result is a delicious combination of floral, banana, honey, toasted hazelnut and toffee aromas, and by adding a splash of water the whisky opens up to include wood, vanilla and spice.
Bottega Prosecco Gold
Prosecco is an Italian sparkling white wine made predominantly of the Glera grape cultivar, and its production is limited to the premier winemaking region of DOC Prosecco in north-eastern Italy. Bottega Prosecco Gold (R379.99), regarded as the Ferrari of Proseccos, is distributed in a striking gold-plated bottle. The wine is notable for its persistent foam and fine bubble. Expect aromas of fruit and flowers, scents of Golden Delicious apples, Williams pears, and Lily of the Valley flowers. Bottega is available at leading retailers nationwide.
Cruz Vintage Black Vodka
Cruz Vintage Black vodka is handcrafted and developed in New York, five times distilled, and three times charcoal filtered. It is made with the finest American winter wheat grown extra slowly for optimum quality, and blended with water emanating thousands of metres below the earth’s surface, to produce a vodka of excellence. Cruz Vintage Black is available in all leading night clubs, premium bars and restaurants, and retails at approximately R199 in leading liquor stores.
De Krans Moscato Perlé
Summer is here and what better way to enjoy the glorious weather than with a glass of chilled De Krans Moscato Perlé 2014 (R40). Winemaker Louis van der Riet describes the De Krans Moscato Perlé 2014 as a full-flavoured, natural sweet perlé wine made to be enjoyed throughout the year. This light-bodied wine displays tones of honey and exotic spice, with a fresh aftertaste. It is best enjoyed chilled and is the perfect partner to apple desserts, fresh berries, summer salads, meringue pies, and hazelnut based desserts.
Frangelico Gift Set
Just in time for the festive season, Frangelico have released a special gift box (R189.99) which includes a bottle of Frangelico and two glass tumblers. Frangelico’s irresistible taste starts with some very special hazelnuts, Tonda Gentile, which are delicately blended with cocoa and vanilla extracts, to create the rich texture and flavour of Frangelico liqueur. As a classic liqueur, Frangelico is perfect after a meal, neat, with ice, or as a complement to coffee.
Groote Post Brut Rosé
A classic blend of 70 % Chardonnay and 30 % Pinot Noir, Groote Post Brut Rosé (R107) is an elegant, salmon-hued Cap Classique with a fine, creamy mousse, delicious notes of crushed strawberries and raspberries, and a silky smoothness on the palate.
Hendrick’s Gin Festive Pack
Hendrick’s Gin introduces its Dreamscape Festive Pack, featuring a limited edition Hendrick’s teacup and saucer decorated in startling artwork. It is the perfect gift for the vanguard of gin, and is available at selected Makro stores nationwide for R380 per pack.
Krone Night Nectar 2011
Krone Night Nectar (R110) is a sophisticated Cap Classique which is charmingly drinkable, fruity and generous, with a satisfying touch of sweetness. This bottle-fermented and lees-matured sparkling wine, a blend of the traditional Champagne varieties Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, is named in honour of the once practised Krone tradition of night harvesting. It has a creamy, fine mousse, and shows expressive aromas of baked golden apples and almonds. Refreshing lemon curd and subtle marzipan flavours fill the palate and linger in the aftertaste.
Muratie Lady Alice Méthode Cap Classique 2011
Muratie’s Cap Classique honours Lady Alice Sarah Stanford, a 20th century high society lady connected to the estate who was adept at turning every event into a dance party, with jazzy tunes in the background and the notes of fine wine on the nose. Muratie’s Lady Alice Méthode Cap Classique (R120) is a classic blend of 85 % Pinot Noir and 15 % Chardonnay, and displays a lovely acidic backbone and a long, smooth finish underlined with fuller biscuit flavours.
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Glenfiddich Gift Pack
Celebrate with the world’s most awarded single malt Scotch whisky, Glenfiddich, with their limited gifting pack which includes a set of beautiful glass tumblers. Available exclusively at Makro stores for R379, the Glenfiddich exclusive pack is a perfect way to toast to your festive season.
JC Le Roux Scintilla 2008
Encased in a limited edition, beautifully faceted gift pack dusted with gold, Scintilla 2008, the signature Méthode Cap Classique from The House of JC Le Roux, is a must-have on your wish list this festive season. A gold medallist at the 2014 International Wine & Spirit Competition in London, Scintilla 2008 is celebrated for its regal character. This classic blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is only produced in exceptional vintages, and spends a minimum of five years on the lees to develop its rich complexity. The limited edition gift pack is available exclusively at Makro for R175.
Desiderius Pongrácz Cap ClassiqueDesiderius Pongrácz 2008 (R360) is an elegant blend of the classic Champagne varieties, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. It owes its definitive yeasty character, wonderful foaming mousse and persistent bead to the prolonged maturation of at least four years on the lees. As this Cap Classique matures further, it will continue to develop wonderful creamy, nutty characteristics on the nose to complement its full-bodied texture, which lingers on the palate.Presented in a signature fluted bottle encased ina stylish black presentation pack, this flagship Pongrácz is the ultimate summer pairing with fresh oysters, smoked salmon, and steamed mussels.
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