Elephant dung gin is one of an increasing number of craft gins in South Africa. At the inaugural South Africa Craft Gin Awards last August, there were over 110 entries, many using local ...

Cape gin crowned South Africa’s best! From a cellar perhaps more famous for its wine and brandy, two gin releases bagged gold at the 2025 World Drink Awards. Written by Richard Holmes ...

A new range of gin produced by Ballito’s Karoa Cara distillers so impressed judges at the most recent World Gin Awards in London, they declared it South Africa’s best signature botanical gin.

How the gentle giants of South Africa and their love of fruit play a vital role in making luxury GIN. ... One of these groups is HERD, South Africa's first dedicated elephant orphanage, ...

Pernod Ricard has acquired the remaining shares of South African gin distiller Inverroche for an undisclosed sum. The French spirits group initially acquired a majority stake in Inverroche in 2019 ...

South Africans love gin and what better way to celebrate this than with the SA Gin Festival, South Africa’s premier gin event. Returning for its fourth year, the SA Gin Festival showcases a wide ...

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa (AP) — The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick.