You may have missed the news (they were all closed following a certain, ahem, Family Meeting) but three SA cocktail haunts are currently listed among the top 100 bars in the world. Now’s the time to rediscover why they’re so great.
THE ART OF DUPLICITY, Cape Town
The maestros: Owner David Donde and head bartender Brent Perremore.
The must-try: The delicate and sophisticated Gilded Pear (above right), which combines Roku Japanese gin, pear liqueur, sweet white vermouth, yellow Chartreuse and lemon bitters. @the_art_of_duplicity
CAUSE EFFECT COCKTAIL KITCHEN, Cape Town
The maestro: Owner-mixologist Kurt Schlechter.
The must-try: Anything off the Proudly South African “experiental” section of the cocktail menu, starring local botanicals from mountain and sea. Koi Goed, for example, is a herbaceous combination of seaweed brandy, peat whiskey, spekboom, mphepo,…