DrinksWorld

030 Jacqueline Grobler

In this podcast Jacqueline Grobler shares the story of how she ends up in the Gin and alcohol business with . The journey takes us from her backyard to a state of the art distillery in Johannesburg.

If you ever get the opportunity to visit Angel Heart in Linbro Park you must do so. Jax has an amazing set up and lots of passion for the industry. Thanks Jacqueline, you are always a great host!

Today we have Michael Olivier, South Africa's much loved wine and food commentator on the show. (https://www.michaelolivier.co.za) (https://www.instagram.com/manmetdiepan)

Andre van Heerden bought a farm to allow his wife to start a rose garden, which is now a successful farm, lodge, restaurant, distillery and farm stall.

João Fernandes De Jesus started working in Camperdown Bottles Store at the tender age of 12. And today João still works there but now there is a Superspar, a Tops and a shopping centre, N3 City. Listen to João's journey and his plans with N3 City.

Peter started working in the bottling and blending facility behind, what we today know as Liberty Liquor Argyle Road. Peter's grandfather was a director of E Snell & Co and his father, a charted accountant, owned Montana Cellars before it became Liberty Liquors. The Hoyers started importing and distributing Windhoek Beers in 1993. Peter is now semi-retired but looking forward to a new adventure in the liquor industry.

We continue our series on beverage entrepreneurs and we talk to Rolf Zeitvogel, Cellar Master & Managing Director at Blaauwklippen Vineyards and Master Distiller & Managing Director of Triple Three Estate Distillery.

In our current series on drinks entrepreneurs, we talk to Rob Heyns founder of The League of Beers.

Rob talks to us about his love for entrepreneurship and how he started The League of Beers, sold it to Yuppiechef and how they struggled to turn this eCommerce venture into a profitable business.

In Rob's latest project he launches Sugarbird Fynbos Gin with a crowdfunding project on Thundafund.