INVERROCHE GIN SCHOOL FOR GINSPIRATION

Whether you want to discover the secrets of craft-distilling or just an absolute devoted gin fan, get some ginspiration this festive season at Inverroche Distillery’s Gin School.

Stoke your curiosity by joining the small-group, interactive classes and learn all about the art of alchemy. Look the part with your own distillers cap as you take a journey which is part science, part personal creativity as you select and weigh your own combination of botanicals with which to infuse your gin. It’s your hand-crafted gin, so make it according to your palate or take some guidance from your Inverroche host.

Once you’ve fired-up your small copper pot still, you will record, taste, observe and measure the spirit as the concentrated vapours start to flow from the condenser into your spirit glass. Put all your senses to the test to differentiate between the heads, hearts and tails.

When the last drop has emerged from your mini-still you will measure your distilled spirit using a hydrometer, break down your gin with purified water, personally bottle the liquid, name your gin and write your own limited edition label.

You will leave with your bottle of gin, distillers cap, two bottles of tonic, a G&T glass, gin booklet and your own recipe card. But the most precious gift you take home is your new found knowledge and appreciation for small-batch, hand-crafted gin.

The Gin School is held at Inverroche Distillery’s Gin Sensorium on Old Riversdale Road in Still Bay, and held from 13 December to 13 January, Monday to Saturday from 16:00 to 18:00. The school is closed on Sundays and Christmas Day and booking is essential. Cost is R450 per person and open to those over the age of 18.

Inverroche will also be offering tutored tastings, distillery tours, product introductions, serve inspirational cocktails in the G&T Garden and Meg’s Lounge and the Inverroche store will be open for take-me-home luxury.

During the festive season the distillery will be open from Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 16:00, and on Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00. Distillery tours will be conducted at 10:00, 12:00 and 14:00 and booking essential for the tours as well as tutored tastings. Formal tastings, distillery tours as well as the G&T Garden and Meg’s Lounge will be closed on Sundays.

For more information or to make a booking call 028 754 2442 or send an email to distillery@inverroche.co.za

VIERDE SKOON OUDITVERSLAG VIR HESSEQUA

Die Hessequa Munisipaliteit het ‘n skoon ouditverslag vanaf die Ouditeur-generaal ontvang vir die 2016/2017 finansiële jaar. Dit is die vierde agtereenvolgende jaar waarin die munisipaliteit die prestasie behaal.

Die ouditeur fokus op drie aspekte tydens hul ondersoek: finansiëlebestuur, prestasiebestuur en inligtingstegnologie.

‘n Skoon ouditverslag beteken dat die Ouditeur-generaal tevrede is en dat alle wette en regulasies wat daargestel is, nagekom word. ‘n Skoon ouditverslag is die hoogste toekenning wat ‘n munisipaliteit van die Ouditeur-generaal kan ontvang.

Munisipale Bestuurder Johan Jacobs het gesê dat die munisipaliteit nie net op koers bly nie, maar dat goeie leierskap en bestuur getoon word. “Die skoon ouditverslag toon die verbintenis van die personeel om dienste van hoë gehalte te lewer, asook hul toewyding tot goeie bestuur en nakoming van wetgewing. Hierdie prestasie bewys dat die munisipaliteit daarin geslaag het om beginsels en prosedures te inkorporeer, om dissipline en stabiliteit te handhaaf in die munisipale omgewing. Een van die kernpunte van die oudit is die bereiking van die raad se doelwitte soos verwoord in die Geïntegreerde Ontwikkelings Plan en Begroting en soos oor gerapporteer in die Finansiële State en Jaarverslag.”

Uitvoerende Burgemeester Grant Riddles noem dat ‘n Skoon ouditverslag gaan egter oor meer as net finansies. “Dit is ons plig as munisipaliteit om deurentyd na die beste van ons vermoë in diens van die gemeenskap te wees.“