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Alcohol
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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey Laws Under Threat
18 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What is the exact definition of “Tennessee Whiskey”, anyway? For an alcohol to qualify as Tennessee Whiskey, it must be fermented in the state from mash of 51 percent corn, aged in brand-new charred oak barrels, filtered through maple charcoal and bottled at over 80 proof. That’s how Jack Daniel’s make their whiskey, which is why they’re allowed to call it that. But that could change if lawmakers in Tennessee get their way.
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A Stunning Little Wine Tasting 12 Minutes From The City Bowl
11 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So you want to have a mini-escape from the rat-race of your concrete-jungle life, but you don’t want to spend 45 minutes in a hot car driving out into the sticks and pay through your nose for the sky-rocketing price of petrol? We feel the same way. And that is precisely why Beau Constantia is […]
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Design Grolsch’s Draught Glass And Win An iPad Mini! [COMPETITION]
26 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What you have here is a competition to design the “creative headspace”, also know as the top of the Grolsch draught glass. The top four designs will be printed on limited edition glasses, and the designers will claim an iPad Mini. Sound terrific? You bet it is. So how do you enter? This is how:
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These Are The Wines You Can’t Miss At Constantia Fresh 2014
18 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2014 Constantia Fresh festival is happening this Saturday, and it is quite a vibe. Showcasing the best of the Constantia Wine Route, the festival is a sunshiny afternoon of good food and better wine. But the sheer variety can be quite overwhelming, so we thought we’d give you a quick heads up on the wines […]
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Bacardi Oakheart Winner Announced! Was It You?
17 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The announcement that you’ve been waiting for is here. Did you enter the Bacardi Oakheart competition? Find out if you won, inside.
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Alcoholics Anonymous Is Under Attack
12 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Recent examination of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program may have the organisation stand up and admit, “Hi our name is AA, and we have a problem.”
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This Is How You Choose Wine On Your Valentine’s Date [INFOGRAPHIC]
06 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Valentine’s Day date is generally a pressurised affair. We don’t necessarily think that’s cool – people need to calm the hell down about the day in general. Nevertheless, life is life, and you may find yourself on a VDay date, and one thing you do NOT want to do is cock-up the wine order. So don’t. Get it figured out, here.
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Friday Knowledge: The Beer Connoisseur’s Guide To Wine [INFORGRAPHIC]
31 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Ever been on a fine dining date and got a skeef eye thrown at you from across the table, because the pint of your favourite pale ale just doesn’t look classy enough in the establishment? Maybe you’re a wine fundi that sits on the out-skirts of a braai, left alone to sip on your Chardonnay, while the others crack open a beer? Problem solved.
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Celebrate Valentine’s With A View At Beau Constantia
30 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Looking for the ideal spot to sweep that someone special off their feet this Valentine’s Day? We have just the spot for you, and luckily its right on our doorstep. At the very top of Constantia Nek a contemporary boutique wine farm lies hidden waiting to be discovered, offering exquisite views of the Constantia Valley.
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Guess Who Has Just Gone To Rehab?
20 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
No really, guess. Who has recently been galavanting to the far corners of the globe, making angry speeches and causing general mayhem and hilarity?
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Last Chance To Enter The Bacardi Oakheart Challenge!
16 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
This is it – we’re calling last rounds on the Bacardi Oakheart competition where you and your best Oaks can win the ultimate local Oaks’ getaway worth R8,500. Simply tell us where you and your mates would go and what you would get up to while you’re there, like sand boarding in the Kalahari or […]
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New Year Got You Stressed? Unwind In The Vines With A Spa Day
15 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Sho, but 2014 has started with one hell of a bang. I don’t know about you, but I am certainly due for a treatment. And the Beau Constance Spa is putting the treat in treatment, let me tell you that much. The Beau Constance Spa is set among a shady stand of trees on the […]
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Win The Ultimate Brodown With Bacardi Oakheart! [COMPETITION]
13 Jan 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 10 Comments
Forget your post-holiday blues, we still have summer on our side and with that being said, you can win the ultimate Oak’s getaway with Bacardi Oakheart worth R8,500. We’re talking about going big, going all out, going where no Oak has gone before! If you entered in the last few weeks, moenie stress nie. Your […]
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Rodman’s CNN Rant: Yes, Actually He Was Smashed
09 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After singing a birthday song to the bloodthirsty ruler of the most totalitarian nation on earth, Dennis Rodman apologised for his rant on CNN by admitting that he was wasted at the time.
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The 2013 Richelieu Round Up – Watch And Win A Richelieu Bonus [COMPETITION]
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
2oceansvibe believes you deserve an end of year reward – a rich, rewarding package to celebrate your successes in 2013. And we have just the thing, a Richelieu Bonus which could be delivered to your desk – now that’s what we call service delivery.
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When You Forgot The Corkscrew: Open A Bottle Of Wine Like MacGyver
19 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know that sinking feeling you get when you have a bottle of wine but no corkscrew? This useful chart gives you four ways in which you can go full MacGyver to open a wine bottle – and at the same time impress the laydezz. Next time you might even want to leave the corkscrew at home on purpose.
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SABMiller CEO Graham Mackay Dies
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier today SABMiller announced that its chairperson, Graham Mackay passed away. Mackay was diagnosed with a brain tumor on 22 April 2013. He was 64-years-old.
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The 2013 Richelieu Round Up – Watch And Win A Richelieu Bonus [COMPETITION]
18 Dec 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
2oceansvibe believes you deserve an end of year reward – a rich, rewarding package to celebrate your successes in 2013. And we have just the thing, a Richelieu Bonus which could be delivered to your desk – now that’s what we call service delivery.
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The Parents Are Coming? Swap Tea For Wine Tasting
17 Dec 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Beau Constantia – the boutique winery that you didn’t know was less than 15 minutes away from the Cape Town CBD – is where you’ll be taking the relatives when they visit this festive season. As you take that right turn towards Kirstenbosch, they’ll groan inwardly, and then BOOM! You ignore the turn off and […]
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Make It A Merry Christmas With Jack Daniels [COMPETITION]
13 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 42 Comments
Maybe it’s been a hard year and you deserve a treat for surviving. Or maybe your bank account is looking a bit empty and you still haven’t done your Christmas shopping. Whatever the reason, fear not: we’ve got your back!
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Please Enjoy These 26 Facts About Beer #KeDezembaBoss [VIDEO]
12 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Did you know that hops, the plant that forms one of the crucial ingredients in any beer, is very closely related to marijuana? You didn’t? You probably don’t know a lot of things.
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You Didn’t Know This Boutique Winery Was 12 Minutes From The City Bowl
09 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Summer is most definitely here, and with the office shutdown just over a week away, and the prospect of visiting relatives looming, you will absolutely consider visiting a wine farm in the next month. And if you don’t know about this place, you’ll probably join the herd of schmucks trekking for over an hour beyond the boerewors curtain.
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Uber Will Drive You To And From Your Office Christmas Party – For Free
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Calling all party animals! Uber will transport you and your colleagues FOR FREE to and from your office Christmas party. Now you can get as festive as you like, without worrying about the consequences.
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The Unofficial Goldman Sachs Guide To Bar Etiquette
03 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The unofficial rules of bar etiquette, also known as “how not to be an asshole”, have just been released by Goldman Sachs. These gems will help you get quick service while keeping your dignity intact
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Beer-Tapping Physics: Why A Hit To A Bottle Makes A Foam Volcano
29 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The beer-tapping phenomenon was a long-standing puzzle in beer science (isn’t that something you wish you’d studied…) until physicist Javier Rodriguez of Madrid University and his team decided to undertake the challenge of figuring it out. We get it Spain. Your problems are cooler than ours.
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Take My Money Now: Scientist Invents Booze-Substitute Without Side Effects
12 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Word is that scientists are on the brink of creating a drug that mimics all the nice things about alcohol, but eliminates all the hangovers, addiction and health issues. You know you want to read more.
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Drunk Student Crushed To Death By Hydraulic Truck After Falling Asleep In A Wheelie Bin
08 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may have found a story about the worst hangover in recorded history. Canadian Masters’ student, Garret Elsey, had only just arrived at Bristol University when he decided to get a few drinks on his first night out. What began as a tame night of pizza, beer and jagermeister soon became a stomach-churning disaster.
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Have You Even Seen How Stunning The Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Select Bottle Is? [GALLERY]
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of the most classic relationships of all time is without doubt Frank Sinatra’s documented love for Jack Daniel’s. Many famous photos of the music legend show him with his favourite whiskey and as per his final wishes, he was even laid to rest with a bottle of Jack. Incredibly, Sinatra was never a paid […]
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Drunk Josh Brolin Was In An Embarrassing Bar Fight This Weekend [VIDEO]
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is a bit of a weird one. You would expect the star of movies like ‘True Grit’ and ‘No Country For Old Men’ to put up a decent bar fight, but this is just embarrassing. The 45 year-old seemed to be trying to take down a bouncer at O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Santa Monica. He was outraged because the bouncer had told him that the pub was closing for the night – and he was prepared to fight to keep it open.
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AUDIO: David Arquette Drunk Dials Howard Stern – Goes Off About Courtney, Hitler And Religion
01 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
David Arqutte may have a bit of a thing about coming clean to Howard Stern – as he opened up again in a drunk call to Howard, live on air. David called into the show and immediately declared he was “wasted” after a wrap party, before he went to spill some serious beans. His rant ticked almost all of the bean-spilling categories, as his 30-minute call went on to cover his wife, Hitler and religion.
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