Fusion Brandy Festival at the CTICC

The aroma route, a passage lined with giant brandy balloons, each of which contained a liquid with an aroma – fruit, herbs, nuts, etc., to help visitors identify aromas they would find in the different brandies

 plenty of places to sit and discuss the delights of the show

 Cognac Bisquit, which now belongs to Distell

 Beautiful and affordable glassware from Bohemia

 KWV cocktails

 and fashion statements

Rare and unusual cognac from Jean Grosperrin

 sexy cars

 and sexy musicians

 Ellen Raubenheimer, GetIt! editor and Coenie Visser of Oak and Vigne in Greyton 

Two of our favourite young ladies: Lauren Cohen and Roxane Laker

Sloppy, disinterested staff at the food counter

Beef Stroganoff

and a chocolate brownie, just dumped!

Morné Christian Smith, on hand to capture your image

the original Backsberg potstill

with tasting room manager Danwin James on hand to talk about it

The police were there for the politicians at the Economic Forum, not to help the brandy lovers get home

All John, the family driver, could do was sniff, but he took a sample home to enjoy!

© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013