Klipdrift Export Brandy 70 cl

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Jacobus Petrus (Kosie) Marais (22 June 1900 – 8 April 1963), [1] was the son of Jacobus Petrus (Kowie) Marais and Catharina Elizabeth (Kitty) Eksteen. He was known for brandy-making.

Newspaper: Die Landman, 27 April 1934 Article: Prestasies van Robertson se baasskut (Translated: Performances of Robertson top shooter)Venter, Chris. "Majoor JP Marais: Die Skepper van Klipdrif Brandewyn (Translated- The creator of Klipdrif Brandy)" (PDF) . Retrieved 11 April 2018. Marais founded the company Southern Liqueur Company. He started to make Brandy. [4] [5] S.E. Warren, a director of KWV encouraged him in 1935 to produce and market brandy. His brand were called Klipdrift (the name comes from the farm's name) [6]

The first bottle was produced on 4 May 1938, at 8.02pm. On the farm Klipdrift two types of brandy were produced: His brands has won awards and it's ranked as a brandy in South Africa and the world. It is still made to Marais's recipe. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Today his brandy is still sold in South Africa and other countries. Book: Annals of the University of Stellenbosch XI, B, 2, The evolution of Palaeolithic technique. Date: October 1933, p 6, Author: Heese C.H.T.D Aside from Cognac brandy made in the south west of France, there's also Armagnac brandy, which comes from just a little further south than the Cognac region. He married Joyce le Roux from Franschhoek, South Africa in 1926. Out of the marriage four children were born:He marketed it by sending a price-list to military officers' messes. He said it should be for “an officer and a gentleman”. Scott K (19 April 2016). "Klipdrift Premium wins World's Best Brandy in 2016" . Retrieved 26 April 2018. One of the most famous and most popular types of brandy has to be Cognac – and more specifically, Hennessy. But there's more to brandy than just this well known one, so we've compiled a list of 10 of the best brandy brands in the world.