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A TASTE OF THE CAPE

he gin market in South Africa, like that of many countries before their local gin renaissance, used to be dominated by a couple of multinational-brand imports and a couple of more affordable, domestic brands. The biggest of these is Old Buck, a gin distilled by Henry, Tayler & Ries, which is part of spirits giant Distell. The second biggest is Stretton’s, which is made in

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