On the weekend of 5th May, we have your very first walk of our labyrinth to check that the Chartres Labyrinth pattern has been followed – all rocks have been laid in the design of the Chartres Labyrinth. With a very long washing line connected to a central stake in the ground, we pinpointed the […]
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Welcome to our Homestead Escape, relax, rejuvenate in a Contemporary Country Villa on a game farm on the water’s edge on South Bay on the Vaal Dam, close to the Lake Deneys Yacht Club. Set your soul in nature. Earth, recalibrate and hear the fish eagle call and Gnu’s bark… As you stretch from under
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In celebration of spring and the blossoming of our botanicals in the labyrinth, we hosted our first gin and food pairing evening on Sat 24 September amid loads of laughter and mischief with great friends who agreed to pilot our magical evening of experimentation… WE HAD A GREAT EVENING OF SENSUAL TASTES AND TEXTURES. SOME
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With just over two weeks to go we are so excited about our surprise gig No Quarter who will be rocking the botanicals in our labyrinth on World Labyrinth Day, Saturday 5th May. Here’s the opportunity to celebrate all things labyrinthian. A labyrinth is not only an aesthetically beautiful sacred structure in which one can
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Imagine hosting a strategic session to distill your brand and company essence, complemented with a workshop to distill your signature bespoke gin, with the opportunity to rejuvenate and re-energize the individuals in your team as they walk the labyrinth and receive wellness treatments… join us, take the opportunity to notch your company to the next
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Our Gin Discovery Workshops are jovial! The most mischief to be had is in concocting gin cocktails as we reveal the four moods of gin. Yes! We collect new gins and then in merriment, we pair these with tonic, garnishes and other cocktail ingredients! It’s a delicately delicious part of our work! In honors of
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We really feel as though we’re living in the countryside when we pick fresh sage for aromatic cooking. Delicious as a rub in lamb, as an accompaniment to tomato soup, to spice up egg muffins and omelettes and to chop finely into our butter, it’s a daily “go – to” herb! An ever green bush
With wings of feathery leaves, crowns of golden flowers, long, flexible green stems, the magical and ethereal fennel not only makes a royal statement in our labyrinth and herb garden, it’s an aromatic botanical to distill and add to gin. With hints of licorice, aniseed and absinthe it adds depth to a floral, citrus gin.
There is an ancient joy in selecting a botanical to distill in an Alchemic art. The dried botanicals have their own texture and fragrance. It’s a sensual process to crush the botanicals in a pestle and mortar to break them down into as many tiny molecules as possible. Once they’re in their muslin bag in
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Fill our walls with laughter and create an authentic country experience. The magic that beckons is outside… those moments when you catch a springhare stealing strawberries, the gruff gggrrumph of the Blesbuck, the tiny hedgehog rolled in a ball, or the swift stealth of the silver striped jackal. Watch the crackle of the fire in
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