FIRE WATER: SOUTH AFRICAN BRANDY

The coffee table book provides a fascinating new account of how brandy is created and enjoyed in this country. Illustrated with Craig Fraser's evocative photographs, Wendy Toerien's text weaves a compelling tale - one that relates the history of South African brandy, explains how this premium product is made and shows how best its true spirit can be savoured.

Fire Water also explores South Africa's brandy country, looking at the regions, terroir, cellars and the grape varieties used in brandy production and takes the reader on a tour of producers, which range from the country's major distillers to small, select, single-estate brandy makers.

The book explains the complex skills involved in the craft of brandy production and describes the different styles of brandy by the South African industry. A user-friendly guide to enjoying brandy is also provided. Five of South Africa's top chefs- Margot Janse, Peter Goffe-Wood, Frank Dangereux, Reuben Riffel and Nic van Wyk have contributed their ultimate brandy recipes, and cocktail experts Liquidchefs provided their pick of both classic and contemporary brandy cocktails.

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