{"id":57965,"date":"2018-05-11T11:44:14","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=57965"},"modified":"2018-05-11T11:44:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T11:44:14","slug":"proof-american-whiskey-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/proof-american-whiskey-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof The American Whiskey Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/house-machines\/\">The House of Machines<\/a><\/strong> is hosting a brand new kind of shindig in Cape Town, a true USA-style street fest known as Proof The American Whiskey Festival and it&#8217;s going to be epic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rir-row\"><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-Drinks-4-x-6.jpg\" \/><\/div><div class=\"rir-cols-2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-whikey-fest-4-x-6.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"s1\"><b>Discover U.S. Whiskey at Proof The American Whiskey Festival<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Whiskey and cocktail lovers are in for a rare treat this month when Cape Town\u2019s renowned House of Machines hosts a full-day American Whiskey street festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Adult consumers will enjoy a day of Whiskey tastings and cocktails, great American-themed food and even live music with an authentic American rock and blues feel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Albert Pretorius of <span class=\"s2\">House of Machines<\/span>\u00a0says Proof is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between The House of Machines, Bulleit Bourbon, Gentleman Jack, Jack Daniel\u2019s Tennessee Whiskey, Jim Beam, Maker\u2019s Mark, and Woodford Reserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHouse of Machines has built its brand on American Whiskey over the past four years, and we\u2019re seeing growing interest among a broader audience,\u201d he says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Where only a few years ago, only a more mature and sophisticated market was inclined to drink Whiskey, now younger trendsetters are also discovering American Whiskeys that appeal to their palate. Bourbon is a hit, says Pretorius, as is House of Machines\u2019 famous Whiskey Old Fashioned cocktail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57974\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-whiskey-1-x-56.jpg\" alt=\"proof the american whiskey festival\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-whiskey-1-x-56.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-whiskey-1-x-56-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Proof-whiskey-1-x-56-940x526.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">With American Whiskey enjoying a surge in popularity in Cape Town,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/the-house-of-machines\/\">House of Machines<\/a><\/strong> will stage a series of Whiskey tasting evenings every Monday in May and has initiated the Proof The American Whiskey Festival to give even more people an opportunity to discover a variety of American whiskeys and Bourbons \u2013 from mainstream to premium. Three brand houses will showcase six labels and eight Whiskeys in educational and enjoyable activations with a true-blue American feel. The participating brands, all members of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, will offer a broad range of Whiskeys and Bourbons likely to deliver something suited to all tastes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>What&#8217;s on the Agenda<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">At\u00a0three activation venues, on-street bars and in House of Machines, visitors will have an opportunity to discover authentic American Whiskeys and learn from expert brand ambassadors about American Whiskey\u2019s robust flavours, rich history, distilling processes and how best to enjoy it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Four of Cape Town\u2019s top chefs will also be on hand, cooking up delicious dishes with an American twist: sample dishes by Wesley Randles of The Shortmarket Club, Jason Lilley of Jason Bakery, Andy Fenner of Frankie Fenner Meat Merchants and Juan Vais of Picadas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">A line-up of top SA acts, including AKING, Gerald Clark, Sannie Fox, Dave Ferguson and Roasting Records will keep the crowds entertained from 12:00 until late at Proof the American Whiskey Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">27 May<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> 84\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">Shortmarket Street<\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong> 021 426 1400<br \/>\n<strong>Price:<\/strong> R180 for designated drivers or R300 ticket with three cocktails included.<br \/>\n<span class=\"s1\"><strong>Tickets: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webticket.co.za\/event.aspx?itemid=1480681329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">webticket.co.za<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thehouseofmachines.com\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thehouseofmachines.com<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/189134758551926\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thehouseofmachines_ct\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House of Machines is hosting a brand new kind of shindig in Cape Town, a true USA-style street fest known as Proof The American Whiskey Festival and it&#8217;s going to be epic. Discover U.S. Whiskey at Proof The American Whiskey Festival Whiskey and cocktail lovers are in for a rare treat this month when Cape Town\u2019s renowned House of Machines hosts a full-day American Whiskey street festival. Adult consumers will enjoy a day of Whiskey tastings and cocktails, great [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}