Boplaas

Spirits have been distilled at Boplaas since 1880, when the first order of potstill brandy casks were sent to Cape Town by ox wagon for delivery to London. In those days taxes could be paid with brandy. After the repeal of distilling licenses in the early 1920’s, Boplaas’ copper potstill lay dormant for almost 70 years until it was fired up again in 1989, when legislation changed. Five years later, in 1994, Boplaas released the very first estate brandy. It was baptised Boplaas 5 Year Potstill Brandy and served at the presidential inauguration banquet of Nelson Mandela.