{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:52:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:52:35","slug":"why-we-taste-everything-we-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/why-we-taste-everything-we-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we taste everything we stock"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5d46ab5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d46ab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b800b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"b800b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>We don't stock anything we haven't tried first. Every bottle, from the cheapest mixer to the top shelf whiskey, gets tasted by our team before it earns a spot on the shelf.<\/p><p><em>If we wouldn't pour it for a friend, we don't sell it.<\/em><\/p><h3>How we taste<\/h3><p>We taste in small groups and talk about what works with food before any bottle gets listed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d71d9 wd-width-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_images_gallery\" data-id=\"c8d71d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_images_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-images-gallery photoswipe-images wd-carousel-container\" style=\"--wd-align-items:center; --wd-justify-content:center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" 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src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-three-unlabelled-wine-bottles-standing-on-a-polish-dfb37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Three unlabelled wine bottles standing on a polished concrete floor in front of a whitewashed brick wall in a cellar tas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-three-unlabelled-wine-bottles-standing-on-a-polish-dfb37.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-three-unlabelled-wine-bottles-standing-on-a-polish-dfb37-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-three-unlabelled-wine-bottles-standing-on-a-polish-dfb37-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-three-unlabelled-wine-bottles-standing-on-a-polish-dfb37-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-gallery-item wd-carousel-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93.jpg\" data-width=\"450\" data-height=\"700\" data-index=\"4\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93.jpg\" class=\"attachment-450x700 size-450x700\" alt=\"Two crystal wine glasses, one with white wine and one with red wine, close-up against a soft grey studio background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93.jpg 450w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93-430x669.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-crystal-wine-glasses-one-with-white-wine-and-o-aab93-180x280.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>New stock doesn't go out just because a supplier says it's good. We check balance and smell, and see how a drink holds up a day after opening, since that's closer to how people actually drink at home.<\/p><h3>What we check for<\/h3><p>Taste, smell, finish, and value all count. If a bottle only impresses on the first sip and falls flat after that, it doesn't make it onto our shelves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-5041c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5041c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eb511 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94eb511\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-939496a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"939496a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Braai scene with wine bottles and glasses of red wine on a table beside a grill with meat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00057e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"00057e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thandeka Nkosi \u2013 Spirits Buyer<\/h4><p>Thandeka has tasted every new whiskey and gin that has come through our door for the past six years. She looks past the story on the label and judges each spirit on how it actually drinks, neat and mixed. If a bottle does not hold up to a second taste a week later, it does not go on the shelf, no matter how well it sold elsewhere.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e870c8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e870c8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f821762 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"f821762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-bright-colourful-modern-bar-counter-with-a-shelf-o-8c5eb.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-bright-colourful-modern-bar-counter-with-a-shelf-o-8c5eb-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Bright, colourful modern bar counter with a shelf of spirit bottles, an outdoor wine and cocktail bar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-bright-colourful-modern-bar-counter-with-a-shelf-o-8c5eb-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-bright-colourful-modern-bar-counter-with-a-shelf-o-8c5eb-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86eb352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"86eb352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Johan Pretorius \u2013 Wine Buyer<\/h4><p>Johan tastes every wine before it is listed, usually more than once, since a bottle can show differently a day after opening. He pays close attention to how a wine pairs with the food our customers actually cook, not just how it performs on its own in a quiet tasting room.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b677fb3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b677fb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d6698 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52d6698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-512aaf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"512aaf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kelderflask-wine-and-craft-beer-tasting-setup-on-a-pale-blue-w-8d774.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kelderflask-wine-and-craft-beer-tasting-setup-on-a-pale-blue-w-8d774-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Wine and craft beer tasting setup on a pale blue wall-side ledge with tasting glasses and a bottle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kelderflask-wine-and-craft-beer-tasting-setup-on-a-pale-blue-w-8d774-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/kelderflask-wine-and-craft-beer-tasting-setup-on-a-pale-blue-w-8d774-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae3aed elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"6ae3aed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Siya Dube \u2013 Craft Beer Specialist<\/h4><p>Siya keeps an eye on the craft beer side, trying new styles as breweries bring them out. He cares about freshness as much as flavour, since a great beer poured too late loses most of what made it worth stocking. If a batch tastes off, it gets pulled before it reaches a customer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bf1e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37bf1e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60440c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"60440c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-olive-armchairs-in-a-stylish-tasting-lounge-wi-d3aa8.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-olive-armchairs-in-a-stylish-tasting-lounge-wi-d3aa8-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Two olive armchairs in a stylish tasting lounge with a side table holding whisky bottles and glasses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-olive-armchairs-in-a-stylish-tasting-lounge-wi-d3aa8-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-two-olive-armchairs-in-a-stylish-tasting-lounge-wi-d3aa8-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb4899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"9fb4899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Werner Botha \u2013 Tasting Room Manager<\/h4><p>Werner runs our in store tastings and hears directly what customers think, good and bad. That feedback feeds straight back into what we reorder and what we quietly drop. It keeps our tasting honest, since a bottle we love is not much good if nobody wants to buy it again.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-efb5ff7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efb5ff7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff9f44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_testimonials\" data-id=\"fff9f44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_testimonials.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonials testimon-style-standard  color-scheme- testimon-with-rating testimon-align-left wd-carousel-container\" id=\"carousel-6456\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-inner\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel wd-grid\" data-scroll_per_page=\"yes\" style=\"--wd-col-lg:1;--wd-col-md:1;--wd-col-sm:1;--wd-gap-lg:30px;--wd-gap-sm:10px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-carousel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-south-african-woman-in-her-thirties-seated-at-a-wi-ae897.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"South African woman in her thirties seated at a wine bar table smiling gently, with a glass of red wine\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I have learned more about wine from five minutes with the Kelderflask team than I ever did from reading a label. They taste everything themselves, so when they say a bottle is worth it, I believe them. That kind of honesty is rare, and it is why I keep coming back before any dinner party.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tPalesa Mokwena\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-young-south-african-man-sitting-on-outdoor-steps-h-842d4.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Young South African man sitting on outdoor steps holding a cold craft beer glass, relaxed customer portrait\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"I used to just grab whatever was on special. Now I ask the staff what they would actually drink themselves, because I know they have tasted it. It has changed how I shop completely, and I have not picked a bad bottle since I started asking.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tRiaan Esterhuizen\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"testimonial wd-carousel-item\">\n\t<div class=\"testimonial-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"110\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-head-and-shoulders-portrait-of-a-young-south-afric-d1211.jpg\" class=\"testimonial-avatar-image\" alt=\"Head-and-shoulders portrait of a young South African man, a wine shop staff member, outdoors with blurred greenery behin\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"testimonial-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"width:100%\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<em>\"What I appreciate most is that they will tell you honestly if something is not great, even if it means losing a sale. That kind of straight talk is why I trust their recommendations more than any review I read online before buying.\"<\/em>\n\t\t\t<footer>\n\t\t\t\tNomvula Zulu\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInterior Stylist\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/footer>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-nav-arrows wd-pos-sep wd-hover-1 wd-icon-1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-prev wd-disabled\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-btn-arrow wd-next\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-arrow-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-b976bf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b976bf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05be6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"05be6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>The Short Version<\/h3><p>If there is one thing to take from this, it is that we do not stock anything blind. Every bottle of wine, every whiskey, every craft beer on our shelves has been tasted by someone on our team first, more than once in most cases. It takes more time than simply ordering from a catalogue, but it means that when you ask us for a recommendation, you are getting an honest answer based on what we have actually tried, not just what is on special that week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2af160 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"c2af160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Braai scene with wine bottles and glasses of red wine on a table beside a grill with meat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-430x302.jpg 430w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-700x492.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/beverages\/drinks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kelderflask-braai-scene-with-wine-bottles-and-glasses-of-red-w-54916-180x127.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don&#8217;t stock anything we haven&#8217;t tried first. 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