Distillery Tour
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Brandy and Chocolate Tasting
Van Ryn’s 20-Year-Old Single Potstill
A timeless exemplar that captures the hand-crafted tradition and gravitas of fine South African Potstill brandy. This majestic expression is the pinnacle of Van Ryn’s craft, matured for two decades in French oak. Glistening reddish-gold with mahogany glints, the nose is lush and floral with potpourri, dried rose petals, red cherry, lavender and apricot. The […]
Van Ryn’s 15-Year-Old Single Potstill
Aged in small French oak barrels, this remarkable single Potstill brandy is highly aromatic, complex and intense. A rich burnished gold colour this brandy reveals a fragrant nose of cigar box, orange peel and sark chocolate laced by a textured palate of warm spice, coconut, roasted coffee and raisin cake. A full and complex finish […]
Van Ryn’s 12-Year-Old Single Potstill
The fruit for this award-winning Potstill brandy is sourced from premium Colombard and Chenin Blanc grapes and double distilled in copper stills in Stellenbosch, this brandy is matured for a dozen years in small French oak barrels, developing deep golden hues with light copper glints. The bouquet opens with dried red cherries, cinnamon stick, vanilla […]
Van Ryn’s 10-Year-Old Single Potstill
Distilled from carefully selected Chenin Blanc and Colombard grapes in the heart of Stellenbosch, Van Ryn’s 10-Year-Old Single Potstill Brandy is double distilled in copper alembic stills and matured in a selection of small French oak casks for no less than a decade. Gleaming golden amber in colour, the nose unfurls with vanilla bean, dried […]
Van Ryn’s Brandy
Van Ryn’s Distillery in Stellenbosch, founded in 1845, is renowned for luxurious, award-winning pot-still brandies. Visitors enjoy cellar tours, copper stills, and pairings in elegant tasting rooms—highlighting aged expressions like the 15- and 20-year Reserve.
