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How to Upcycle your Leonista Bottles

How to Upcycle your Leonista Bottles

Upcycling is a great way to take something that’s considered waste and repurpose it in an attempt to reduce one's footprint, give something a secon...

Mountain Margaritas: The How-To

Inspired by my favourite (And LOCAL) distiller, I decided to make mountain margaritas a thing. Cape Townians (well… a large portion of them) are kn...

Help Leonista make an impact

Leonista’s goal is to be a successful company that positively impacts those around us. We started this business with funds earned by planting tree...

The 5 Love Language Gifts for him and her during covid

Looking for the perfect gift for him or her this Valentines Day. Touching on the "5 Love Languages" of gary Chapman, we'd like to encourage you t...

Spirit for Adventure

Leonista Blanco has become a favourite out in the mountains. Strong, clean and full of earthy, smokey flavours that fit right into the scenery next...

Launching the Antivirus - Margarita party box!

I’ve had Leonista for 3 years now and I've only just started learning how to make a proper Margarita. It's the best thing I've ever done. Nobody kn...

F**k Consumerism - Shop Consciously

Black Friday is a term that originates from the US. In the 1950s, people began calling in sick the day after Thursday thanksgiving, and using that ...

Visit our Karoo Agave Farm in Graaff-Reinet for the full experience

It is with great pleasure that we can now provide you with an AirBnB Tequila Masterclass and Agave Experience where you meet Tim Murray, the farmer...

A little South African ingenuity

The agave plant has been growing in the karoo desert for a century and half. Originally it was planted as cattle-kraal fences. These plants grew b...

Agave is not a cactus FYI

Most people assume that the Agave plant is a type of cactus, but it’s actually a sweet succulent that is related to the lilly family. The main di...

Lioness tails

This month I let some of the inspirational lionesses who I have had the honour to know or work with tell their “tail” of woman power and what it m...

Graceful but fierce

In celebration of women's month I wanted to highlight and give thanks to some of the women that inspire me. Stephanie Gilmore. Female World cha...

Am I a drug dealer? Sustainable drinking

If this business was a rollercoaster we would be at the low point now waiting to ratchet up to the top not really knowing what is ahead or if it's ...