The idea of starting a distillery was born in 1999 as part of a varsity Business Management project when Freek and Norman teamed up and took the challenge head-on to start a small business. We were given R500 to start a business and decided to buy three cases of “peach mampoer”. We decided to sell the illicit contraband at “sokkies” and varsity dances and made a killing! We became true moonshiners!

Twenty years later the idea evolved, and we established Copper Still Craft Distillery in October 2017. Within a short period, we tested and perfected various different products and became Master Distillers overnight.

Two trusting companions have set out to challenge the commercialized craft distillery industry by making moonshine-based products in the age-old moonshine tradition as perfected by moonshine outlaw legend Marvin “Popcorn” Sutton. By using home–made equipment and whole copper systems, the flavours and infusion of our small batch double distilled premium spirits are unlike any other and boldly takes any spirit connoisseur on a smooth mouth-watering journey that will never be forgotten.