Grand slammers
Gesondheid! South Africa's booze exports are booming
SLAM a glass to celebrate. Agave Distillers, a drinks producer in Graaff-Reinet, a dusty town in South Africa's Karoo desert, is making merry after exporting 100,000 litres of agave spirit, also known as tequila, last year. That is a dribble compared with the many millions of litres produced in Mexico, but prospects look good because the agave plant, which flourishes in South Africa, has been blighted by disease across the Atlantic. Shortages have caused agave prices to rocket.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Grand slammers”
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