Keeping the brandy handy means… St. Bernard’s, met or without eish, met or without coke, met or without ginger ale (mine and my Mother’s fave tipples). Brandy means very different things to a whole range of very different people. Particularly in South Africa. But what about the posh stuff - served in brandy balloons – with or without ice (though more on what a bit of water does to brandy just now)? Read on to find out…