Skip to content

Award-winning bartender opens 'Vicious Virgin' bar in Cape Town

The Mother City's first tiki bar dedicated to rum heavy, French Polynesian inspired cocktails

Bookmark article to read later

By Lutho Pasiya | January 16, 2020 | Travel Leisure

Mixologist and owner of premium bar service The Perfect Serve, Travis Kuhn has just opened a new bar in Cape Town called the Vicious Virgin, with co-owners Kelby Schnetler and Leah van Deventer.

In a statement, the team said Vicious Virgin is the city’s first tiki bar, one dedicated to rum heavy, French Polynesian inspired cocktails famed for their kick.

 They have named the bar after a classic tiki cocktail that contains two kinds of rum, Cointreau, falernum, and fresh lime juice. 

The bar was launched last month and is set to make waves in the cocktail scene, thanks to Kuhn's popularity and the respect he has as an award-winning mixologist.

View this post on Instagram

People wanna know, who we are, so I tell them:) The 3 points of the VV logo, represent the pillars of Tiki: Rum, Spice & Fruit So if you wanna know who we are, we are tiki!

A post shared by Travis Kuhn(@splashpurist) on Dec 28, 2019 at 8:32am PST

In an Instagram post, the team thanked everyone who was part of the special night saying they had a blast.

“What a special night, a great way to get ourselves under way. Thank you to everyone for all their support and enthusiasm on our opening night. We had such a blast, and know you did too! Our full food and drinks menu will roll out in the next week. We’re officially open, so pop by and say hello. We don't bite, but our drinks do!” 

View this post on Instagram

What a special night, a great way to get ourselves under way. Thank you to everyone for all their support and enthusiasm on our opening night. We had such a blast, and know you did too! Our full food and drinks menu will roll out in the next week. We’re officially open, so pop by and say hello. We don't bite, but our drinks do! . 📸 @splashpurist . #tikibar #capetown #instadrinks #drinkstagram #instabar #barlove #newbar #tikivibes #pillarsoftiki #tikirevolution #vicvivdon

A post shared by Vicious Virgin Bar(@viciousvirginbar) on Dec 22, 2019 at 3:33pm PST

That said, Kuhn just obtained a new accolade to add to his collection by being named South Africa’s Most Influential Cocktail Personality in Drinks Feed’s top twenty this year. 

He said in the company of cocktail kings, just to be in the conversation is an honour, but to be on the top is truly unbelievable.

Vicious Virgin is situated at 53 Wale Street in the Cape Town City Centre. 

This article originally appeared on IOL