Men are the biggest consumers, with 62% drinking alcohol weekly or monthly, compared with 36% of women. About 58% of women favour Champagne/sparkling wine and flavoured alcoholic beverages, 51% favour bottled wine and 49% boxed wine. In 2013, the top-selling beer was Castle Lager, followed by Castle Lite, Carling Black Label, Heineken and Hansa Pilsener. The top five alcohol categories for SA men in 2023 are beer, gin, cider, liqueur (nearly half of which is Jägermeister) and boxed wine. Only 13% of South Africans who consume beer live in the Western Cape, but among those, 37% drink craft beer.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2023 20:26 UTC