Yvonne (married to Buirski), Valerie (married to Noli) Lynette (married to Lotz) and his only son Jeanniel Pierre Marais. When we think of brandy, we sometimes think of old men sipping it neat from a decorated glass tumbler while puffing on a chunky cigar.

He won the Governors-general trophy in the national competition in 1934. [16] He was then chosen to represent South Africa. [17] Political career [ edit ] Marais founded the company Southern Liqueur Company. He started to make Brandy. [4] [5] S.E. Warren, a director of KWV encouraged him in 1935 to produce and market brandy. His brand were called Klipdrift (the name comes from the farm's name) [6] Newspaper: Die Landman, 27 April 1934 Article: Prestasies van Robertson se baasskut (Translated: Performances of Robertson top shooter) His company was sold to Castle Wine and Brandy Company after his death in 1963. [7] This Company became part of Distell.

Scott K (19 April 2016). "Klipdrift Premium wins World's Best Brandy in 2016" . Retrieved 26 April 2018. He married Joyce le Roux from Franschhoek, South Africa in 1926. Out of the marriage four children were born:

Venter, Chris. "Majoor JP Marais: Die Skepper van Klipdrif Brandewyn (Translated- The creator of Klipdrif Brandy)" (PDF) . Retrieved 11 April 2018.The first bottle was produced on 4 May 1938, at 8.02pm. On the farm Klipdrift two types of brandy were produced: Jacobus Petrus (Kosie) Marais (22 June 1900 – 8 April 1963), [1] was the son of Jacobus Petrus (Kowie) Marais and Catharina Elizabeth (Kitty) Eksteen. He was known for brandy-making. Book: Annals of the University of Stellenbosch XI, B, 2, The evolution of Palaeolithic technique. Date: October 1933, p 6, Author: Heese C.H.T.D He marketed it by sending a price-list to military officers' messes. He said it should be for “an officer and a gentleman”. His brands has won awards and it's ranked as a brandy in South Africa and the world. It is still made to Marais's recipe. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] Today his brandy is still sold in South Africa and other countries.

Magazine: Die Huisgenoot , Date:2 April 1948, p28 and 83. Article: Eerste na-oorlogse Bisley. Merkwaardige prestasies van SA One of the most famous and most popular types of brandy has to be Cognac – and more specifically, Hennessy. But there's more to brandy than just this well known one, so we've compiled a list of 10 of the best brandy brands in the world.Trapido A, City Press, 9 April 2017. "World's best brandy is made right here" . Retrieved 26 April 2018. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) Aside from Cognac brandy made in the south west of France, there's also Armagnac brandy, which comes from just a little further south than the Cognac region.