Savanna’s Barry Hilton is tending the bar. Windhoek Lager’s Louis Gosset Jr is still keeping it real. He’s joined by Hunters’ number one china Thapelo Mokoena and Hansa’s legendary Vuyo “Litha Dumse”. Up pops Jason Goliath from Castle’s rugby ads. The results are surprising and entertaining in the way that only EDGE can be.
                               
"It’s a simple, engaging and provocative approach with an irreverent tonality. That’s exactly what’s needed for a category-breaker," says Distell’s Vithesh Ramklown, global brand development manager.

"The whole point is that EDGE is neither beer nor cider – it’s where beer and cider meet. That’s why we used the metaphor of the well-known beer and cider personalities meeting and enjoying EDGE," adds Ramklown. 

"The tagline, Izokumangaza doesn’t just encapsulate the drink, but also the drinker. Both love to surprise those who have preconceived ideas, by challenging convention in a witty and confident manner," says Ramklown.

"The ad is sure to ruffle some feathers. The ad will bring our brand proposition to life initially on our digital and social platforms,” says Ramklown.

                                                         
        
 
“South African audiences will instantly recognize these characters as icons from the worlds of beer and cider, and immediately find it intriguing that they are all in one advert together,” he adds.

“But while we have a degree of irreverence, we’re also deadly serious about EDGE — it is the category-breaker that delivers both the satisfaction of beer and refreshment of cider,” concludes Ramklown.

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