James Sedgwick
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Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky
Blind-tasted – Reasonably simple definite corn-led grain whisky with bourbon-oak maturation, possibly from somewhere with a slightly warmer climate, I guessed a grain or pot-still Irish whiskey due to the sweet and spiced nature. 83/100 Continue reading
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Three Ships 6 Years Old batch 1
Three Ships 6 Years Old batch 1 whisky review: Great nose but far too strong on the palate, too spirity and spicy, needed plenty of water to reveal polished butterscotch and that toffee/coffee from the nose. 80/100 Continue reading
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Bain’s 15 Years Old Founders Collection
Bain’s 15 Years Old Founders Collection Whisky Review: A touch spicy, unsurprising due to the hot climate and cask activity in South Africa, and light-bodied and slightly spirity in character driven by the core grain spirit, though these are small… Continue reading
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Bain’s Single Grain Whisky Deconstructed Tasting with Andy Watts
Bain’s Single Grain Whisky Deconstructed Tasting with Andy Watts As part of the general release of Bain’s Cape Mountain Single Grain Whisky into Europe, Andy Watts @TheWhiskyMaker has been on a whistlestop tour of Europe as part of his #BainsOnTour… Continue reading
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Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky
Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky ~ 43% (Distell) Category: South African singe grain whisky Origin: The James Sedgwick Distillery Bottling: Distell; Bain’s ABV 43% Cost: £30 What they say: A pioneer in its own right, Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is South Africa’s first… Continue reading
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Three Ships 10 Years Old
Three Ships 10 Years Old Single Malt Whisky (43%, OB, 2013) 43% ABV, £40 for 70cl Score: 86/100 What they say: Back in 2003, the first South African single malt whisky was released in the form of Three Ships 10… Continue reading
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