Back in November 2003 Distell launched a “one-off” limited release – a South African single malt, matured for 10 years – the Three Ships 10 year old single malt whisky. 6500 bottles were produced, of which 6000 were released to the public and they proved to be very popular and were snapped up quickly. You […]
Head-to-Head Comparison: Penderyn Peated vs Penderyn Sherrywood
Penderyn’s Madeira Single Malt whisky has been available in South Africa for just over a year now, and is selling well according to Penderyn’s very own distiller, Gillian Macdonald. I met Gillian at last year’s FNB Live Whisky Festival and it was great seeing and catching up with her again at this year’s festival. In […]
My Night Out at the Wade Bales Wine & Malt Whisky Affair
Last month I attended the Wade Bales Wine & Malt Whisky Affair, held on the Piazza at Montecasino in Johannesburg. The weather acted up and brought the rain down, but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the passionate wine and whisky lovers that attended. I was there on the Thursday night and Wade Bales must […]
My 2011 FNB Whisky Live Festival Experience
This was my second FNB Whisky Live Festival, and turned out to be a very different experience to my first festival, which was last year. Last year it was all about discovering and tasting as many new whiskies as was possible, and I did pretty well in my endeavours. This year, my focus was primarily […]
Win Tickets to the Wade Bales Wine and Malt Whisky Affair
Wade Bales and his team have come forward and generously provided 6 sets of double tickets – valued at R380 per double ticket – to the Wade Bales Wine and Malt Whisky Affair taking place at the Montecasino Outdoor Piazza on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th of November. With over 60 fantastic single malt whiskies […]
Candice Baker, Whisky Brand Ambassador
Candice Baker, brand ambassador for The Macallan, Highland Park and Famous Grouse in South Africa, is a busy woman. Recently I was lucky enough to get a slot in Candice Baker’s hectic schedule to find out a bit more about her, her role and thoughts about whisky and the whisky industry. This is the first […]