It’s a busy time for Checkers Private Barrel Co! Not only have they released the superb James Sedgwick Distillery 6yo single cask single malt, they’ve unleashed an 18 year old Mortlach on us too! I once again spoke to Hein Herbst, co-founder/creator of the PBC brand about the new release: WTF: Hein, let’s take a […]
Private Barrel Co James Sedgwick Distillery 6yo Single Cask – The Inside Story
This is the stuff ardent whisky lovers dream of! Only the second single cask to ever come out of the James Sedgwick Distillery, brought to us by a collaboration between the distillery and Checkers. Many have tried/asked/begged/pleaded/demanded, but no one has got it right until now. I sat down with Hein from Private Barrel Co […]
15 Year Old Three Ships Pinotage Cask Finish – An Absolute Masterpiece
When it comes to my whisky journey, I’ve been blessed to have met many great people in the whisky industry and have tasted more than my fair share of truly exceptional whiskies. And now I can add another one to that list – the second release in The Masters Collection, namely the 15 year old […]
Wild About Whisky – A Whisky Lover’s Paradise
My first pilgrimage to Wild About Whisky, located in the quaint little town of Dullstroom a mere 2 hours from Johannesburg, took place about 4 years ago and I am only now putting pen to paper to write about it. Why so long? Well, initially I was just so overawed with my experience that I […]
Discovering Loch Lomond and Glen Scotia Whiskies – Exclusive to Checkers
A tasting of 2 new ranges of whisky from a distillery that I have never tried before, at an undisclosed location, paired with a six course menu. Checkers certainly knows how to push all my buttons. The occassion: the launch of Loch Lomond and Glen Scotia whiskies which are available in South Africa exclusively at […]
Kilchoman Loch Gorm 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Vertical Tasting
I fell in love with Kilchoman thanks to an introduction from Marc Pendlebury (WhiskyBrother) years ago and my good friend Theo (one of The Whisky Pigs founding members) has carried on my love affair with the distillery thanks to some fantastic samples from him. Based on his “wall of Kilchoman” (over 100 bottles!), he must […]