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Had a beautiful selection of whisky at wild about whisky today. Never had Paul John omw what delicious whisky.

And made up a tasting of Ardbeg
1. Wee beastie (Def my least fav)
2. An oa. Def a new fav as well
3. Uigeadail
4. Finally managed to get BLAAACK. Soooooooooo good.
 
Snyper564 said:
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Had a beautiful selection of whisky at wild about whisky today. Never had Paul John omw what delicious whisky.

And made up a tasting of Ardbeg
1. Wee beastie (Def my least fav)
2. An oa. Def a new fav as well
3. Uigeadail
4. Finally managed to get BLAAACK. Soooooooooo good.
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Love Wild about whisky, live in Durbs so only get to Dullstroom once a year but their tastings are a must every year.
 
Snyper564 said:
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Had a beautiful selection of whisky at wild about whisky today. Never had Paul John omw what delicious whisky.

And made up a tasting of Ardbeg
1. Wee beastie (Def my least fav)
2. An oa. Def a new fav as well
3. Uigeadail
4. Finally managed to get BLAAACK. Soooooooooo good.
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Now try Amrut....and Paul John unfortunately fades in comparison.
 
Snyper564 said:
Will do thanks!
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Support that - I got into Amrut a long time back and really liked it. Then JP came along and although others really liked it, I was the odd one out - was decent, but not close to Amrut.

As more people have now tried Amrut, they come to the conclusion as Quinn has put it, Amrut is so much better.
 
morkhans said:
Initial thoughts on the Bains 10yo is buy it. The wine influence isn't over powering. If you have had the 15yo then you'll be in familiar territory. The cask finish adds a lovely sweetness layered over the caramel notes that I typically find in the 15yo. Hard to judge the gap in age statement when you have the 2 side by side. They 10yo punches well above its weight class. Another winner from Andy.

Edit: it swims well so don't be a afraid to add a few drops of water.
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mine arrived today, long lost cousins reunited:
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Impulse buy while at Tops. Apparently "technically" not a "Whisky" due to the chips. Aged in red wine barrels (Pinotage apparently) /gimmick.

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Today’s impulse purchase. Not bad at all for R370.

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BartSimpson said:
The Four Roses single barrels are one of my favourites - for years I would mule it from the USA. In the last year or two, both WhiskyBrother and Bottega have had some - now sold out and I failed to replenish my stock. Quad has a bottle I am hoping he does not like so that I can buy it from him.
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Bottega has stock again.

* American Whiskey - Bourbon Archives - Bottega Whiskey Club

American whiskeys may often be categorised as pertaining to toastiness, spice and vanilla sweetness. This is in large part due to the generous use of new charred oak (predominant in most styles of US whiskey, and used exclusively in the production of bourbon), which lends stunning sweet flavours...
www.bottegawhiskey.com
 
If you have any inkling of liking a bourbon, that Blanton's Gold is going to knock your socks off. It is one incredible whisky. Have it neat, and then if you like, water it down with a drop of chilled water (not ice). Sweet, rich and full. I'm completely in love with that whisky. I'd even say I like it more than I like most single malts these days. It just works for me, really really well.
 
Toxxyc said:
If you have any inkling of liking a bourbon, that Blanton's Gold is going to knock your socks off. It is one incredible whisky. Have it neat, and then if you like, water it down with a drop of chilled water (not ice). Sweet, rich and full. I'm completely in love with that whisky. I'd even say I like it more than I like most single malts these days. It just works for me, really really well.
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Yup that's a backup bottle pretty good price at the moment from WaW, I also lean more towards bourbons and it's best bourbon I've had so far :thumbsup:
 
Quad said:
I must mention that this was a surprise. Copper Republic Single Grain South African whisky. Was delicious but horribly overpriced at around R650 a bottle, especially considering they are up against Bains. I told them this. Stunning bottle.
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It won Best South African Grain Whisky at the World Whiskies Awards 2020.

www.worldwhiskiesawards.com

World Whiskies Awards 2020 - Winners

WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS - Celebrating the world's best whiskies
www.worldwhiskiesawards.com
 
dualmeister said:
It won Best South African Grain Whisky at the World Whiskies Awards 2020.

www.worldwhiskiesawards.com

World Whiskies Awards 2020 - Winners

WORLD WHISKIES AWARDS - Celebrating the world's best whiskies
www.worldwhiskiesawards.com
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I searched a lot but can't find a complete list of entries. I wonder if there were more than two entries in the South African Grain Whisky category....

I see for the USA and Scotland they have Grain Whisky Category winner + Silver winners (not taking into account 21 YO and older category, or no age statement category). Do we know how they determine the winners? I'm curious if they have a Silver only if there were a certain number of entries, or does it have to score a certain amount of "points"?
 
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