SOUTH AFRICAN SINGLE MALT WRAPPED IN GOLD

SOUTH AFRICAN SINGLE MALT WRAPPED IN GOLD


The limited edition single malt produced by Three Ships is making waves across the world. Shortly after receiving gold at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles held in Luxembourg, the Three Ships 10 year old single malt took gold at the 2011 International Wine and Spirits Competition.

According to master distiller Andy Watts these awards indicate the giant leaps Three Ships continues to make in the world of whisky.


“The whisky industry in South Africa, as opposed to the established producers like Scotland, is still in its relative infancy.

However we are constantly developing our range to underscore the country’s ability to produce world-class whiskies.

Receiving recognition from these international competitions, judged by some of the world’s leading experts, is humbling and a sign that we are moving in the right direction.”

“And our single malt is definitely an example of how we have progressed.

It has spent the full 10 years in American oak casks of varying ages with the older small wood contributinged to the exceptional smoothness and imparting a slight sweetness.

With only 8 000 bottles launched last year in October, it might not be that easy to find a bottle but if you’re lucky enough, then make sure it becomes part of your whisky collection.

”The whisky is full-bodied and well-rounded with a hint of peat and estery notes that add a slightly sweet fragrance hinting of dried fruit and fudge.

The Three Ships range of whiskies is produced at The James Sedgwick Distillery, situated in Wellington under the shadow of the Cape’s Drakenstein Mountains.

The distillery was established in 1886 and over the past two decades has undergone several upgrades transforming it into a state-of-the-art distillery.

The Three Ships range of whiskies consists of Three Ships Select, Three Ships 5-year-old Premium Select, Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish and the Three Ships 10-year-old Single Malt Whisky.

DATE 28 July 2011ISSUED BY DKC (De Kock Communications)
ON BEHALF OF Three Ships
ENQUIRIES Liezl Dippenaar,
Three Ships, 021 809 8159 Linda Christensen, DKC, 021 873 2199