Three Ships Bourbon Casks
Three Ships Select 5 years old
The Three Ships whisky fleet is celebrating two gold medals received at the 2012 International Wine and Spirits Competition.
The Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish and The Three Ships Premium Select 5 year old both ensured that this proudly South African brand rubs shoulders with some of the best whiskies in the world. The announcement comes only months after the Three Ships Premium Select 5 year old took the title as World's Best Blended Whisky at the annual Whisky Magazine’s World Whisky Awards.
According to master distiller Andy Watts, it’s an honour to receive gold medals for two such different whiskies, both produced at The James Sedgwick Distillery situated in the Boland town of Wellington.
“We have since the brand’s inception always strived to produce whiskies of not only exceptional quality but that could also stand proud within their own right. These two whiskies could not have been more different in taste profile from each other, indicating that the diversity we create here is a winning recipe.
“The Three Ships Premium Select 5 year old is an artful blend of selected South African and Scotch whiskies, combining heavily peated malted barley and grain, and matured for five years in American oak, where as the Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish uses unpeated malted barley and grain whiskies, matured for the initial three year period in Bourbon casks with a further six months spent in first-fill American Bourbon Casks for a marrying period.
The Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish is South Africa’s first 100% blended whisky, with both the malt and grain whiskies being distilled and matured at The James Sedgwick Distillery. The whisky is soft, estery and warm on the nose, leading to a soft honeyed sweetness with vanilla notes on the palate. The finish is lingering with subtle hints of pepper and spice. In contrast the Three Ships Premium Select 5 year old is robust, aromatic and unpretentious. A full peaty character on the palate leads to an extended warm finish.
The Three Ships 5 year old Premium Select and Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish are available from leading liquor outlets and retails for about R115 and R130 respectively.
