ISSUED BY DKC (DE KOCK COMMUNICATIONS) ON BEHALF OF THREE SHIPS WHISKY
South Africa’s first
whisky brand has done it again. The Three Ships Select and Three Ships Bourbon
Cask Finish both took double gold at the 2014 San Francisco Spirits
Competition. The Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old received gold. This
prestigious competition sees all the top whisky brands from around the world
compete for the attention of the international panel of judges.
Andy Watts, master
distiller at the James Sedgwick Distillery, said when they first launched Three
Ships back in 1977, the South African whisky industry was non-existing.
“We have come a long
way since those first days of producing whisky in South Africa. Over the past
three decades we’ve established our own unique style of whisky-making, invested
in modern technology at The James Sedgwick Distillery where the range of Three
Ships whiskies are produced and refined our selection of barrels for
maturation.”
The Three Ships
Select, one of South Africa’s favourite whiskies, is aged for a minimum of
three years in oak to produce a warm, well-balanced and gentle whisky. Hints of
oak and a slight sweetness fill the mouth, ending with a clean finish.
The Three Ships
Bourbon Cask Finish is the first South African whisky where both the malt and
grain components are distilled and matured in SA. After an initial maturation
of three years the final blend is matured for a further six months in bourbon
casks. The result is a soft and warm whisky with a honeyed sweetness, vanilla
notes and subtle hints of pepper and spice.
An artful blend of selected South
African and Scotch whiskies, the Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old has been
aged for a minimum of five years in oak casks. Robust, aromatic and
unpretentious, the whisky exhibits a full peaty character, ending in a
lingering, warm finish.
The Three Ships Select, Three Ships Bourbon Cask
Finish and Three Ships Premium Select 5 Year Old are available from leading
liquor outlets for around R119, R189 and R138 respectively.
