The proudly
South African Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is turning heads internationally by
adding yet another gold award to its already impressive list of accolades. It
has just taken gold at the 2013 International Wine and Spirits Competition, the
fourth consecutive year it has done so at this competition. The award also
follows hot on the heels of the gold and best in class it received at the 2013
International Spirits Challenge in London, competing against whiskies from
around the world. This, coupled with the title it currently holds as the
World’s Best Grain Whisky bestowed on it at the 2013 World Whisky Awards, is
pushing this single grain whisky’s reputation to new heights.
Bain’s Cape
Mountain Whisky is made from only three natural ingredients – water, yeast and
grain – and owes its exceptional smoothness and
distinctive flavour profile to the carefully selected oak barrels, previously
used for maturing bourbon in America, in which the whisky is matured. Bain’s
Cape Mountain Whisky spends three years maturing in these barrels where after
it is transferred to a different set of ex-bourbon barrels to extract the
maximum flavour from the casks. Regular tastings by the master distiller and
his team ensure that the maturation produces the quality and style desired.
The whisky
is exceptionally smooth with toffee, floral and vanilla aromas softened by
sweet, spicy undertones.
Bain’s Cape
Mountain Whisky is distilled and matured at The James Sedgwick Distillery in
Wellington in the Boland and is inspired by the natural beauty of the Bain’s
Kloof Pass. The whisky is crafted from the finest South African grain and pays tribute to Andrew Geddes Bain, the
pioneering road
builder who built Bain’s Kloof Pass in 1853 to connect Wellington to the
interior.
Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky is
available from leading liquor outlets and retails for about R220, with or
without a gift tin.
