November 17, 2019
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Editions
October 25, 2019
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Core Range
September 9, 2019
Cape Whisky Club: A Bounty of Bain’s
August 19, 2019
Port Charlotte 10 launches in SA
EVENTS:
Kavalan at the Beluga Whisky Lounge
We visited the beautifully relaunched Beluga in Cape Town for a vertical tasting of Kavalan, the jewel of Taiwan's burgeoning spirits industry.
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Editions
The Cape Whisky Club cracks open the first bottle of Edition No. 5 in the country, alongside Edition 2, 3 and 4 in an epic blind tasting!
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Core Range
In preparation for The Macallan Edition No.5, the Cape Whisky Club smashes its way through the core Macallan range.
NEWS:
Port Charlotte 10 launches in SA
Port Charlotte - the peaty dram from the fine folks over at Bruichladdich - has relaunched, this time with a shiny new 10-year age statement.
Chivas Regal XV launches in South Africa
It took a little while, but Chivas Regal XV has hit South African shores, popping up in bottle stores and decent bars everywhere.
OPINIONS:
Lucky Number 10: Why Peated Whisky is Young Whisky
Why are older peated whiskies so rare, and why does 10 seem to be the age of choice for heavy Islay drams?
Desert Island Drams: Hardy’s Top 5
In my early adult days, I had tried the usual bottom shelf blends, and found them unpleasant at best. Then I discovered Lagavulin 16...
“The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.”
Winston Churchill