January 9, 2020
Whisky of the Year 2019!
November 21, 2019
Kavalan at the Beluga Whisky Lounge
November 17, 2019
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Editions
October 25, 2019
Cape Whisky Club: The Macallan Core Range
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:
WhiskyBrother Wins 2020 Whisky Magazine Award!
WhiskyBrother has made South African history by snapping up Whisky Magazine’s Icons of Whisky award for “Single Outlet Retailer of the Year”!
Whisky of the Year 2019!
With votes anonymously cast - and without further ado - I bring you the Cape Whisky Club's Favourite Whisky of 2019...
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.
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