\nOnly 3,600 bottles have been made available with the first bottles sold signed by\u00a0Founder Distiller, Andy Watts.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Crafted at the James Sedgwick Distillery in Wellington about an hour\u2019s drive from Cape Town, South Africa, the 15 Year Old is the first of the Founder\u2019s Collection series of whiskies\u00a0launched, showcasing the exceptional quality of South Africa\u2019s sun-kissed grain whisky.<\/p>\n
The 15 year old single grain whisky started its life off as Bain\u2019s Cape Mountain Whisky and spent an additional 10 years\u00a0maturing in older American oak to reveal new depths and\u00a0layers of flavour and smoothness.<\/p>\n
Andy says Bain\u2019s Cape Mountain Whisky is one of his finest whiskies he has ever created and when launched in 2009 he\u00a0knew then that it would only be the beginning for this whisky.<\/p>\n
Bain\u2019s Cape Mountain Whisky was awarded as the World\u2019s Best Grain Whisky at the 2013 and again in 2018 at the World\u00a0Whiskies Awards held in London along with as a host of gold\u00a0and double gold medals at all the major international whisky\u00a0competitions.<\/p>\n
It is the only whisky in the world to be made from 100% South African sun-kissed grain, and double matured first for\u00a0three years in casks previously used for the maturation of bourbon before being revatted\u00a0into a fresh set of ex-bourbon casks for double the extraction of flavour.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took me 10 years to perfect Bain\u2019s Cape Mountain Whisky and it was during this time that I realised that it has the potential to age much further than originally anticipated due to\u00a0the flavour profile being upfront and complex. But in the world of whisky nothing is\u00a0immediate or guaranteed and so I went about on an exploration, hoping that my\u00a0experiment would not disappoint my vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd my curiosity certainly paid off! I re-vatted the Bain\u2019s into 3rd and 4th fill American Oak and for 10 years regularly tasted the whisky to track its progress. At 15 years, the whisky\u00a0was at its most optimum. Bottled at a strength of 53.4% Alcohol by Volume, the whisky\u2019s\u00a0complexity and flavour driven profile shines through.\u201d Dark amber in colour, soft floral notes\u00a0intertwining with spice, tropical fruits, banana and teak aromas open-up on the nose. Sweet\u00a0butterscotch, raisins and banana loaf flavours coats the mouth with a complex, smooth and\u00a0delicately lingering taste. The finish is warm and spicy with an incredibly smooth and silky\u00a0mouthfeel.<\/p>\n
This first in the Founder\u2019s Collection series pays tribute to Andrew Geddes Bain who built the Bain\u2019s Kloof Pass, one of his most spectacular mountain passes constructed across South\u00a0Africa. Completed in 1853, the pass winds through the Limietberg Nature Reserve with sharp hairpin bends and to this day remains one of the most picturesque routes in the Cape.\u00a0The tribute to Bain will continue over the next few years when the Founder\u2019s Collection will\u00a0see a number of limited release single grain whiskies launched, featuring the magnificent\u00a0passes he built.<\/p>\n
The whisky will be available in the BIG FIVE duty free shops at O R Tambo Airport until stocks last and retails for ZAR 950 \/ US$ 70.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Andy-Watts-presenting-signed-bottle.jpg\")