Bain's

Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky Single Grain, Bourbon Cask, 43%

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TypeSingle Grain Whisky
MRI
MRI 15
Average Score
Avg 90
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Description

A South African single grain whisky produced at the James Sedgewick distillery in Wellington, Western Cape. Distilled using 100% locally sourced Maize (corn) and matured in first-fill Bourbon casks for an initial three years before spending a further two years in fresh first-fill Bourbon casks. This is the litre travel retail edition, bottled at 43% ABV. It was launched in 2009 and is named after Andrew Geddes Bain, who built the Bainskloof Pass.

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Region
Western Cape
Age
N.A
Vintage
N.A
Bottled
N.A
ABV
43%
Volume
100cl
Distillery
Bain's
Origin
South Africa
Cask type
Bourbon Cask
Bottling
Official Bottling
Peated
Unpeated
Single cask
No
Non-chill filtered
Yes
Cask origin
N.A
Cask no.
N.A
Batch
N.A
PPM
N.A
Barley
100% South African yellow maize (corn)
Fermentation
N.A
Master distiller (bottling)
Andy Watts
Master distiller (distillation)
Andy Watts
Limited edition
No
Bottle count
N.A
Has box
Yes
Closure
Screw cap
Presentation
Bottle with box
Series highlights
N.A
Historical context
N.A
Special release
Travel Retail
Allocation
Travel Retail
Nose
Grapefruit peels, custard creams, icing sugar, nutmeg, vanilla sugar, light honey, floral, banana, toffee, toasted hazelnuts, caramel, honeyed berries, corn, oak.
Palate
Soft and well-rounded, vanilla cream, fresh pear, banana, cardamom, oak, sweet undertones of oak, grain, toffee, buttered-corn sweetness, caramel, apple, creamy butteriness, shortbread cookies, coconut cream, lemon, ginger, white pepper, popcorn, sweet, spicy.
Finish
Sweet citrus peels, meadowsweet, short and thin, slight grapefruitty bitterness, gentle sweetness, spice, mineral, warm and extended mouth-feel, exceptionally smooth, lingering sweet citrus, warming spice, bitter citrus, sweet corn, vanilla, spicy prickle, almonds, caramel, ginger, pastry.
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