On 10th September, Paul John Indian Single Malt joined Stroud Whisky club to put on a tasting evening. This page links to our blog (see link above) which gives a full account of the evening and a run down of the Whiskies.
The event proved extremely popular with our members and the Whisky so good that we have put up a page to celebrate the event. Scroll down for a gallery of pictures from the evening as well as details on the Whiskies that they offer.
The event proved extremely popular with our members and the Whisky so good that we have put up a page to celebrate the event. Scroll down for a gallery of pictures from the evening as well as details on the Whiskies that they offer.
"I was honoured that a company the size of Paul John agreed to visit us in the Cotswolds. They put on a fantastic event and are extremely professional. The Whisky they produce is beautiful and I look forward to their new future releases. They opened my eyes to how good Indian Single Malt can be and they have a new convert in me and many of our members I am sure. " Tom Blumsom - Stroud Whisky club
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Stroud Whisky Club's tasting evening with Paul John Distillery was a great night. We were able to sample a range of expressions from this distillery, which will doubtless be becoming more well-known in the UK in the coming months and years. The speaker was very informative and the whiskies were excellent! - Chris M.
Paul John Single Malt - The Whiskies
• A non-peated Indian Single Malt Whisky
• 70cl, 46% vol.
• Matured in ex-bourbon casks.
• Distilled in traditional copper pot stills in Goa, India.
• Non chill-filtered.
• Non coloured.
• Awarded the “Liquid Gold” award by Jim Murray with a score of 94 (Whisky Bible 2014)
TASTING NOTES :Nose - 23.5: a complex amalgam of nougat, spotted dog pudding (sans sultanas!) and orange blossom honey with the vanilla spinning tangled webs just beneath. Honey is captured as the bourbon element expands.; a delicate gristiness ushers in a freshness to the custard tart.
Taste - 24: the mouth feel exudes star quality with the barley generating all kinds of juicy riches with the light Demerara sugars forming an elegant accompaniment. A coppery spine is soon carrying the barley in varied forms while a gorgeous cocoa sub strata heralds in the spices which buzz the taste buds at will;
Finish - 23.5: beautifully relaxed: a light tingle from the spices pulses contentedly, the vanillas gather in deeper intensity yet the barley and copper stretches to the end;
Balance - 23.5: yet another astonishing malt from India.
• 70cl, 46% vol.
• Matured in ex-bourbon casks.
• Distilled in traditional copper pot stills in Goa, India.
• Non chill-filtered.
• Non coloured.
• Awarded the “Liquid Gold” award by Jim Murray with a score of 94 (Whisky Bible 2014)
TASTING NOTES :Nose - 23.5: a complex amalgam of nougat, spotted dog pudding (sans sultanas!) and orange blossom honey with the vanilla spinning tangled webs just beneath. Honey is captured as the bourbon element expands.; a delicate gristiness ushers in a freshness to the custard tart.
Taste - 24: the mouth feel exudes star quality with the barley generating all kinds of juicy riches with the light Demerara sugars forming an elegant accompaniment. A coppery spine is soon carrying the barley in varied forms while a gorgeous cocoa sub strata heralds in the spices which buzz the taste buds at will;
Finish - 23.5: beautifully relaxed: a light tingle from the spices pulses contentedly, the vanillas gather in deeper intensity yet the barley and copper stretches to the end;
Balance - 23.5: yet another astonishing malt from India.
• Indian Single Malt whisky, with a hint of peat
• 70cl, 46% vol.
• Matured in ex-bourbon casks.
• Distilled in traditional copper pot stills in Goa, India.
• Non chill-filtered.
• Non coloured.
• Awarded the “Liquid Gold” award by Jim Murray with a score of 96.5 (Whisky Bible 2014)
TASTING NOTES:Nose - 24.5: chocolate mint evolves from the delicate peats which sit beautifully with the lesser oaky theme; a comfortable, yet always complex, nose with the smoke soft and relaxed and refusing to bully the juicier barley;
Taste - 24.5: grassy barley shows first, but then slowly gives way as those most gentle peat notes dissolve onto the palate and begins to build momentum and intensity. Again there is a chocolate mint/mocha theme, as well as a sublime mollassed note which injects all the sweetness required;
Finish - 23.5: long, helped by to-die-for oils, some hints of spice and now some tannins, plus the vanilla. But all is beautifully weighted, patient and poised; Oh, and did I mention the chocolate mint…?
Balance - 24: a new Indian classic: a sublime malt from the subcontinent. To be more precise: a world classic! Think of Ardmore at its most alluring: one of Scotland’s finest and most complex single malts, yet somehow possessing a saltiness and depth more befitting Islay. Then stir in a small degree of Ulmo honey and bourbon-style hickory and liquorice. Plus subtle chocolate mint. And there you have it…the smoke drifting around stirring up spicy tales of the east. A world class whisky to be talked about with reverence without doubt.
• 70cl, 46% vol.
• Matured in ex-bourbon casks.
• Distilled in traditional copper pot stills in Goa, India.
• Non chill-filtered.
• Non coloured.
• Awarded the “Liquid Gold” award by Jim Murray with a score of 96.5 (Whisky Bible 2014)
TASTING NOTES:Nose - 24.5: chocolate mint evolves from the delicate peats which sit beautifully with the lesser oaky theme; a comfortable, yet always complex, nose with the smoke soft and relaxed and refusing to bully the juicier barley;
Taste - 24.5: grassy barley shows first, but then slowly gives way as those most gentle peat notes dissolve onto the palate and begins to build momentum and intensity. Again there is a chocolate mint/mocha theme, as well as a sublime mollassed note which injects all the sweetness required;
Finish - 23.5: long, helped by to-die-for oils, some hints of spice and now some tannins, plus the vanilla. But all is beautifully weighted, patient and poised; Oh, and did I mention the chocolate mint…?
Balance - 24: a new Indian classic: a sublime malt from the subcontinent. To be more precise: a world classic! Think of Ardmore at its most alluring: one of Scotland’s finest and most complex single malts, yet somehow possessing a saltiness and depth more befitting Islay. Then stir in a small degree of Ulmo honey and bourbon-style hickory and liquorice. Plus subtle chocolate mint. And there you have it…the smoke drifting around stirring up spicy tales of the east. A world class whisky to be talked about with reverence without doubt.