Sold outIn short · Paul John (India), 5 years.
“This was a nosing dram with an initial puff of mild sweet spice, followed by black peppercorns crushed in one’s fingers and fried plantains with a squeeze of lime.…”Extract · full tasting notes at SMWS
SMWS 134.7 is a single cask of Paul John, in India, 5 years old, bottled at 61%. Every Society bottle numbered 134.x is from Paul John.
Specs, price and tasting-note extract from the SMWS. Full notes on smws.com.
In Goa, on India's tropical west coast, John Distilleries began making single malt in 2008 from Indian six-row barley, launching Paul John in London in 2012. The heat and humidity of the Arabian Sea coast mean casks lose 8 to 10 per cent a year to the angels, and the spirit matures at a gallop: rich, sweet, spicy and full. John Distilleries'.