We began our evening exploring whiskies from South Africa with a grain from Boplaas before shifting into a “proper” single malt from Pretoria. Starting as a beer microbrewery, Draymans Brewery & Spirits expanded into wine, liqueurs, and whisky.

Drayman’s 5 year Single Malt French Oak Reserve 43%

• Nose – What fun! Lots of candy sweet, caramel custard, pear drops, a bit of acetone, think “Juicy Fruit” gum, a mix of peach, pear, and a generic “mixed fruit”, cream, gooseberries, cakes, cereal
• Palate – The opposite of the aromas – a range of spices from black pepper to cayenne powder, sour salty plum, churan with its sweet and sour mix of fruits, herbs and minerals, chaat masala, nuts and coca
• Finish – Paprika, sugar beet sweet, relatively short

There was a youthful exuberance to this dram. The nose was a honeyed delight, and the palate a surprising contrast, with the finish a mix of both! No surprise – this was the front-runner of the South African trio tasted that fine evening in Mumbai.

Curious what we thought of the others? Read on…

• Boplaas 6 year Grain 43%
• Three Ships 10 year 46.3%

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