Three Ships

Three Ships is a brand of whisky distilled at the James Sedgwick distillery in Wellington, Western Cape, South Africa.[1] The distillery produces both malt and grain whiskies on the same site, which is unusual for whisky distilleries. The Three Ships range includes blended and single malt whiskies Three Ships is owned by Distell, a multinational brewing and beverage company based in South Africa.[2]

Andy Watts is currently the Master Distiller, only the 6th since the distillery was established in 1886.[3]

Varieties
  • Three Ships Select
  • Three Ships 5 Year Old Premium Select[4]
  • Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt[5]
  • Three Ships Bourbon Cask Finish
  • Three Ships Oloroso[6]

Recognition

In 2012, the World Whiskies Awards selected Three Ships 5 Year Old Premium Select as World's Best Blended Whisky.[7] In 2015, Three Ships 10 Year Old Single Malt won Best African Single Malt.[8]

References
  1. "Three Ships 10 Year Old". Master of Malt.
  2. "Home | Distell". www.distell.co.za. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  3. "Discover the Extraordinary | Three Ships Whisky". www.threeshipswhisky.co.za. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  4. "Three Ships 5 Year Old Select Whisky". underthelabel.com.
  5. "Three Ships 10 Years Old". whiskymag.com.
  6. "Three Ships Whisky Oloroso and the art of packaging limited editions by Just Design". www.bizcommunity.com.
  7. "Three Ships 5 Year Old Crowned As World's Best Blended Whisky - Whisky Tasting Fellowship". fr1day.co.za.
  8. "World Whiskies Awards All Results 2015". World Whiskies Awards. Archived from the original on 2015-08-25.
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