I started 2022 with a bold sherried expression from India when I tasted the Paul John Oloroso Select Cask whisky, and today I continue the drams from the Indian continent. The Paul John Bold Indian single malt is a peated whisky released by the John Distillery in 2015.
I have written extensively about the history of the John Distillery and have tasted quite a few of their releases, including Nirvana and Pedro Ximénez Select Cask.
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The Bold single malt edition is part of the Paul John flagship range together with Brilliance and Edited. Every whisky in the flagship range shows a different aspect of the Indian whisky. Brilliance is unpeated, Edited is mildly peated one, and Bold is pleated to about 25 ppm.
It is made from 6-row Indian barley and peated using peat brought to Goa from Islay. Paul John Bold whisky is aged in ex-bourbon barrels and a NAS release. According to some research, it is probably between 6-8 years old. The Paul John whisky is non-chill-filtered.
ABV: 46%
COUNTRY: India
COLOUR: Dark amber
NOSE: Smoky notes with fruit and honey sweetness with hints of peat and nuts. Lots of fresh fruit with hints of oak, dry grass and salt.
PALATE: A delicious balance between honey sweetness, peat, woody notes and spices. You can’t miss the Islay peat and smoky hints, but it is balanced with baked apple sweetness and green notes. Bits of dark chocolate and oak spice. Full body and oily. Bits of lemon and black pepper in the background.
FINISH: Long and lingering with notes of fruity sweetness, bits of salt and peat with hints of chocolate.
RATING: EXCELLENT
The Bold Edition is delicious and unquestionably bold. It is not Ardbeg Uigeadail intensity, but more Ardbeg An Oa fruitiness bold. The Paul John Indian single malt Bold whisky is memorable and drinkable. I love the releases from this Master distiller. Bold has the Islay peat, but it is gentle and easy to drink.
A lovely regular sipper that is readily available in South Africa. It retails for about R 600, and it is my favourite release from the flagship series.
Every year Paul John distilleries release a Christmas Edition and I captured my tasting notes for the Christmas Edition 2022 whisky release. Hint; it is just divine. Go check it out.
This dram also made it onto my favourite peated whisky list. You can read this article all the other peated drams that also made it onto the list.
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