Checkers and its whisky experts have travelled to some of the world’s finest distillers to source whiskies. These hand-picked whiskies are selected for their unique character and rarity and then bottled under the Private Barrel Co. label. They include distilleries such as GlenLossie, James Sedgwick and Glen Grant.
Each bottle is individually numbered, with tasting notes.
During December, Segan, a whisky friend tagged me on a post on Instagram. He tried a new Checkers Private Barrel Co release and loved it. He described it as ‘… the best tasting Irish whiskey for the sub R300 range that I’ve had this year and has a nose like a hummingbird cake.”
One of the hardest things to do is to build a whisky collection on a budget. With an increase in demand and a hunger for unique and aged whisky, prices have been going through the roof and distilleries are releasing NAS versions at crazy prices.