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Release Notes
A captivating expression from the Goan shores of India, the Nirvana arouses the senses with a soft whiff of bourbon, fruitcake and an enticing caramel pudding. The honeycomb sweetness gently touches the palate with a mild salt-tinged barley while the succulent vanilla heralds the honeyed finish of this rich copper whisky, assuring sublime experiences beyond the worldly realm.
Paul John Whisky
3rd Party Tasting Notes
Nose: An attractive honeycombed bourbon with luscious fruitcake, with a light whiff of enticing caramel pudding.
Taste: A delightful soft honey with a slight salt-edged barley; an excellent mouthfeel with honeycomb sweetness.
Finish: Immensely long, and richly flavoured with dissolving honey, barley, and succulent vanilla.
Balance: A joyous barley plays intricately with high quality oak, that offers a dash of true goan pleasure!
Colour: Deep Copper.
Taste: A delightful soft honey with a slight salt-edged barley; an excellent mouthfeel with honeycomb sweetness.
Finish: Immensely long, and richly flavoured with dissolving honey, barley, and succulent vanilla.
Balance: A joyous barley plays intricately with high quality oak, that offers a dash of true goan pleasure!
Colour: Deep Copper.
Paul John Whisky
The Distillery: John Distilleries
| Established: 1992 |
| Silent since: False |
| Address: Cuncolim Industrial Area. |
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John Distilleries Pvt Ltd is an Indian company that produces distilled beverages, and the company's flagship brand is Original Choice whisky. It also manufactures brandy, whisky, wines, and the award winning single malt whisky called Paul John. The founders have sold 51% of the company to Sazerac Company.
John Distilleries was founded by Paul P. John, originally from Kerala and the son of a plantation and liquor baron in Karnataka. He also has interests in hospitality. The company's first distillery was set up in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company launched Original Choice whisky in 1996. The brand was an instant success, taking John Distilleries to the top of the segment of the Indian whisky market. The company decided to take the brand national, and signed Malayalam film actor Mohanlal as surrogate brand ambassador.
The company has always been making blended whisky, but decided to manufacture single malt whisky in 2008 in an attempt to enter the premium segment of the market. John Distilleries chose to use Indian ingredients to give the whisky characteristics of its country of origin. The first bottling of Paul John whisky, branded "Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky", was officially launched in London, UK, on 4 October 2012 by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, at the Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, England. The brand's second release, "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" was also released by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, having 57% abv and priced at £60. Following the single cask release, Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited released Paul John's flagship single malt whiskies in May 2013. They were branded Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited and Paul John Bold. These expressions range from unpeated to peated and are available across 38 countries in the world today. With over 200 known international awards, the range of expressions also include Select Cask Classic and Select Cask Peated.
Paul John Whisky is a brand of Indian single malt and single cask whisky, manufactured by John Distilleries. The brand launched in London, England on 4 October 2012. Paul John Whisky is made from Indian 6-row malted barley and, for some variants, imported Islay and Aberdeen peat, distilled in traditional copper pot stills and then matured in charred American Oak casks at the company's distillery in Goa, India.
Paul John Single Malt Whisky was first launched in 2012 in the United Kingdom, then in Goa, India, in 2013, and Bangalore in 2015. It was named after the Founder and Chairman of John Distilleries, Paul P. John.
John Distilleries is based in Bangalore, India, and its single malt distillery is located in Goa. The distillery is equipped with two sets of copper pot stills (one for wash and one for spirit), with a daily production capacity of 6,000 liters. There is also a visitor center located on the premises. The distillery is the first in India to allow tours of the facility. Maturation takes place in a climate-controlled underground cellar that has around 10,000 barrels, as well as in on-ground warehouses. The company had been making blended whisky since 1996, and single malt whisky since 2008 in an attempt to enter the premium end of the market. Master Distiller Michael D'Souza chose to use Indian ingredients in the making of the single malts, to give the whisky characteristics of its country of origin. The wash he created had an ABV of 5%, lower than the standard 8% for most whisky. This creates a sweeter flavour in the final product. The whisky is put in the casks at 55% ABV, but the alcoholic strength increases as it ages due to the heat, giving the final product an ABV of 57%.
Goa features a tropical monsoon climate and being in the tropical zone and near the Arabian Sea, has a hot and humid climate for most of the year. The tropical climate of Goa matures the liquid faster than colder climatic regions. The fraction lost to evaporation during ageing, known as the angels' share, is also higher in India, at 8-10% per year, than in Scotland, where the annual evaporation loss is about 2%. This leaves a hogshead with only 150 bottles left in it, after three years, compared to around 350 in Scotland. Michael D'Souza describes it this way, "Whisky matured at these temperatures simply cannot be aged for the kind of time expected with Scotch, even trying to mature our whisky for just 10 years would leave barely a bottle of liquid in the barrel. Fortunately, the heat actually speeds up the maturation process considerably. As a result, whisky that has been matured for just 4-5 years – as is the case with Paul John Edited and Brilliance – is equivalent to a Scotch that has been aged for around 15 years".
The first bottling of Paul John Single Malt, "Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky," was officially launched in London, England on 4 October 2012 by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, at the Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, England. The brand's second release, "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" was also released by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, having 57% abv and priced at £60. Following the single cask release, Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited released Paul John's flagship single malt whiskies in May 2013. They were branded Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited and Paul John Bold. It was an unpeated single cask whisky, made from Indian malted barley, distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills, and aged for an unspecified period in first-fill charred American casks. It was bottled at cask strength: 57% ABV and 150 bottles were made from the cask. Whisky connoisseur Jim Murray gave it 94.5 points and the "Liquid Gold" award in his Whisky Bible. The brand's second release was "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" having 57% ABV and priced at £60 in 2012. Presently, the flagship expressions of Paul John Whisky include Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited, Paul John Bold, Select Cask Classic and Select Cask Peated. The single malts are now available across 40 countries and have won over 290 prestigious international awards. Special edition releases include Mars Orbiter, Mithuna by Paul John, and Kanya by Paul John. Mithuna by Paul John was declared one of the "Finest Whiskies in the World" by Whisky Bible. Kanya by Paul John was awarded "Asian Whisky of the Year".
John Distilleries was founded by Paul P. John, originally from Kerala and the son of a plantation and liquor baron in Karnataka. He also has interests in hospitality. The company's first distillery was set up in Bangalore, Karnataka. The company launched Original Choice whisky in 1996. The brand was an instant success, taking John Distilleries to the top of the segment of the Indian whisky market. The company decided to take the brand national, and signed Malayalam film actor Mohanlal as surrogate brand ambassador.
The company has always been making blended whisky, but decided to manufacture single malt whisky in 2008 in an attempt to enter the premium segment of the market. John Distilleries chose to use Indian ingredients to give the whisky characteristics of its country of origin. The first bottling of Paul John whisky, branded "Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky", was officially launched in London, UK, on 4 October 2012 by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, at the Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, England. The brand's second release, "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" was also released by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, having 57% abv and priced at £60. Following the single cask release, Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited released Paul John's flagship single malt whiskies in May 2013. They were branded Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited and Paul John Bold. These expressions range from unpeated to peated and are available across 38 countries in the world today. With over 200 known international awards, the range of expressions also include Select Cask Classic and Select Cask Peated.
Paul John Whisky is a brand of Indian single malt and single cask whisky, manufactured by John Distilleries. The brand launched in London, England on 4 October 2012. Paul John Whisky is made from Indian 6-row malted barley and, for some variants, imported Islay and Aberdeen peat, distilled in traditional copper pot stills and then matured in charred American Oak casks at the company's distillery in Goa, India.
Paul John Single Malt Whisky was first launched in 2012 in the United Kingdom, then in Goa, India, in 2013, and Bangalore in 2015. It was named after the Founder and Chairman of John Distilleries, Paul P. John.
John Distilleries is based in Bangalore, India, and its single malt distillery is located in Goa. The distillery is equipped with two sets of copper pot stills (one for wash and one for spirit), with a daily production capacity of 6,000 liters. There is also a visitor center located on the premises. The distillery is the first in India to allow tours of the facility. Maturation takes place in a climate-controlled underground cellar that has around 10,000 barrels, as well as in on-ground warehouses. The company had been making blended whisky since 1996, and single malt whisky since 2008 in an attempt to enter the premium end of the market. Master Distiller Michael D'Souza chose to use Indian ingredients in the making of the single malts, to give the whisky characteristics of its country of origin. The wash he created had an ABV of 5%, lower than the standard 8% for most whisky. This creates a sweeter flavour in the final product. The whisky is put in the casks at 55% ABV, but the alcoholic strength increases as it ages due to the heat, giving the final product an ABV of 57%.
Goa features a tropical monsoon climate and being in the tropical zone and near the Arabian Sea, has a hot and humid climate for most of the year. The tropical climate of Goa matures the liquid faster than colder climatic regions. The fraction lost to evaporation during ageing, known as the angels' share, is also higher in India, at 8-10% per year, than in Scotland, where the annual evaporation loss is about 2%. This leaves a hogshead with only 150 bottles left in it, after three years, compared to around 350 in Scotland. Michael D'Souza describes it this way, "Whisky matured at these temperatures simply cannot be aged for the kind of time expected with Scotch, even trying to mature our whisky for just 10 years would leave barely a bottle of liquid in the barrel. Fortunately, the heat actually speeds up the maturation process considerably. As a result, whisky that has been matured for just 4-5 years – as is the case with Paul John Edited and Brilliance – is equivalent to a Scotch that has been aged for around 15 years".
The first bottling of Paul John Single Malt, "Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky," was officially launched in London, England on 4 October 2012 by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, at the Capital Hotel in Knightsbridge, London, England. The brand's second release, "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" was also released by Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited, having 57% abv and priced at £60. Following the single cask release, Sanjay Paul, CEO of Alcobev Limited released Paul John's flagship single malt whiskies in May 2013. They were branded Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited and Paul John Bold. It was an unpeated single cask whisky, made from Indian malted barley, distilled twice in traditional copper pot stills, and aged for an unspecified period in first-fill charred American casks. It was bottled at cask strength: 57% ABV and 150 bottles were made from the cask. Whisky connoisseur Jim Murray gave it 94.5 points and the "Liquid Gold" award in his Whisky Bible. The brand's second release was "Paul John Single Cask 163 Whisky" having 57% ABV and priced at £60 in 2012. Presently, the flagship expressions of Paul John Whisky include Paul John Brilliance, Paul John Edited, Paul John Bold, Select Cask Classic and Select Cask Peated. The single malts are now available across 40 countries and have won over 290 prestigious international awards. Special edition releases include Mars Orbiter, Mithuna by Paul John, and Kanya by Paul John. Mithuna by Paul John was declared one of the "Finest Whiskies in the World" by Whisky Bible. Kanya by Paul John was awarded "Asian Whisky of the Year".
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