Related posts about Paul John whisky samplings: When you have a chance to sample, do try for the Peated Select Cask if you’re a fan of bacon and peat! It’s a personal favorite of many of our Whisky Ladies as well.įor your own interest, do check out the website for Paul John Distillery: and slot it into your next trip to Goa.Īlso, I have added a new location for the distillery on the map so you don’t need to go Indiana Jones looking for the place if you don’t want to: Those not living in India can find the entire selection available for purchase in many countries including the UK, France, and America. However, the entire range must be sampled to understand how versatile and complex an Indian whisky can be! When Paul John Distillery opens for tours it will be possible for people to sample the entire range. If you are in India, a visit to the distillery is a must because Paul John is currently only distributing the “ Bold” and the “ Edited” expressions of the whisky within India. It then goes into charred oak barrels and begins its relatively short (in whisky terms) seven year wait at the Paul John Distillery before bottling. It is then passed through two large copper stills to clarify and concentrate the alcohol. To take a peep inside the chambers is like looking into a giant test tube and watching the yeast form bubbles on top of the liquid. Before going into the barrels, the alcohol goes through the fermentation processes where the malted barley is converted to a kind of beer. The unpeated was extremely smooth, with tropical banana and coconut, while the peated was rich and nutty with some citrus notes.Īfter leaving the storehouse we took a tour of the distillery. We proceeded to taste straight from Michael’s favorite select barrels and I sampled both peated and unpeated whiskies. Goa is also considered to be the party state of India, which might help explain why the ‘angel’s share’ is so high. Currently, the oldest whisky is bottled at only 7 years of age because the warm Goan climate causes the whisky to take on the character of the barrels and climate much faster than in the cool grey hills of Scotland.
We then proceeded to the cooler area downstairs where there are again many barrels stacked for whiskies for a slower aging process. We started with a walk through the massive storehouse where the whisky barrels are stacked for aging. He explained that they plan to start distillery tours later on this year so make sure you fit it into your next winter trip to Goa! Michael D’Souza, the Master Distiller, was soft-spoken and gracious as he showed me around. The Paul John Distillery is in a large, earthy red building in a surprisingly quiet and green industrial estate.
Michael had generously provided a selection of the entire Paul John range ( five different single malts) for our tasting pleasure. While we usually go through many efforts trying to source different whiskies from our travels, this was one night where we didn’t have to venture very far. I first had the pleasure of tasting whisky from Paul John distillery at our December 2015 Whisky Ladies tasting session in Mumbai. Tucked away in the southern corner of Goa, the Paul John Distillery is to whisky lovers what the Golden Idol is to Indiana Jones… a treasure worth the effort and adventure required to find it! However, after I realized my folly I turned around and found it the old fashion way by asking people on the street. Michael D’souza warned me that I would get lost if I tried to find the distillery by the Google Maps location.
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