Outlander and Males in Kilts star Sam Heughan is celebrating one other award win for his massively fashionable Sassenach whisky. It is simply received double gold on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors (SFWSC) for the third 12 months operating.
The Scots actor first introduced the whisky in 2019, earlier than launching it within the US in March 2020, and since then its received a number of awards together with this most up-to-date win. The satisfied actor took to Twitter to share the information.
He posted a clip of him elevating the bottle, including: "Proud to share that the Sassenach Spirit was awarded Double Gold on the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors!"
In addition to the title being a nod to Outlander – Sassenach is the affectionate title his character Jamie Fraser calls love curiosity Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe) within the present – the Dumfries-born actor has additionally used the unicorn, the nationwide animal of Scotland, for his emblem.
Since 2000, the San Francisco World Spirits Competitors has change into one of the influential competitions round. The judges use a blind tasting course of and obtain entries from everywhere in the world with the Double Gold the best medal out there.
The favored whisky, which is produced by Loch Lomond whiskies, is described by Sam as being "wealthy, distinct, candy and clean", making it as approachable and interesting as doable to a variety of whisky followers.
The star revealed that the subsequent batch of whisky will likely be arriving in Canada and the US in autumn this 12 months. He additionally confirmed that it's nonetheless in the stores within the UK as soon as once more by way of Grasp of Malt.
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